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This section contains Army National Guard caps, Army National Guard cups, Army National Guard shirts, and other Army National Guard merchandise for members of the 972nd Military Police Company and for their family, friends, and supporters.
The 972nd Military Police Company was originally organized in April 1917 as a battery of field artillery in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The unit served as Battery A, 102nd Field Artillery, 26th "Yankee" Infantry Division, in World War I, earning six campaign honors.
Battery A entered federal service again in January 1941 prior to World War II. During the war it was designated as Battery A, 211th Field Artillery Battalion, and assigned to the 26th Division Artillery. The battery earned three campaign honors for action in France, Belgium and Germany.
In 1947, the battery was reorganized, and in 1959 it got back the old designation as Battery A, 2nd battalion, 102d Artillery.
In 1974, the unit changed station to Lexington, Massachusetts.
In April 1975, the unit received its current designation, the 972nd Military Police Company, when it converted to Military Police. The 972nd Military Police Company moved to West Newton, Massachusetts, in 1980.
The 972nd entered Federal service in November 1990 for duty in the Gulf War. For that service, it was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation and three campaign honors. The 972nd was released in May 1991.
In October 1994 the 972nd changed station to Melrose, Massachusetts.
The 972nd Military Police Company is a part of the 211th Military Police Battalion.
The 211th MP Battalion consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as well as six numbered line companies. Three of the companies are Massachusetts Army National Guard Organizations: the 747th Military Police Company, the 772nd Military Police Company, and the 972nd Military Police Company.
The 94th Military Police Company is an Army Reserve Unit from New Hampshire.
The 514th Military Police Company is an Army Reserve Unit from North Carolina.
The 273rd Military Police Company is a National Guard Company from Washington, DC.
See 94th MP Company merchandise.
See 211th MP Battalion merchandise.
See 747th MP Company merchandise.
The distinctive unit insignia of the 211 Military Police Battalion was originally approved for the 126th Heavy Tank Battalion on 20 Apr 1950. It was designated for the 220th Infantry on 1 Jun 1961. On 13 Sep 1984 the insignia was designated for the 126th Signal Battalion. The distinctive unit insignia was designated for the 211th Military Police Battalion on 16 July 1996.
The insignia is the old badge of the First Corps of Cadets from which the organization is descended. A six-pointed mullet of rays is inscribed "MONSTRAT VIAM 1741." The inscription means "It points the way."
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