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838th Military Police Company

MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND: 73rd Troop Command

HOME STATION: Youngstown

Ohio Army National Guard Company D, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regimentinsignia

PARENT UNIT

Company D, Unattached Infantry

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

10 July 1899, Warren, Ohio

MISSION

To provide military police (MP) support to an assigned area of operations.

CAMPAIGN CREDIT

World War I
Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918

World War II
Northern Solomons, Luzon (with arrowhead)

Southwest Asia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, Cease-Fire

War on Terrorism
Afghanistan: Consolidation II

DECORATIONS

Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2008

Army Superior Unit Award
Streamer embroidered 8 JULY 1996 TO 12 FEBRUARY 1997

Philippine Presidential Unit citation
Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

Photos from Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections

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