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commitment should be made to the PADD until eligibility of the decedent for burial in a Government cemetery has
been established and the cemetery has available grave space.
(1) AR 290–5 for Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.
(2) AR 210–190 for post cemeteries other than the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.
(3) VA–DMA–IS–1 for interments in national cemeteries.
b. State Veterans’ cemeteries. Numerous State Veterans’ cemeteries are located throughout the United States. If the
PADD is interested, more information can be obtained by contacting the superintendent at the State Veterans’
cemetery, the Office of Veterans’ Cemeteries program manager, or the executive director of the State Veterans’
Commission.
13–4. Arranging funeral and interment services
a. The PADD is responsible for arranging and contracting for funeral and interment services for remains that are
individually identified. The PADD’s contracted funeral home should make all funeral and interment arrangements to
include coordinating burial in a Government cemetery. The CAO should assist the funeral home as requested.
b. The Army is responsible for arranging and contracting for funeral and interment services for group remains, the
unclaimed remains of a person who dies on an Army installation, and when the PADD selects the direct consignment
to a Government cemetery Army preparation option.
c. CAC personnel will not enter into a funeral or interment contract for the disposition of individually identified
remains without prior approval of CDR, PERSCOM (TAPC–PED–D).
13–5. Request for authority to inter in a Government cemetery
a. Request for authority to inter remains in a Government cemetery will be directed to the director or superintendent
of the cemetery in which burial is desired. The request may be by telephone and confirmed by letter or by message.
Data normally required by cemetery officials are stated below.
(1) Active duty soldiers: name, rank, SSN, date and place entered active duty, date of birth, and that the individual
was serving in an active, honorable status at time of death.
(2) Spouse and minor dependents (dependents who are unmarried and under the age of 21 years) of active duty
soldiers: information in (1) above plus name, date of birth, and date of death of the dependent. (For Arlington National
Cemetery, DA Form 2386 (Agreement for Interment) will be used.) The DA Form 2386 is available in the back of DA
Pam 290–5.
(3) Unmarried adult children of active duty soldiers who, after attaining the age of 21 years and until completion of
education or training (but not after attaining the age of 23 years) are pursuing a course of instruction at an approved
educational institution): same data as required in (2) above.
(4) Unmarried adult children of active duty soldiers who have become permanently incapable of self-support
because of a physical or mental disability incurred before attaining the age of 21 years: name of decedent, date and
place of birth, date of death, relationship to the sponsor, statement of the decedent’s martial status, statement of degree
of dependency, and statement of an attending physician about the nature and duration of the physical or mental
disability. Sponsor information: name, rank, SSN or service number, branch of Service, and date and place entered
active duty.
(5) Civilian employees who are former members of the Armed Forces: name, rank, SSN or service number, branch
of service, VA claim number, date and place of birth, date of death, and date and place of enlistment and separation
from the Service. Information about qualifying awards received is needed for Arlington National Cemetery only. Proof
of type of discharge will be required by cemetery officials.
(6) Spouse and minor dependents (dependents who are unmarried and under the age of 21 years) of veterans:
Information in (5) above, plus name, date of birth and date of death of dependent. (For Arlington National Cemetery,
DA Form 2386 will be used.)
(7) Unmarried adult children of veterans who, after attaining the age of 21 years and until completion of education
or training (but not after attaining the age of 23 years) are pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational
institution): same data will be submitted as required in (6) above.
(8) Unmarried adult children of veterans indicated in (5) above who have become permanently incapable of selfsupport
because of a physical or mental disability incurred before attaining the age of 21 years: name of decedent, date
and place of birth, date of death, relationship to the sponsor, statement of the decedent’s marital status, statement of
degree of dependency, and statement by an attending physician about the nature and duration of the physical or mental
disability. Sponsor information: name, rank, SSN or service number, branch of Service, VA claim number, and date
and place of enlistment and separation from the Service. Information on qualifying awards received is needed for
Arlington National Cemetery only.
b. Required supporting documents stated above will accompany remains to the respective cemetery or will be
provided by the PADD.
c. Verification of eligibility for interment in a Government cemetery must be accomplished before remains are
shipped when remains will be directly consigned to a Government cemetery.
60 AR 638–2 • 22 December 2000