Lineages and Honors Information
Military Police
Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 Jan 2020
256th Military Police Company
- Constituted 1 September 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 256th Military Police Company
- Activated 1 May 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
- Inactivated 29 November 1945 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Allotted 21 January 1955 to the Regular Army
- Activated 10 March 1955 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Inactivated 16 January 1956 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Activated 24 June 1964 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Inactivated 16 March 1982 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Activated 16 June 1985 in Germany
- Inactivated 15 April 1993 in Germany
- Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- War on Terrorism
- Global War on Terrorism
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2011-2012
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2015
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History