Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016
483d Military Police Detachment
- Constituted 12 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 483d Military Police Escort Guard Company
- Activated 21 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
- Inactivated 31 May 1946 at Tokyo, Japan
- Allotted 28 January 1949 to the Organized Reserve Corps
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated on 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Activated 25 March 1949 at Fresno, California
- Ordered into active military service 11 September 1950 at Fresno, California
- Reorganized and redesignated 2 May 1951 as the 483d Military Police Service Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 19 December 1951 as the 483d Military Police Security Platoon
- Inactivated 12 November 1952 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Redesignated and allotted to the Regular Army 27 September 1966 as the 483d Military Police Platoon
- Activated 25 November 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Inactivated 18 December 1967 at Fort McPherson, Georgia
- Activated 1 October 1969 at Tan An, Vietnam
- Inactivated 15 October 1970 at Tan An, Vietnam
- Activated 30 June 1971 at Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Inactivated 28 March 1973 at Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Redesignated 3 March 1998 as the 483d Military Police Detachment
- Activated 16 October 1999 in Yongsan, Korea
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Vietnam
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Cease-Fire
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971-1973
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal First Class with Oak Leaf Device, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1972
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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