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Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 July 2006

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289th Military Police Company

 

            Constituted 28 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Military Police Company

            Activated 25 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan

            Allotted 12 December 1951 to the Regular Army

            Inactivated 3 June 1955 in Korea

            Activated 25 March 1956 in Japan

            Inactivated 24 June 1958 in Japan

            Activated 1 November 1994 at Fort Myer, Virginia

 

                                    CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                          World War II
                                          European-African-Middle Eastern Theater,
                                          Streamer without inscription

                                          Korean War
                                          CCF Intervention
                                          First UN Counteroffensive
                                          CCF Spring Offensive
                                          UN Summer-Fall Offensive
                                          Second Korean Winter
                                          Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
                                          Third Korean Winter
                                          Korea, Summer 1953

                                                           
                                                            DECORATIONS

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1954

            Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2004-2005

            Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952

            Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: 

 

 

JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History


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