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Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 June 2009

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545th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY

 

Constituted 15 February 1939 in the Regular Army as Military Police Platoon, Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Division

Redesignated 4 July 1942 as Military Police Platoon, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas

Redesignated 4 December 1943 as Military Police Platoon, 1st Cavalry Division, Special

Reorganized and redesignated 25 March 1949 as the 545th Military Police Company, and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division

Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division

Assigned 15 July 1963 to the 1st Cavalry Division

Activated 1 September 1963 in Korea

Inactivated 15 October 2005 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division

Activated 16 August 2008 at Fort Richardson, Alaska

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        New Guinea
                                                        Bismarck Archipelago
                                                        Leyte (with arrowhead)
                                                        Luzon

                                                        Korean War
                                                        UN Defensive
                                                        UN Offensive
                                                        CCF Intervention
                                                        First UN Counteroffensive
                                                        CCF Spring Offensive
                                                        UN Summer-Fall Offensive
                                                        Second Korean Winter

                                                        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

                                                        Southwest Asia
                                                        Defense of Saudi Arabia
                                                        Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
                                                        Cease-Fire

                                                       War on Terrorism
                                                       Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

        Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE

        Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005

        Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

        Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered WAEGWAN-TAEGU

        Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), Streamer embroidered KOREA

        Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1969

        Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970

        Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971

        Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

 

 

JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History


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