Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 June 2014
209th Military Police Detachment
- Constituted 24 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 309th Military Police Escort Guard Section
- Activated 6 December 1944 in Italy
- Redesignated 29 March 1945 as the 309th Military Police Escort Guard Detachment
- Disbanded 26 September 1945 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Reconstituted 11 June 1965 in the Regular Army as the 209th Military Police Detachment
- Activated 1 July 1965 at Barkeley, California
- Inactivated 10 January 1966 in Vietnam
- Activated 13 April 1967 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Inactivated 19 December 1973 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Activated 16 June 2000 at Fort Benning, Georgia
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Central Europe
- Vietnam
- Defense
- Counteroffensive
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History