Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 March 2016
215th MILITARY POLICE DETACHMENT
- Constituted 24 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 315th Military Police Escort Guard Section
- Activated 5 February 1945 in Italy
- Redesignated 25 April 1945 as the 315th Military Police Escort Guard Detachment
- Disbanded 17 November 1945 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reconstituted 21 July 1964 in the Regular Army as the 215th Military Police Detachment
- Activated 1 September 1964 at Oakdale, Pennsylvania
- Inactivated 1 June 1974 at Oakdale, Pennsylvania
- Withdrawn from the Regular Army 13 March 2003 and allotted to the Army Reserve
- Activated 16 September 2005 at San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Ordered into active military service 23-30 June 2007 at San Juan, Puerto Rico; released from active military service 21-28 June 2008 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 15 December 2011 at San Juan, Puerto Rico; released from active military service 17 January 2013 and reverted to reserve status
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan
- Transition I
Decorations
None
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History