561st Military Police Company
(Champions)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 March 2005
561st Military Police Company Lineage
Constituted 12 November 1942 in the Army of the United States as Company A, 782d Military Police Battalion
Redesignated 28 November 1942 as the 237th Military Police Company and activated at Fort Custer, Michigan
Inactivated 5 March 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 1 September 1949 as the 561st Military Police Service Company
Activated 25 September 1949 in Japan
Reorganized and redesignated 7 December 1951 as the 561st Military Police Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Inactivated 13 May 1955 in Japan
Activated 22 June 1964 at Fort Myer, Virginia
Inactivated 30 September 1983 at Fort Myer, Virginia
Activated 16 October 2004 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
561st Military Police Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern Solomons; Leyte
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC THEATER
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945