Constituted 26 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 647th Military Police Company

Activated 10 January 1945 in Italy

Inactivated 23 September 1945 in Italy

Redesignated 25 September 1949 as the 563d Military Police Service Company and activated in Japan

Reorganized and redesignated 6 October1950 as the  563d Military Police Company and allotted to the Regular Army

Inactivated 24 June 1955 in Korea

Activated 8 December 1969 at Fort Hamilton, New York

Inactivated 1 January 1983 at Fort Hamilton, New York

Activated 17 November 2007 at Fort Drum, New York

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        European-African-Middle Eastern Theater,
                                                             Streamer without inscription

                                                        Korean War
                                                        UN Defensive
                                                        UN Offensive
                                                        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
                                                        Campaigns to be determined

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953-1954

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950

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: