Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
97th Military Police Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 June 2006
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
97th Military Police Battalion Lineage
Constituted 8 June 1945 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion
Activated 13 June 1945 in France
Inactivated 12 November 1945 in France
Allotted 27 September 1951 to the Regular Army
Activated 28 October 1951 in Korea
Inactivated 20 March 1953 in Korea
Activated 1 June 1966 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Inactivated 30 April 1972 at Oakland, California
Redesignated 16 June 1989 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, and activated in Germany
Inactivated 15 August 1994 in Germany
Redesignated 17 October 2005 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion, and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
97th Military Police Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Korean War: UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter
Vietnam: 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1972