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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


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