The Last Salute: Civil and Military Funeral, 1921-1969
Appendix A
Tables of Entitlement
APPENDIX A-1-TABLE OF ENTITLEMENT, 1949
Official
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Funeral
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State
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Official
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Special Military
|
Armed Forces Full Honor
|
Special Full Honor
|
Full Honor (Com-
pany) |
Full Honor (Pla-
toon) |
Simple Honor
|
|
President of the United States a |
X
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Former President of the United States a |
X
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President-elect of the United States a |
X
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|
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|
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Other persons designated by the President a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
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Vice President of the United States a |
|
X
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|
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Chief Justice of the United States a |
|
X
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|
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|
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Cabinet membersa |
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X
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Other government officials designated by the President of the United States a |
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X
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Foreign civil dignitaries designated by the President of the United States a |
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X
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Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
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X
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Former Secretary of Defense a |
|
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X
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Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
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X
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Five-star generals and admirals |
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X
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Army |
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X
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Chief of Naval Operations |
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X
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force |
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X
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Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps |
|
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X
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Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard |
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X
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Other persons designated by the Secretary of Defense a |
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X
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Foreign military personnel designated by the President of the United States a |
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X
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Assistant Secretary of Defense a |
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X
|
|
|
|
|
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Under Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
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X
|
|
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|
See footnote at end of table
[377]
Official
|
Funeral
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State
|
Official
|
Special Military
|
Com-
bined Services Full Honor |
Special Full Honor
|
Full Honor (Com-
pany) |
Full Honor (Pla-
toon) |
Simple Honor
|
|
Assistant Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
X
|
|||||||
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
|
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X
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Former Assistant Secretary of Defense a |
|
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X
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Former Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
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X
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Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Forces; Former Chief of Naval Operations |
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X
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Four-star generals and admirals |
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X
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Army commanders |
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X
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Lieutenant general, vice admiral, major general, rear admiral, brigadier general, colonel, and captain |
|
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X
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Officers below grade of colonel and captain |
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X
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All other military personnel |
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X
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a Not entitled to burial in any national cemetery by virtue of this position alone.
[388]
APPENDIX A-2-TABLE OF ENTITLEMENT, 1958
Official
|
Funeral
|
|||||||
State
|
Official
|
Special Military
|
Armed Forces Full Honor
|
Special Full Honor
|
Full Honor (Com-
pany) |
Full Honor (Pla-
toon) |
Simple Honor
|
|
President of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former President of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
President-elect of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other persons designated by the President a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vice President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Justice of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cabinet membersa |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other government officials designated by the President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign civil dignitaries designated by the President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staffs | ||||||||
Five-star generals and admirals |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
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Chief of Staff, U.S. Army |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Naval Operations |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other persons designated by the Secretary
of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign military personnel designated by the President of the United States a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
|
X
|
||||||
Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (not five-star general or admiral) |
X
|
|||||||
Assistant Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
Former Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
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Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Forces; Former Chief of Naval Operations |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
See footnote at end of table[389]
APPENDIX A-2-TABLE OF ENTITLEMENT, 1958 (Continued)
Official
|
Funeral
|
|||||||
State
|
Official
|
Special Military
|
Joint
Service Full Honor |
Special Full Honor
|
Full Honor (Com-
pany) |
Full Honor (Pla-
toon) |
Simple Honor
|
|
Under Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
X
|
|||||||
Four-star generals and admirals |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
X
|
|||||||
Lieutenant general, vice admiral, major general, rear admiral, brigadier general, colonel, and captain |
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Officers below grade of colonel and captain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
All other military personnel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
a Not entitled to burial in any national cemetery by virtue of this position alone.
[390]
APPENDIX A-3-TABLE OF ENTITLEMENT, 1965
Official
|
Funeral
|
|||||||
State
|
Official
|
Special Military
|
Armed Forces Full Honor
|
Special Full Honor
|
Full Honor (Com-
pany) |
Full Honor (Pla-
toon) |
Simple Honor
|
|
President of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former President of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
President-elect of the United States a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other persons designated by the President a |
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vice President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Justice of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cabinet membersa |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other government officials designated by the President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign civil dignitaries designated by the President of the United States a |
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staffs | ||||||||
Five-star generals and admirals |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Naval Operations |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other persons designated by the Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign military personnel designated by the President of the United States a |
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense a |
|
X
|
||||||
Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (not five-star general or admiral) |
X
|
|||||||
Assistant Secretary of Defense a |
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
Former Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Forces; Former Chief of Naval Operations |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Under Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
X
|
|||||||
Four-star generals and admirals |
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force a |
X
|
|||||||
Lieutenant general, vice admiral, major general, rear admiral, brigadier general, colonel, and captain |
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
Officers below grade of colonel and captain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
All other military personnel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
a Not entitled to burial in any national cemetery by virtue of this position alone.
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