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~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
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LTC Alvin B. Welsch Commanding Officer
of the 720th MP Battalion, HQ and Service Command, 8th Army |
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On 20 February 1951 LTC Welsch assumed command of the Battalion from LTC Aubrey S. Kenworthy. The Battalion assets were stationed in Tokyo Japan on post WWII occupation duty, consisting of HQ Company and four letter companies A, B, C and D. The entire Battalion, with occasional minor detachments, was located at Camp Burness adjacent to the Sumida River.
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Their mission at the time was: Normal MP duties and functions under the operational control of the Provost Marshal, Tokyo Metropolitan Area; Maintenance of an alert mobile force for rapid deployment in the event of an emergency. LTC Welsch was commissioned upon graduation from Texas A&M College in 1927. During WWII he participated in the invasion of North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and in campaigns in Tunisia, France, Belgium and Germany while serving as an Inspector General for Generals Mark Clark, George Patton, Omar Bradley and Cortney Hodges. Since the end of the war LTC Welsch has served as Provost Marshal, 101st Airborne Division, Provost Marshal Camp Brekenridge. Kentucky and Provost Marshal, The Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning Georgia before coming to the Far East Command in November 1950. In 1953 LTC Welsch passed command of the Battalion to LTC Weldon Cox. |
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