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796th Military Police Battalion

Lineage and Honors Information as of 1 October 2007

796th Military Police Battalion Lineage

Constituted 23 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 795th Military Police Battalion

Activated 9 July 1942 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Reorganized and redesignated 5 August 1946 as the 796th Military Police Service Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 15 February 1951 as the 796th Military Police Battalion

Allotted 2 November 1951 to the Regular Army

Inactivated 16 March 1953 in Austria

Headquarters transferred 15 January 2007 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

796th Military Police Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Northern France, Rhineland

Decorations

None


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