The staff at the center for military history, especially dr. This never before published history book will serve generations past, present. Army 716th military police battalion army veteran locator. Army ac fort campbell clarksville, kentucky tennessee, united states. Army human resources commap 200 stovall street alexandria va 22332. Learned, headquarters, 716th military police battalion, period ending 31 january 1968 pdf.
Robert elegant, a reporter in vietnam, wrote in his book how to lose a. History of the 720th military police battalion book ii. The dragoon university of florida digital collections. This summary of army tables of organization and equipment includes only combat and directly related major support units. We hope that this history book will serve generations of military police past and present. Army wide while promoting the history and preserving. Fort wadsworth, new york dated 15 january 1942, and actually came into being on 22 january 1942, when the first troops arrived.
Download pdf military police regimental association. The battalion s most important contribution to the us war effort, and indeed, to the history of the military police corps, was its courageous defense of saigon. Constituted on 10 january 1942 in the army as the 716th military police battalion, it was activated during the second world war at fort wadsworth, new york on 15 january 1942. The 716th mp bn worked closely with the 319th military intelligence battalion mi bn while conducting detention operations. Headquarters and headquarters detachment, 95th military police battalion 1 june 2007. B, the 7th motor transport battalion, and th e 1st and 3d military police battalions. The 716th military police battalion is a military police battalion of the united states army based at fort campbell, kentucky. In 2002, smith got the opportunity to deploy with the 551st military police company, 716th military police battalion to djibouti as a platoon leader. Headquarters and headquarters company, 104th military police battalion 12 december 2010. After that they switched to the 18th brigade patch on the side which replaced the unit crest. Books, the large flc cantonment northwest of da nang. It is a subordinate unit of the 16th military police brigade.
This is the official page for the 716th military police battalion. The headquarters area command, the 716th mp battalion bn, and the marine. Lex et ordo law and order the 716th military police battalion was activated in accordance with general orders no. Hhd, 716th military police battalion saigon warriors. The history book is now available to be purchased in our gift shop and online at. Headquarters and headquarters detachment, 97th military police battalion 7 september 2016. This liner has been restoredto its current condition of those worn by the 716th prior to the 18th mpbrigade being formed n 1966. Hhd, 716th military police battalion saigon warriors, fort campbell, kentucky. The battalion is subordinate to the 16th military police brigade. The unit lineages in this book ar adapted from these official certificates is a highly styliiecl.
Headquarters and headquarters detachment 716th military police battalion saigon warriors cons. Headquarters and headquarters detachment, 94th military police battalion 14 december 2011. Headquarters and headquarters detachment 716th military police battalion saigon warriors constituted 10 january 1942 in the army of the united states as the 716th military police battalion activated 15 january 1942 at fort wadsworth, new york allotted 27 october 1950 to the regular army companies a, b, and c inactivated 29 march 1973 in vietnam. Us army table of organization and equipment intro to toe. Fidd manual fm 295, 8 lkc 4 i, military policl, pp. The 716th military police battalion mission is to deploy worldwide in.
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