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Battalion History ~ 1957 ~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~ |
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This Page Last Updated ~ 3 December 2007 ~ Click on all thumbnail photographs to enlarge for viewing. |
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 If you were a veteran of the 720th MP Battalion or any of its subordinate units, and recognize any of the events listed on this page, or you are a surviving family member of a Battalion veteran from this era and would like to contribute Information, personal stories, documents, media articles or photographs, please take a moment to contact the History Project Manager at the Email Link provided above for instructions or assistance. Your contributions are extremely important to the Battalion history and always welcomed. |
At the start of 1957 all elements of the 720th Military Police Battalion were serving at Fort Hood, Texas. |
| Information has been received that members of A & B Company, command unknown, were assigned at Sandia Base located just outside of Kirkland, Air Force Base, NM, and performed discipline law and order functions. They would later be designated in January 1958 as the 1st Provisional MP Company, 720th MP Battalion, and deployed on Operation HARDTACK. If you can in any way clarify or provide any information on this assignment, please notify the History Project Manager via the Email link above. |
May |
12 May, Lampassas, Texas B Company in support of A Company, deployed to Lampassas, Texas, to assist residents of that community who fell victim to the most severe flash flood of the town history on Sulphur Creek. Flooding was catastrophic as torrential flow slammed through stores, public buildings, and homes in the evening hours with terrific force. Autos were washed about like wood chips, and homes were destroyed. |
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Extremely severe damage to homes, commercial and public property covered 68 city blocks. Four-hundred thirty families had losses to residences, of which 50 were totally destroyed. One-hundred sixty-eight businesses suffered major damage. Five persons drowned - four in Lampasas, and one in Gunderland Park, a privately owned recreational park 2 miles below Lampasas. |
| WANTED: Interviews of the MPs assigned and any photographs of the deployment, please contact the History Project Manager via the Email Link at the top of the page. |
October |
18 October, Change of Command LTC James A. Wiley passed command of the Battalion to MAJ Virgil E. McKenzie. |
At the end of 1957 all elements of the 720th Military Police Battalion were serving at Fort Hood, Texas. |
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