Lineages and Honors Information
Military Police
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 August 2019
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
709th Military Police Battalion
(The Warrior Battalion)
- Constituted 10 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 709th Military Police Battalion
- Activated 9 April 1942 at Camp Niantic, Connecticut
- Reorganized and redesignated 5 June 1945 as the 709th Military Police Service Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1951 as the 709th Military Police Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army
- (Companies A, B, and C inactivated 21 October 1977 in Germany)
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War I
- Northern France
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2016-2017
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History