372nd Military Police Company (United States)

372nd Military Police Company
Active15 October 1942 – 14 June 1945
26 June 1947 – 15 June 1959
22 February 1972 – present
Country United States
Allegiance United States Army
BranchMilitary Police Corps
TypeSeparate company
Garrison/HQCumberland, Maryland
EngagementsWorld 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 Military Police Corps unit of the United States Army Reserve. It is based out of Cresaptown, Maryland.[1] Eleven former members of the unit were charged and found guilty of war crimes in connection to the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal during the Iraq War.[2] Another member of the unit, Joe Darby, was awarded the Profile in Courage Award by the Kennedy family for exposing the prisoner abuse. The unit is credited with the capture and stabilization of the city of Hillah along with the 1st Marine Regiment. It was also responsible for guarding main supply routes used by American forces in Iraq.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "372nd Military Police Company likely heading back to Iraq » Local News » Cumberland Times-News". 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ Library, C. N. N. "Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts". CNN.