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A family-authorized committal for Alan Douglas Gifford, Captain, U.S. Army and Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps who served in Vietnam, is on the VA National Cemetery Administration Daily Burial Schedule at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts. The schedule names Friday, October 16, 2026 at 01:15 PM Eastern Time Zone. Official VA records list October 23, 1946 to September 11, 2026. The official record names PURPLE HEART. Notice Nearby wrote this brief memorial from the public schedule and, when a name, cemetery, and dates lined up, from Veterans Legacy Memorial or the Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
Official VA record
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Committal listed for Friday, October 16, 2026 at 01:15 PM (Eastern Time Zone) at Massachusetts National Cemetery.
Family-authorized public listing from the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration Daily Burial Schedule.
Official schedule: https://cem.va.gov/dailyburialschedule/
Cemetery search used for this listing: https://dailyburialschedule.cem.va.gov/CBS/QS?cemId=818&tDate=10/16/2026
Veterans Legacy Memorial: https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ALANDOUGLASGIFFORD/ad9601
Nationwide Gravesite Locator: https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/