3rd
Platoon 23 Military Police Company 198th Light Infantry Brigade Americal
Division
The
23rd Military Police Company
was constituted April 3, 1943 as the Military Police Platoon, Americal
Division. For its participation in World War II, the unit received three
campaign ribbons, one with arrow head. The Platoon was inactivated following
the armistice and remained so except for a short period in the mid 1950's.
The Americal Division Military Police perform not only the well publicized
police functions with which they are usually associated, but also a variety
of other essential combat tasks. Specialists in the field of physical
security survey units continually advise commanders of their findings.
The military policemen provide general security of the division command
post and the detaining and processing of enemy suspects. In coordination
with local authorities they monitor and suppress black market activities.
In the final result, the military policeman is called upon to be a soldier,
diplomat, detective and clerk .
A very special Thanks to the U.S. Army Military Police School and Dr. Craig for letting us have information from their wonderful site.
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Last update 31 July 2004