552d Military Police Company
(Peace Keepers)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 July 2001
552d Military Police Company Lineage
Constituted 12 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 552d Military Police Escort Guard Company
Activated 25 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
Inactivated 13 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Allotted 27 September 1951 to the Regular Army
Activated 28 October 1951 in Korea
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1953 as the 552d Military Police Company
Inactivated 25 April 1954 in Korea
Activated 20 June 1961 in France
Inactivated 28 April 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 1 October 1976 in Korea
552d Military Police Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II - EAME: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Korean War: UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation for KOREA
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970