Headquarters and Headquarters Company
508th Military Police Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 January 2008
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
508th Military Police BattalionLineage
Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 308th Military Police Battalion
Withdrawn 1 January 1938 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
Redesignated 1 June 1940 as the 508th Military Police Battalion
Activated 20 March 1944 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1947 as the 508th Military Police Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1951 as the 508th Military Police Battalion
Inactivated 1 July 1964 in Germany
Activated 25 August 1967 at Fort Riley, Kansas
(Companies A, B, C, and D inactivated 1 November 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment inactivated 29 March 1973 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Lewis, Washington, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 508th Military Police Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
508th Military Police BattalionHonors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe
War on TerrorisnI: Iraq
Decorations
None