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Constituted 26 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 5th Section, Criminal Investigation.
Activated 25 January 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan.
Reorganized and redesignated 29 December 1943 as the 5th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detach-
ment.
Inactivated 15 March 1949 in Germany.
Allotted 8 June 1949 to the Regular Army.
Activated 20 June 1949 at Washington, D.C.
Inactivated 19 May 1954 at Washington, D.C.
Redesignated 31 July 1956 as the 5th Military Police Detachment.
Activated 15 August 1956 in Italy.
Inactivated 9 June 1969 in Italy.
Activated 8 March 1971 in Vietnam.
Inactivated 15 August 1972 in Vietnam.
Activated 1 October 1983 in Germany.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 5th Mili-
tary Police Battalion.
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism
(Additional Campaigns to be Determined)
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2011–2012
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
5th Military Police Battalion