Hannah Brady

The 787th Military Police Battalion was activated on 16 November 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, during World War II to provide military police support for the U.S. Army. The battalion deployed to the European Theater, where it conducted security, law enforcement, and prisoner-of-war operations. Following the war, the battalion was inactivated, but it has since been reactivated and deactivated multiple times in response to the Army’s evolving needs. Today, the 787th MP Battalion is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where it plays a key role in training new military police soldiers.