Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 95th Military Police Battalion was constituted in the Army of the United States on 8 June 1945 and activated on 8 July 1945 in Germany, only to be inactivated less than a year later on 24 June 1946. Activated in Korea on 30 October 1950, the Battalion would serve through the end of the Korean War until its eventual inactivation on 15 August 1954, participating in nine of the war’s ten campaigns and receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation.
The Battalion was reactivated on 25 November 1965 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Over the next six-and-a-half years, it would take part in fourteen campaigns in the Vietnam War, with its exceptional service being recognized with the award of two more Meritorious Unit Commendations and a Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross. After being inactivated in April 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington, the Battalion was subsequently activated on 21 March 1973. Its Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment was awarded two more Meritorious Unit Commendations for service between 2007-2008 and 2010-2011 before its subsequent inactivation in June 2014.
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Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 95th Military Police Battalion was approved on 26 April 1966. Its two colors, green and yellow, are the colors of the Military Police Corps. The crossed clamp signifies a force that restrains or restricts, and the star denotes guidance; together they symbolize the mission of the Military Police Battalion.