508th Military Police Battalion (United States)

The 508th Military Police Battalion is a regular military police battalion of the United States Army currently serving under the 42nd Military Police Brigade and based at Fort Lewis, Washington supporting the I Corps.

Lineage

 * Constituted 29 July 1921 in the Organised Reserves as the 308th Military Police Battalion
 * Withdrawn 1 January 1938 from the Organised Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
 * Re-designated 1 June 1940 as the 508th Military Police Battalion
 * Activated 20 March 1944 at Fort Houston, Texas
 * Re-organised and re-designated 20 October 1947 as the 508th Military Police (Service) Battalion
 * Re-organised and re-designated 20 September 1951 as the 508th Military Police Battalion
 * Inactivated 1 July 1964 in West Germany
 * Activated 25 August 1965 at Fort Riley, Kansas
 * (A, B, C, and C Companies inactivated 1 November 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas)
 * Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment inactivated 29 March 1973 at Fort Riley, Kansas
 * Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Lewis, Washington, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 508th Military Police Battalion

Honours
Campaign Participation Credit Decorations
 * World War II: Rhineland and Central Europe
 * War on Terrorism: Iraq: National Resolution and Iraqi Surge (Additional campaigns to be determined)
 * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006