95th Military Police Battalion

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49°31′43″N 7°51′59″E / 49.528648°N 7.866347°E / 49.528648; 7.866347

Active8 July 1945 – 10 June 2014
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
95th Military Police Battalion
Distinctive unit insignia
Active8 July 1945 – 10 June 2014
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeMilitary police
RoleMilitary police
SizeBattalion
Part of18th Military Police Brigade
21st Theater Sustainment Command
Garrison/HQKaiserslautern, Germany
NicknameSuperstars
MottoSECURITY LAW ORDER.
ColorsGreen and Gold
EngagementsWorld War II
Vietnam
Korea
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
DecorationsMeritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1950–1951
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
Army Superior Unit Award for 2001–2002
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966–1972
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant Colonel James H. Walker II
Command Sergeant MajorCommand Sergeant Major James W. Breckinridge
Insignia
Coat of Arms

The 95th Military Police Battalion was the largest, most geographically dispersed Military Police battalion in the United States Army.[citation needed] It was last located in Sembach, Germany, the unit fell under the command of the 18th Military Police Brigade.

  • HHD 95th Military Police Battalion, Rough Riders – Sembach
  • 64th Military Police Detachment/Company, Guardians of the World – Bremerhaven
  • 92nd Military Police Company, Rock Solid – Baumholder
    • 23rd MP Platoon, Savages
  • 230th Military Police Company, Warmasters – Sembach
  • 529th Military Police Company, Honor Guard – Heidelberg
  • 554th Military Police Company, War Dawgs – Stuttgart
  • 272nd Military Police Company, Fighting Deuce – Mannheim
  • 560th Military Police Company, Road Runners – Mannheim
  • 570th Military Police Company, Railway Guard – Mannheim
  • 59th Military Police Company – Pirmasens
  • United States Army Corrections Facility-Europe, Mannheim
  • 66th Military Police Company,(FIGHTIN' DOUBLE SIX),Karlsruhe

Lineage

  • Activated 8 July 1945 in Germany
  • Inactivated 24 June 1946 in Germany
  • Allotted 24 October 1950 to the Regular Army
  • Activated 30 October 1950 in Korea
  • Inactivated 15 August 1954 in Korea
  • Activated 25 November 1965 at Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Inactivated 13 April 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington
  • Activated 21 March 1973 in Germany
  • Inactivated 10 June 2014 at Sembach, Germany

Unit honors

Campaign participation credit

Korean War:

  • UN Offensive
  • CCF Intervention
  • First UN Offensive
  • CCF Spring Offensive
  • UN Summer–Fall Offensive
  • Second Korean Winter
  • Korea, Summer–Fall 1952
  • Third Korean Winter
  • Korea, Summer 1953

Vietnam War:

  • 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:

  • Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom - OIF)
  • Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom - OEF)

Decorations

Ribbon Award Year Notes
Meritorious Unit Commendation 1950–1951 Korea
Meritorious Unit Commendation 1967 Vietnam
Meritorious Unit Commendation 1968 Vietnam
Superior Unit Award 2006–2007 Iraq
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm 1966–1972 Vietnam

Heraldry

HHD, 95th MP Bn

References

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