503 MP Co

A Brief History of the 503d MP Company

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  • Constituted 1 January 1942 in the Regular Army as the Military Police Platoon, Service Company, 3d Armored Division and activated at Camp Polk, Louisiana
  • Inactivated 10 November 1945 at Aalen, Germany
  • Redesignated 7 July 1947 as the Military Police Platoon, 3d Armored Division
  • Activated 26 March 1948 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  • Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1948 as the 503d Military Police Company and remained assigned to the 3d Armored Division
  • Deactivated 31 October 1991 at Frankfurt, Germany