Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 August 2015
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
720th Military Police Battalion
(Gauntlet)
- Constituted 10 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 720th Military Police Battalion
- Activated 20 January 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Allotted 25 October 1951 to the Regular Army
- (Companies A, B, and C inactivated 31 August 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas)
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Papua
- New Guinea
- Luzon
- Vietnam
- 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
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- Armed Forces Expeditions
- Somalia
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Liberation of Iraq
- Transition of Iraq
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA, 1950-1954
- 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 1968-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1994-1996
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005-2006
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1972
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History