372nd Military Police Company (United States)

372nd Military Police Company
Active	15 October 1942 – 14 June 1945 26 June 1947 – 15 June 1959 22 February 1972 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	U.S. Army Reserve
Branch	Military Police
Type	Separate Company
Garrison/HQ	Cumberland, Maryland
Engagements	World War II: EAME: Naples-Foggia; Southern France; Rhineland; Central Europe Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease Fire.

The 372nd Military Police Company is a company law enforcement unit within the U.S. Army Reserve. The unit is based out of Cresaptown, Maryland^[1]. Eleven former members of this unit were charged and found guilty in the Abu Ghraib scandal. Another member of the Company, Joseph Darby, was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for exposing the abuse at the prison.

The 372nd MP Company is credited with the securing and stabilization of the city of AL-Hilla (Babylon), alongside of the 1st Marines (MEF).

One of the most heavily engaged units in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, the unit was responsible for guarding main supply routes (MSRs).

1 Lineage
2 Honors
- 2.1 Campaign Participation Credit
- 2.2 Decorations
3 See also
4 Notes
5 External links

Lineage

Constituted 25 September 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 372d Military Police Escort Guard Company
Activated 15 October 1942 at Florence, Arizona
Inactivated 14 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
Allotted 14 June 1947 to the Organized Reserves
Activated 26 June 1947 at Baltimore, Maryland
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps)
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Location Changed 17 March 1949 to Cumberland, Maryland
Changed 20 August 1951 to Lonaconing, Maryland
Reorganized and redesignated 15 November 1952 as the 372d Military Police Company
Inactivated 15 June 1959 at Lonaconing, Maryland
Activated 22 February 1972 at Lonaconing, Maryland
Location changed 30 June 1973 Cumberland, Maryland
Ordered into active military service 27 September 1990 at Cumberland, Maryland
Released from active military service 24 May 1991 and reverted to reserve status
Ordered into active military service 24 February 2003 at Cumberland, Maryland
Released from active military service 10 October 2004 and reverted to reserve status
Order into active military service 26 April 2010 at Cumberland, Maryland
Released from active military service 1 May 2011 and reverted to reserve status