787th Military Police Battalion
(Praetorians)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 January 2003
787th Military Police Battalion Lineage
Constituted 12 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 787th Military Police Battalion
Activated 28 November 1942 at Fort Custer, Michigan
Reorganized and redesignated 5 June 1945 as the 787th Military Police Service Battalion
Inactivated 31 December 1946 in France
Redesignated 16 September 1986 as the 787th Military Police Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and organized at Fort McClellan, Alabama
787th Military Police Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER