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545th Military Police Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of
September 11, 2007
As per letter signed by Richard G. Davis, Chief, Field Programs and Historical Services Division of the DA U.S. Army Center of Military History, Force Structure and Unit History Branch, dated September 11, 2007, the following is a Statement of Service for the 545th Military Police Company
Statement of Service
545th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
Constituted 15 February 1939 in the Regular Army as Military Police Platoon, Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Division
Redesignated 4 July 1942 as Military Police Platoon, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Bliss, Texas
Reorganized and Redesignated 25 March 1949 as the 545th Military Police Company and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division
Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
Assigned 15 July 1963 to the 1st Cavalry Division
Activated 1 September 1963 in Korea
Inactivated 15 October 2005 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
To be activated in 2008 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION
World War II
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Leyte (with arrowhead)
Luzon
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
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
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease Fire
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967 – 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990 – 1991
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004 – 2005
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered WAEGWAN-TAEGU
Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), Streamer embroidered KOREA
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965 – 1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969 – 1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970 – 1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969 – 1970
Special Awards
BG Jeremiah P. Holland Award 1970
The unit has still not received the current and updated Lineage and Honors from DA as of August 2009
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