Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
716th Military Police Battalion
(Saigon Warriors)
- Constituted 10 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 716th Military Police Battalion
- Activated 15 January 1942 at Fort Wadsworth, New York
- Allotted 27 October 1950 to the Regular Army
- (Companies A, B, and C inactivated 29 March 1973 in Vietnam)
Campaign Participation Credit
- 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
- South West Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- Armed Forces Expeditions
- Somalia
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
- Iraq:
- Liberation of Iraq
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SAIGON-TET OFFENSIVE
- Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AMERICAN THEATER
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2012
- Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1973
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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