Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
709th Military Police Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 3 May 2006
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
709th Military Police Battalion Lineage
Constituted 10 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 709th Military Police Battalion
Activated 9 April 1942 at Camp Niantic, Connecticut
Reorganized and redesignated 5 June 1945 as the 709th Military Police Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1951 as the 709th Military Police Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army
(Companies A, B, and C inactivated 21 October 1977 in Germany)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
709th Military Police Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ 2003-2004
Army Superior Unit Award for 1995-1996