Constituted 16 December 1940 in the Regular Army as the 701st Military Police Battalion

Activated 1 February 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Reorganized and redesignated 28 February 1947 as the 701st Military Police Service Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 29 May 1949 as the 701st Military Police Battalion

Inactivated 25 August 1956 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Headquarters transferred 16 September 1986 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort McClellan, Alabama

Inactivated 1 September 1999 at Fort McClellan, Alabama

Activated 1 October 1999 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

None

 

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AMERICAN THEATER

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER

       

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: