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Cattaraugus County Veterans Field of Honor: Free Burial Plot

An honorably discharged veteran who lives in Cattaraugus County, and the veteran's spouse, can be buried in the county's Veterans Field of Honor at Mount View Cemetery in Olean with no charge for the plot; ask the Veterans Service Agency (716-701-3298).

Also called: burial, cemetery, burial plot, Field of Honor, Mount View Cemetery, Olean, spouse, 716-701-3298, Olean, Salamanca, Little Valley, Ellicottville, Gowanda, Allegany, Franklinville, Portville, Randolph, Machias, Delevan, Cattaraugus.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The county's page: "Honorably discharged veteran residents of Cattaraugus County may be buried at the Mount View Cemetery, Veterans Field of Honor section in Olean, New York with no charge for the burial plot for themselves or for their spouse." The section dates from 1947, when the cemetery association deeded about two acres to the county "and dedicated it to veteran resident burials only". What it covers. The plot. Opening and closing, the vault and the marker are not named; a VA headstone or marker and the federal burial allowance are separate (see the federal entries), and the agency helps with both. How. Contact the Veterans Service Agency, 1 Leo Moss Drive, Suite 6510, Olean (716-701-3298), for eligibility and the procedure for a plot.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Cattaraugus County Veterans Field of Honor: Free Burial Plot
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Honorably discharged county resident, or spouseFor an honorably discharged veteran who lives in Cattaraugus County, and the spouse. No rating is needed.

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