Lineages and Honors Information
Military Police
Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 Oct 2020
615th Military Police Company
(The Bloodhounds)
- Constituted 13 May 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 615th Military Police Escort Guard Company
- Activated 25 May 1944 at Fort Custer, Michigan
- Inactivated 15 September 1945 at Camp Maxey, Texas
- Redesignated 24 November 1952 as the 615th Military Police Company and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 8 April 1965 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Inactivated 28 March 1973 in Vietnam
- Activated 21 October 1977 in Germany
Campaign Participation Credit
- Vietnam
- Defense
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation II
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered EASTERN AFGHANISTAN 2010
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971-1973
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
- Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered SAIGON
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1990-1991
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2016-2017
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History