1、Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 1344.08 March 11,2009 Incorporating Change 2,March 25,2020 USD(P&R)SUBJECT:Interment Allowance for Deceased Military Personnel References:(a)DoD Directive 1344.8,“Interment Allowance for Deceased Active Duty Personnel,”September 25,1978(hereby canceled)(b)DoD
2、 Directive 5124.02,“Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness(USD(P&R),”June 23,2008 (c)Chapter 75 of title 10,United States Code (d)DoD Instruction 1300.18,“Department of Defense(DoD)Personnel Casualty Matters,Policies,and Procedures,”January 8,2008,as amended 1.PURPOSE.This Instructio
3、n reissues Reference(a)as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in Reference(b)to establish policy and assign responsibilities to ensure that survivors of military personnel are reimbursed for interment expenses on a uniform basis.2.APPLICABILITY.This Instruction applies to OSD,the Mili
4、tary Departments,the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense,the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense(he