CEMETERY STATUS [CEMSTAT]
Use to provide data concerning the creation or disposition of temporary cemeteries. Reference: FM 10-286 and FM 10-297.

Posted Wednesday, December 14, 2005

LINE 1 -- DATE AND TIME______________________________(DTG)

LINE 2 -- UNIT________________________________________(Unit Making Report)

LINE 3 -- NAME_______________________________________(Name or Title of Cemetery)

LINE 4 -- OPENED_____________________________________(DTG Cemetery Opened)

LINE 5 -- COORDINATES_______________________________(UTM or Six-Digit Grid Coordinate With MGRS Grid Zone Designator)

LINE 6 -- TOWN NAME_________________________________(Name of the Town, Village, or City Nearest the Cemetery)

LINE 7 -- ROAD NUMBER_______________________________(Cemetery Access Road Number)

LINE 8 -- ROAD NAME_________________________________(Name of Access Road to Cemetery Site)

LINE 9 -- CAPACITY___________________________________(Total Capacity of Cemetery)

LINE 10 -- REMAINING CAPACITY_______________________(Unused Capacity of the Cemetery)

LINE 11 -- DISTANCE__________________________________(Distance in Feet Between Grave Reference: Marks)

LINE 12 -- WIDTH______________________________________(Width in Feet of the Cemetery Access Road)

LINE 13 -- SECURITY TYPE_____________________________(Security Type Provided at the Cemetery)

**Repeat lines 3 through 13 to report data on multiple temporary cemeteries. Assign sequential line numbers to succeeding iterations; for example, first iteration, 3 through 13; second iteration, 3a through 13a; third iteration, 3b through 13b; and so on.

LINE 14 -- CEMETERY NAME ___________________________(Name or Title of the Cemetery That Was Closed)

LINE 15 -- COORDINATES______________________________(Coordinates of the Cemetery as Closed)

a. _________________________________

b. _________________________________

c. _________________________________

d. _________________________________

LINE 16 -- DATE CLOSED_______________________________(DTG Cemetery Was Closed)

LINE 17 -- QUANTITY BY CATEGORY____________________(Quantity of Remains by Personnel Category at the Cemetery That Was Closed)

**Repeat lines 14 through 17 to indicate the closing of multiple temporary cemeteries. Assign sequential line numbers to succeeding iterations; for example, first iteration 14 through 17; second iteration 14a through 17a; third iteration 14b through 17b; and so on.

LINE 18 -- NAME______________________________________(Name of Cemetery That Was Cleared)

LINE 19 -- LOCATION__________________________________(UTM or Six-Digit Grid Coordinate With MGRS Grid Zone Designator) of the Cemetery Cleared)

LINE 20 -- DATE CLEARED _____________________________(DTG Cemetery Was Cleared)

LINE 21 -- LAND CONDITION___________________________(Enter RESTORED or NOT RESTORED)

**Repeat lines 18 through 21 to indicate the clearing of multiple temporary cemeteries. Assign sequential line numbers to succeeding iterations; for example, first iteration 18 through 21; second iteration 18a through 21a; third iteration 18b through 21b; and so on.

LINE 22 -- ON HAND___________________________________(Count of Remains on Hand at Beginning of Report Period)

LINE 23 -- RECEIVED___________________________________(Count of Remains Received During Period)

LINE 24 -- TRANSFERRED_______________________________(Count of Remains Transferred During Period)

LINE 25 -- AWAITING TRANSFER________________________(Count of Remains Awaiting Transfer at End of Period)

LINE 26 -- BURIED_____________________________________(Count of Remains Buried During Period, if Applicable)

LINE 27 -- AWAITING BURIAL __________________________(Count of Remains Awaiting Burial at End of Period, if Applicable)

**Repeat lines 22 through 27 to indicate multiple reports of remains transferred and buried. Assign sequential line numbers to succeeding iterations; for example, first iteration 22 through 27; second iteration 22a through 27a; third iteration 22b through 27b; and so on.

LINE 28 -- NARRATIVE_________________________________(Free Text for Additional Information Required for Clarification of Report

LINE 29 -- AUTHENTICATION___________________________(Report Authentication)