Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 June 2013
59th Military Police Company
- Constituted 30 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 59th Military Police Company
- Activated 1 December 1943 in North Africa
- Inactivated 28 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
- Allotted 13 October 1950 to the Regular Army and activated at Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Inactivated 2 May 1955 in Korea
- Activated 1 June 1957 in Germany
- Inactivated 30 March 1971 in Germany
- Activated 21 June 1977 in Germany
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Naples-Foggia
- Rome-Arno
- Korean War
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Surge
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953-1954
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History