500th Military Police Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 April 2005
500th Military Police Detachment Lineage
Constituted 12 September 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 159th Military Police Patrol Platoon and activated in France
Inactivated 3 November 1945 in France
Activated 16 April 1951 in Austria as the 500th Military Police Service Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1951 as the 500th Military Police Service Platoon
Inactivated 1 March 1952 in Italy
Redesignated 19 December 1955 as the 500th Military Police Detachment
Activated 27 December 1955 in France
Inactivated 20 June 1961 in France
Activated 25 March 1964 in Vietnam
Inactivated 2 April 1968 in Vietnam
Activated 1 April 1971 in Italy
Inactivated 15 October 1987 in Italy
Activated 16 June 2001 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
500th Military Police Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: Advisory; Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive
Decorations
None