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Text Box: Organized and Federally recognized 5 June 1933 in the Arizona National Guard at Phoenix as Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 158th Infantry, an element of the 45th Division   Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1940 as Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 158th Infantry   Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Phoenix   Reorganized and redesignated 2 January 1941 as Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 158th Infantry   (158th Infantry relieved 23 February 1942 from assignment to the 45th Division)   Inactivated 17 January 1946 in Japan   Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 April 1949 at Phoenix as Company K, 158th Infantry   Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1959 as Company B (less a rifle platoon), 1st Battle Group, 158th Infantry   Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1963 as Company B (less a rifle platoon), 3d Battalion, 158th Infantry, an element of the 258th Separate Infantry Brigade   (258th Separate Infantry Brigade redesignated 1 March 1964 as the 258th Infantry Brigade)   Converted and redesignated 10 December 1967 as the 1156th Military Police Company (less a military police guard platoon); concurrently relieved from assignment to the 258th Infantry Brigade   Redesignated 1 September 1969 as the 856th Military Police Company (less a military police guard platoon)   Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1972 as Detachment 1, 852nd Military Police Company   Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1978 as the 855th Military Police Company   HOME STATION:  Phoenix   CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT   World War II  - AP New Guinea (with arrowhead) Bismarck Archipelago Luzon (with arrowhead)   Defense and Liberation of Kuwait* Southwest Asia Cease Fire* Operation Iraqi Freedom I*   DECORATIONS   Phillipine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945 Valorous Unit Award, 15 APRIL 2003 to 5 NOVEMBER 2003* Valorous Unit Award, 1 August 2003 to 31 March 2004*   * - Awaiting for updated Lineage and Honors from the Center for Military History. Participation can be verified thru DAGO Orders or HRC, Alexandria, VA.