---
kind: "unit"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
key: "stA/ptII/ch75/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Death Benefits"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/stA-ptII-ch75-schII"
sections_count: 19
---

# Subchapter II — Death Benefits

Title 10 — Armed Forces › Subtitle A — General Military Law › Part II — Personnel › Chapter 75 — Deceased Personnel

## Sections

- [§1475. Death gratuity: death of members on active duty or inactive duty training and of certain other persons](/usc/10/1475.md)
- [§1476. Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training](/usc/10/1476.md)
- [§1477. Death gratuity: eligible survivors](/usc/10/1477.md)
- [§1478. Death gratuity: amount](/usc/10/1478.md)
- [§1479. Death gratuity: delegation of determinations, payments](/usc/10/1479.md)
- [§1480. Death gratuity: miscellaneous provisions](/usc/10/1480.md)
- [§1481. Recovery, care, and disposition of remains: decedents covered](/usc/10/1481.md)
- [§1482. Expenses incident to death](/usc/10/1482.md)
- [§1482a. Expenses incident to death: civilian employees serving with an armed force](/usc/10/1482a.md)
- [§1483. Prisoners of war and interned enemy aliens](/usc/10/1483.md)
- [§1484. Pensioners, indigent patients, and persons who die on military reservations](/usc/10/1484.md)
- [§1485. Dependents of members of armed forces](/usc/10/1485.md)
- [§1486. Other citizens of United States](/usc/10/1486.md)
- [§1487. Temporary interment](/usc/10/1487.md)
- [§1488. Removal of remains](/usc/10/1488.md)
- [§1489. Death gratuity: members and employees dying outside the United States while assigned to intelligence duties](/usc/10/1489.md)
- [§1490. Transportation of remains: certain retired members and dependents who die in military medical facilities](/usc/10/1490.md)
- [§1491. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans](/usc/10/1491.md)
- [§1492. Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas](/usc/10/1492.md)