615th Military Police Company

Military Police, Sept, 2003

Lineage and Honor

Constituted on 13 May 1944 as the 615th Military Police Escort Guard Company.

Activated on 25 May 1944 at Fort Custer, Michigan.

Inactivated on 15 September 1945 at Camp Maxey, Texas.

Redesignated on 24 November 1952 as the 615th Military Police Company and allotted to the regular Army.

Activated on 8 April 1965 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Inactivated on 28 March 1973 in Vietnam.

Activated on 21 October 1977 in Germany.

Deactivated from Augsburg, Germany, November 1997.

Reactivated in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on 16 April 1998 and continues to serve the communities of the 100th Area Support Group (Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, and Hohenfels).

                 Campaign Participation Credit
                       Vietnam

Defense                                 Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive                        Summer-Fall 1969
Counteroffensive, Phase II              Winter-Spring 1970
Counteroffensive, Phase HI              Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Tet Counteroffensive                    Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Counteroffensive, Phase IV              Consolidation I
Counteroffensive, Phase V               Consolidation II
Counteroffensive, Phase VI              Cease-Fire

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1966

Meritorious Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1966 to 1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1967 to 1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Vietnam 1971 to 1972

Navy Unit Commendation, (streamer embroidered) Saigon

Army Superior Unit Award