Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
793d Military Police Battalion
(Spartans)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 January 2008
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
793d Military Police Battalion Lineage
Constituted 10 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 793d Military Police Battalion
Activated 26 December 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1947 as the 793d Military Police Service Battalion
Allotted to the Regular Army 22 June 1951
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1951 as the 793d Military Police Battalion
(Companies A, B, and C inactivated 21 October 1977 in Germany)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
793d Military Police Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France, Rhineland
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Iraq
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Antwerp