720th
Battalion History ~ 1954
~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association Occupied Japan History Project ~
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At the start of 1954 all elements of the 720th Military Police Battalion were serving in Tokyo, occupied Japan.
August
23 August, Change of Command LTC Weldon Cox passes command of the Battalion to LTC George E. Painter.
October
10 October A strike and unrest emerged within the ranks of the U.S. garrison workers (Japanese nationals) at Camp Drake in Tokyo. B Company was called upon to assist in reestablishing order to the city.
At the end of 1954 all elements of the 720th Military Police Battalion were serving in Tokyo, occupied Japan.