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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


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