Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8472 Chapel: Crypt and Window Spaces
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART III — EDUCATION AND TRAINING › CHAPTER 853 — UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8472
Summary
Chapel crypt/window memorials honor only Navy officers who successfully commanded fleet/squadron in battle or received Congress’s thanks for conspicuously distinguished wartime service; none accepted until at least 5 years post-death.
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Title 10, §8472
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The crypt and window spaces of the Naval Academy Chapel may be used only for memorials to officers of the Navy who have successfully commanded a fleet or squadron in battle or who have received the thanks of Congress for conspicuously distinguished services in time of war. No memorial to an officer may be accepted for, or installed in, the crypt or window spaces until at least five years after the death of that officer.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 697234 U.S.C. 1111.Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 255, 35 Stat. 773 (2d par.). The words “United States” in connection with the chapel, the words “of the United States” in connection with naval officers and with Congress, and the words “or may receive” are omitted as surplusage. The proviso is omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6972 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8472
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102