ALCOAST 274/26 - SEP 2026 INTERMENT SERVICE FOR THE NINTH MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD (MCPOCG)

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/01/2026 06:02 PM EDT

united states coast guard

R 012144Z SEP 26  MID120041495112U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 274/26
SSIC 5360
SUBJ:  INTERMENT SERVICE FOR THE NINTH MASTER CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD (MCPOCG)
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 301200Z JUN 26/ALCOAST 198/26
1. Interment services for MCPOCG Franklin A. Welch, Ninth
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, will be held
at Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue,
Arlington, VA 22211 on Friday, 18 SEP 2026 at 1300, with
Full Military Honors.
2. MCPOCG Franklin A. Welch, USCG (retired) passed away on
Thursday, 25 June 2026, as announced in REF (A).
3. In lieu of flowers, the Welch family requests charitable
donations be made in MCPOCG Welch's name to the Coast Guard
Foundation or the National Coast Guard Museum Association.
4. MCPOCG Phillip N. Waldron, Master Chief Petty Officer of
the Coast Guard (MCPOCG), sends.
5. Internet release authorized.