720th
Battalion Honors and Campaigns *unofficial
~~~~~ 720th MP Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
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1942 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1945 World War II ~ Occupied Japan 1945 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1955

All of the Battalion and individual Company awards and honors are displayed during formal military ceremonies on the Battalion Colors/Company Guidon's.

* Meritorious Unit Commendation
Philippine Presidential Unit Commendation
Occupation Of Japan
National Defense
Asiatic Pacific Campaign with 3 campaign stars
WWII Victory
Philippine Liberation
American Campaign

The Battalion Asia Pacific Campaign Medal displays three campaign stars however, the Battalion History Project has yet to locate the specifics on the campaigns.

New Guinea Campaign

Luzon Island Philippines Campaign

Philippine Presidential Unit Commendation

Distinguished Unit Citation (C Company)
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Papua
War Department General Orders #21, 1943

Meritorious Unit Citation, B & C Company (410th & 411th)
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Pacific Theater
HQ New Guinea Base Sec. General Orders #19, 25 June 1945

Silver Guidon Band, B Company (410th)
"World War II, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Papua."

Silver Guidon Band, C Company(411th)
"World War II, Asiatic Pacific Theater, Papua."

* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Battalion) 1st Award
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Korea
Department of The Army General Orders #42, 1955

* During the Korean War the Battalion remained in Tokyo on occupation duty. The award recognizes the Battalion for its ability to perform its mission after having approximately 50% of its personnel (C Company/411th and volunteers from A/401st and B/410th) redesigated as the X Corps MP Company (Provisional) and assigned to the X Corps, 8th Army, in Korea.

1966 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vietnam War ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1972
 
* Meritorious Unit Commendation 2nd, 3rd, 4th awards
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm
National Defense 2nd award
Vietnam Service, 14 campaign stars
Vietnam Campaign with 1960 Bar

Counteroffensive, Phase II
(4th Campaign) 1 July 1966 through 31 May 1967

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Battalion) 2nd Award
(First Oak Leaf Cluster)
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Vietnam, 19 October 1966 - 31 May 1967
(Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion,
and the 615th Military Police Company cited; DA GO 17, 1968).

Counteroffensive, Phase III
(5th Campaign) 1 June 1967 through 29 January 1968

Tet Counteroffensive
(6th Campaign) 30 January 1968 through 1 April 1968

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Battalion) 3rd Award
(Second Oak Leaf Cluster)
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Vietnam, 1 June 1967 - 8 February 1968
(Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police
and the 615th Military Police Company cited; DA GO 48, 1968).

Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase IV
(7th Campaign) 2 November 1968 through 22 February 1969

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Battalion) 4th Award
(Third Oak Leaf Cluster)
(Army), Streamer Embroidered Vietnam, 15 February 1968 - 1 February 1969
(Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion,
and the 212th Military Police Company (Sentry Dog)
cited; DA GO 4210, 1969).

Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase V
(8th Campaign) 1 July 1968 through 1 November 1968

Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase VI
(9th Campaign) 2 November 1968 through 22 February 1969

Tet 69/Counteroffensive
(10th Campaign) 23 February 1969 through 8 June 1969

Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
(11th Campaign) 9 June 1969 through 31 October 1969

Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
(12th Campaign) 1 November 1969 through 30 April 1970

Sanctuary Counteroffensive
(13th Campaign) 1 May 1970 through 30 June 1970

Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase VII
(14th Campaign) 1 July 1970 through 30 June 1971

Consolidation I
(15th Campaign) 1 July 1971 through 30 November 1971

Consolidation II
(16th Campaign) 1 December 1971 through 29 March 1972

Vietnam Cease Fire Campaign
(17th Campaign) 30 March 1972 through 28 March 1973

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Battalion)
Streamer Embroidered Vietnam 1966-1972
(Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion,
cited; DA GO 6, 1974).

1989 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Panama ~ "Operation Just Cause" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1990
 
Valorous Unit Award
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Valorous Unit Award, 401st MP Company (A Company)
Streamer Embroidered Panama 19 December 1989 to 3 January 1990
Secretary of The Army General Orders Number 22

The Battalion Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal displays two campaign stars however, the Battalion History Project has yet to locate the specifics on the campaigns.

1990 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iraq ~ "Operation Desert Shield/Storm" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1991
 
Meritorious Unit Commendation 5th award
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation - Saudi

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Battalion) 5th Award
(Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster)
Streamer Embroidered 13 October 1990 to 13 April 1991
Secretary of The Army General Orders Number 17, Paragraph VIII

The Battalion Southwest Asia Service Ribbon displays two campaign stars however, the Battalion History Project has yet to locate the specifics on the campaigns.

2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Operation Iraqi Freedom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current
 
Valorous Unit Award
National Defense Service

Global War On
Terrorism
Expeditionary

Global War On
Terrorism
Service

Valorous Unit Award, 720th MP Battalion
15 April 2003, to 5 November 2003

 

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