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insurance, gratuities, arrears in pay, awards, decorations, or personal property. If asked such questions, the escort will
advise that this information may be obtained by asking the CAO.
c. Complete DA Form 5329 (Escort Report). Instructions for completing the DA Form 5329 and required distribution
are shown on the form.
d. Follow the detailed procedures in DA PAM 638–2 for the escort while en route and upon arrival at the place
designated by the PADD.
12–7. Civilians accompanying remains as special escorts
a. Civilian escorts will be expected to perform the same duties as military escorts.
b. A civilian, who is not a Federal government employee, will be issued invitational travel orders. The orders will
cite section 1482, title 10, United States Code (10 USC 1482) as authority. These orders will state that the escort is
entitled to—
(1) Travel, sleeping accommodations en route, and per diem (at rates prescribed for military personnel (JFTR, vol 1,
chap 4)) while actually accompanying remains from the place where custody of remains is accepted to the final
destination.
(2) Return travel, sleeping accommodations, and per diem (at rates indicated) to the location where custody of
remains was accepted, if required.
c. If a civilian accompanying remains as an escort also is entitled to transportation as a dependent (JTR, vol. 2, chap
7), orders may provide for one of the following, as applicable, in view of circumstances of the individual case:
(1) Return travel to place where escort accepted custody of remains payable from Casualty and Mortuary Affairs
Open Allotment.
(2) Onward travel from place where remains were delivered payable from Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Open
Allotment in an amount not to exceed cost of return travel as indicated in (1) above.
(3) Travel as authorized by JTR, volume 2, chapter 7. Except for valid reasons, a dependent who accompanies
remains as an escort will not be provided return transportation and then subsequently provided travel (JTR, vol. 2, chap
7) that duplicates travel performed as an escort.
Chapter 13
Interment and Interment Allowances
Section I
Interment
13–1. Place of interment
Soldiers and certain dependents are eligible to be buried in a national or post cemetery at Government expense
(national and post cemeteries are hereafter referred to as Government cemeteries). They also may be eligible to be
buried in a State Veterans’ Cemetery. The PADD may elect to have remains buried in a private cemetery. Army
interment allowance will help to defray costs.
13–2. Multiple interments
Under certain circumstances the remains of an individual may be interred more than once. Multiple interments of an
individual may occur when—
a. There is recovery of additional portions subsequent to the first interment. The PADD may elect to have the
subsequently recovered portions placed in the same casket as the previously interred portions, placed in a separate
container and interred in the same grave space as the initially interred portions, or casketed and interred in a different
grave space. Transportation, Funeral and interment allowances, and funeral travel are authorized for the interment of
subsequently recovered portions.
b. There are individually identified portions and group remains. The PADD may elect to have the individually
identified portions included in the group burial or have a separate interment. Transportation, funeral and interment
Allowances, and funeral travel are authorized for both the interment of the individually identified portions and group
remains.
c. Remains are disinterred and re-interred at the direction of CDR, PERSCOM (TAPC–PED–F). The CDR,
PERSCOM (TAPC–PED–F) may authorize the disinterment of remains when required to confirm the identification of
interred remains. Cost of the disinterment and re-interment are paid from the Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Open
Allotment.
13–3. Eligibility for interment in Government cemeteries
a. Government cemeteries. Information regarding eligibility criteria is contained in publications listed below. No
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