Organized 10 July 1899 in the Ohio National Guard at Warren as Company D, Unattached Infantry

            Reorganized and redesignated 14 July 1899 as Company D, 5th Infantry Regiment

            Mustered into Federal service 19 June 1916 at Camp Willis, Ohio; mustered out of Federal service 15 March 1917 at Fort Wayne, Michigan

            Called into Federal service 15 July 1917; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917

            Reorganized and redesignated 25 September 1917 as Company D, 145th Infantry, an element of the 37th Division

            Demobilized 13 April 1919 at Camp Sherman, Ohio

            Reorganized and Federally recognized 23 July 1921 in the Ohio National Guard at Warren as Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 145th Infantry, an element of the 37th Division

            Redesignated 1 April 1929 as Company F, 145th Infantry

            Inducted into Federal service 15 October 1940 at Warren
           
            (37th Division redesignated 1 February 1942 as the 37th Infantry Division)

            Inactivated 13 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, California

            Reorganized and Federally recognized 14 April 1947 in the Ohio National Guard at Warren as the Anti-tank Company, 145th Infantry, an element of the 37th Infantry Division

            Reorganized and redesignated 28 April 1949 as the Heavy Mortar Company, 145th Infantry

            Ordered into active Federal service 15 January 1952 at Warren

            (Heavy Mortar Company, 145th Infantry [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 15 February 1954 at Warren)

            Released from active Federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control (Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from the Heavy Mortar Company, 145th Infantry [NGUS])

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 September 1959 as the Combat Support Company, 2d Battle Group, 145th Infantry

Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 April 1963 as Company B, 3d Battalion, 145th Infantry

Consolidated 15 February 1968 with Battery D, 2d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 137th Artillery (see ANNEX 1) and consolidated unit converted, reorganized, and redesignated as Company C, 437th Military Police Battalion; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 37th Infantry Division

Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1972 as the 324th Military Police Company

Location changed 15 March 1983 to Youngstown

Ordered into active Federal service 3 January 1991 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 7 June 1991 and reverted to state control

Consolidated 28 February 1993 with the 838th Military Police Company (see ANNEX 2) and consolidated unit designated as the 838th Military Police Company

Ordered into active Federal service 8 July 1996 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 3 April 1997 and reverted to state control
           
            Ordered into active Federal service 23 March 2002 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 22 March 2003 and reverted to state control
           
            Ordered into active Federal service 28 September 2007 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 31 October 2008 and reverted to state control

ANNEX 1

            Organized and Federally recognized 29 January 1952 in the Ohio Army National Guard at Warren as Battery D, 177th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion

            Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Battery D, 177th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1959 as Battery D, 2d Gun Battalion, 137th Artillery

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1963 as Battery D, 2d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 137th Artillery

ANNEX 2

            Organized and Federally recognized 5 December 1921 in the Ohio National Guard at Youngstown as Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 2d Battalion, 135th Field Artillery, an element of the 37th Division

            Redesignated 1 February 1922 as Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 135th Field Artillery

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1925 as Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 135th Field Artillery

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1940 as Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 135th Field Artillery

            Inducted into Federal service 15 October 1940 at Youngstown

            (37th Division redesignated 1 February 1942 as the 37th Infantry Division)

            Reorganized and redesignated 16 February 1942 as Headquarters Battery, 135th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 37th Infantry Division

            Inactivated 18 December 1945 at Camp Anza, California

            Reorganized and Federally recognized 18 June 1948 in the Ohio National Guard at Youngstown as Battery C, 135th Field Artillery Battalion, an element of the 37th Infantry Division

            Ordered into active Federal service 15 January 1952 at Youngstown
 
            (Battery C, 135th Field Artillery Battalion [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 15 January 1954 at Youngstown)

            Released from active Federal service 15 June 1954 and reverted to state control (Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Battery C, 135th Field Artillery Battalion [NGUS])

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1959 as the Howitzer Battery, 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, 107th Armored Cavalry

            Redesignated 15 February 1968 as the Howitzer Battery, 2d Squadron, 107th Armored Cavalry

            Consolidated 1 May 1968 with Company A, 437th Military Police Battalion (organized and Federally recognized 9 August 1951 at Youngstown as Battery A, 177th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion), and consolidated unit converted, reorganized, and redesignated as Company A, 437th Military Police Battalion

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1972 as the 838th Military Police Company

            Ordered into active Federal service 11 July 1980 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 27 July 1980 and reverted to state control

            Ordered into active Federal service 7 January 1991 at Youngstown; released from active Federal service 6 March 1992 and reverted to state control

HOME STATION: Youngstown

 

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DECORATIONS

            Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE
           
            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1991
           
            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2008

            Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997
           
            Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

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