Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 June 2012
57th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
- Constituted 30 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 57th Military Police Company
- Activated 1 December 1943 in North Africa
- Inactivated 26 January 1946 in the Philippine Islands
- Activated 5 March 1947 in Korea
- Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Korea
- Allotted 16 October 1950 to the Regular Army and activated at Camp Stoneman, California
- Inactivated 28 May 1955 in Korea
- Activated 15 August 1958 at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
- Inactivated 1 October 1982 at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
- Activated 16 September 1993 in Korea
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Naples-Foggia
- Rome-Arno
- North Apennines
- Korean War
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraq Sovereignty
(Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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