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    380th Military Police Detachment

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    380th Military Police Detachment Lineage


    Constituted 13 January 1945 in the Regular Army as the 380th Military Police Gate and Patrol Detachment

    Activated 21 March 1945 in England

    Redesignated 21 April 1945 as the 380th Military Police Patrol Detachment

    Inactivated 25 January 1946 in the Philippines

    Redesignated 28 September 1948 as the 380th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps

    (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

    Activated 22 October 1948 at Los Angeles, California

    Inactivated 30 September 1950 at Los Angeles, California

    Redesignated 1 August 1955 as the 380th Military Police Detachment

    Activated 1 September 1955 at Tucson, Arizona

    Location changed 1 May 1959 to Oakland, California


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