Lineage and Honors Information as of 8 September 2016
554th Military Police Company
- Constituted 12 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 554th Military Police Escort Guard Company
- Activated 25 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
- Inactivated 28 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
- Allotted 12 March 1951 to the Regular Army
- Activated 2 May 1951 at Fort Bliss, Texas
- Inactivated 25 August 1952 at Fort Bliss, Texas
- Redesignated 15 May 1964 as the 554th Military Police Company
- Activated 10 June 1964 at Pirmasens, Germany
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2002
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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