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13th Military Police Detachment

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Constituted 12 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 13th Military Police Section, Criminal Investigation

Activated 14 August 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan

Reorganized and redesignated 19 March 1944 as the 13th Criminal Investigation Section

Reorganized and redesignated 30 September 1944 as the 13th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section

Allotted 22 June 1951 to the Regular Army

Reorganized and redesignated 10 February 1954 as the 13th Military Police Detachment

Inactivated 9 June 1969 in Germany

Activated 1 August 1973 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Inactivated 1 October 1976 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Activated 1 October 1983 in Germany

Inactivated 15 September 1993 in Germany

Activated 16 September 2001 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii


13th Military Police Detachment Honors


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World War II - EAME: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe


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