Lineage and Honors Information as of 29 June 2010
549th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
Constituted 15 March 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 549th Military Police Company
Activated 10 April 1945 in Hawaii
Inactivated 18 April 1946 in Hawaii
Activated 15 January 1947 in the Panama Canal Zone
Reorganized and redesignated 27 September 1949 as the 549th Military Police Company, Post, Camp, or Station
Allotted 19 October 1951 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 15 February 1953 as the 549th Military Police Service Company
Inactivated 28 August 1954 in the Panama Canal Zone
Redesignated 13 February 1956 as the 549th Military Police Company
Activated 10 April 1956 in the Panama Canal Zone
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer
without inscription
Armed Forces Expeditions
Panama
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History