Lineage and Honors Information as of 8 September 2016
18th Military Police Detachment
- Constituted 12 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as 18th Military Police Section Criminal Investigation
- Activated 14 August 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
- Reorganized and redesignated 14 March 1944 as 18th Criminal Investigation Section
- Reorganized and redesignated 23 September 1944 as 18th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section
- Reorganized and redesignated 29 December 1944 as 18th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment
- Inactivated 28 September 1945 at Camp Anza, California
- Redesignated 4 February 1947 as 18th Military Police Service Detachment
- Activated 20 February 1947 in Berlin, Germany
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1948 as the 18th Military Police Service Platoon
- Inactivated 20 November 1950 in Berlin, Germany
- Allotted to the Regular Army 11 March 1952 and redesignated as the 18th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment
- Activated 18 April 1952 at Sandia Base, New Mexico
- Inactivated 26 October 1953 at Sandia Base, New Mexico
- Redesignated 5 March 1954 as the 18th Military Police Detachment and activated in Vienna, Austria
- Inactivated 25 March 1955 in Vienna, Austria
- Activated 1 July 1956 at Camp Zama, Japan
- Inactivated 24 June 1958 at Camp Zama, Japan
- Activated 25 December 1959 at Camp Casey, Korea
- Inactivated 30 June 1971 at Uijongbu, Korea
- Activated 28 July 2000 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Northern France
Decorations
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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