Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
504th Military Police Battalion
(Dragon Fighters)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 February 2007
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
504th Military Police Battalion Lineage
Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 304th Military Police Battalion
Organized in April 1922 in Tennessee
Inactivated 1 January 1938 in Tennessee; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
Redesignated 1 June 1940 as the 504th Military Police Battalion
Activated 15 May 1941 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
(Company D inactivated 20 June 1942 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas)
Inactivated 20 January 1947 in Germany
Activated 2 October 1950 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
(Companies, A, B, and C inactivated 31 July 1972 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
504th Military Police Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Tunisia; Sicily (with arrowhead); Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); Anzio (with arrowhead); Rome-Arno; Southern France (with arrowhead); Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1970
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for IRAQ 2003-2004
Army Superior Unit Award for 1994-1995
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1972
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1970