Constituted 27 February 1922 in the Organized Reserves as the 303d Military Police Battalion

Organized in March 1922 with Headquarters at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Inactivated 1 January 1938 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army

Redesignated 1 June 1940 as the 503d Military Police Battalion

Activated 1 February 1943 at Camp Maxey, Texas

Inactivated 13 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Activated 15 June 1946 in Italy

Inactivated 15 November 1947 in Italy

Activated 16 February 1949 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Reorganized 1 November 1970 to consist of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 503d Military Police Battalion (Companies A, B, and C concurrently inactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina)

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                             World War II
                                                             Normandy
                                                             Northern France
                                                             Rhineland
                                                             Ardennes-Alsace
                                                             Central Europe

                                                             Armed Forces Expeditions
                                                             Dominican Republic
                                                             Grenada
                                                             Panama

                                                             Southwest Asia
                                                             Defense of Saudi Arabia
                                                             Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

                                                             War on Terrorism
                                                             Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1988

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: