Military Police Memorial

US Army Bugler - Rendering Taps

MP Memorial Plaque

Unveiling Ceremony of MP Memorial at Arlington

545th Memorial Plaque
Fort Leonard Wood

Memorial Grove Plaque
Fort Leonard Wood

Memorial Grove

American Cemetery - Manila, PI

The American National Cemetery, Manila, PI

                 

 

Here below are listed, in honored glory, are the heroes of the 545th Military Police Company. May they never be forgotten.

 
545th MP Co Combat Casulties
As of November 19, 2010

World War II

PVT Bishop, Norman H.

PFC Eskew, Roy (MP Platoon)

S/SGT McCaughey, John (MP Platoon)

PVT Menne, Louis (MP Platoon)

 
SGT Restoli, Frank (MP Platoon)

PFC Witlowski, Edward (MP Platoon)

PFC Wombacker, Ralph

 

 

The Korean War

PFC Adams, Joel R. (Killed in Captivity by the Communist Chinese in North Korea 1950)

SFC Baxter, Earl R.

SGT Bell, Jessie S.

SFC Blain, Laurent R

PFC Brown, Robert E.

CPL Conner, Robert K.

PVT Emery, Robert L

PFC Franklin, Hiram

CPL Freeman, Donald R.

PFC Gotto, Mitsuru

PFC Hansen, Martin A.

CPL Himelhan, Richard E.

CPL Johnston, Edwin E.

PFC Jones, Oliver R.

PFC Kafara, Edward D

SFC Kelley, Obie L

PFC Leavey, Thomas J.

CPL Mayes, Gordon E.

PFC Monteleone, Donald

PVT Nelson, Laurin R.

SFC Peterson, Edward J.

CPL Smallstey, William

PFC Stapleton, Edward D

PVT Stratton, Ralph B.

PVT Vilage, Raymond A

PFC Worthington, Henry

NOTE: All of the above listed Military Policemen who died in combat were assigned to the 545th MP Company at Camp Drake, Japan but due to the over strength of the unit and the under strength of the Regiments many were assigned to the 5th, 7th, 8th and 12th Cav upon arrival in Korea for the Korean War. While with the regiments they performed both infantry and MP duties and were most times under the operational control of the 545th MP Company while they operated TCP’s, POW collection points and route security.

 

The Vietnam War

SP4 Andres, Keith J.

SGT Arent, Kenneth J.

SGT Jon Cole (Mechanic)

SGT Gerber, Leroy L.

SP4 Grunberg, Richard H.

SP4 Hayworth, Dennis T.

SGT Jensen, Ronald J. (non-hostile ground casualty)

PVT Jones, James L.

CPL Krupski, Walter B.

SGT Smith, Alan J. (non-hostile ground casualty)

PFC Thiroway, Patrick J. Jr.

 

Desert Shield/Storm
No KIA'S in the 545th MP Co at this time

 

Afghanistan War
No KIA'S in the 545th MP Co at this time

 

 

The Iraq War- OIF 02-04
No KIA'S in the 545th MP Co at this timer

 

The Iraq War - OIF 09-11

PFC Lyons, Thomas F

PFC Myers, Zachary T.

SSG Smith, Shannon M.

 

 

 

 

            

 
545th MP Company Non-Combat Related Deaths

First Team’s Finest
Polar Bear’s Finest

We have added here a section for our Non Combat Related Deaths and this includes but is not limited to prior service and retired veterans of the 545th MP Company who have served from the inception of the Cavalry MPs and the old MP Platoon down through the 545th MP Company, 1st Cavalry Division and later on the 545th MP Company, Arctic MP Battalion. These deaths may be caused by old age or while on active duty in a training accident and of course death caused by health issues. So that all of our brethren may be remembered we humbly submit this list of known deaths of our brother and sister 545th MPs. May God watch over their souls and may they be remembered always.

Name                                                                Rank                                                                    Date of Death

 

                                               Allen, Donald G.                                               SGT                                                                      June 26, 2010

                                               Bacon, Nick                                                      ISG                                                                       July 17, 2010

                                               Carl, Warren                                                    CPL                                                                      1975

                                               Carson, Eugene                                               LTC                                                                      April 3, 2006

                                               Counts, “Lou” Louis                                      Sp/4                                                                      2002

                                                Cunningham, Darren                                     SSG (KIA while w/89th MP BDE)                    30 September 2004

                                               Dalton, Paul                                                     Sp/4                                                                       March 1981

                                               Donnington, Joseph C.                                  LTC                                                                        April 3, 2020

                                               Ehrentraut, Herman                                       SSG                                                                       20 December 2000

                                               Eicherly/Lyons, Catherine D.                        SPC                                                                       June 14, 1999

                                               Fowler, James M.                                           CW4                                                                      November 12, 2010

                                               Gamroth, Glen G.                                             CPL                                                                       April 1999

                                               Gosa, Lowell                                                    PFC                                                                       July 3, 2009 

                                               Ives, Gerard R.                                                 PFC                                                                       May 21, 2007

                                               Kernan, Thomas A.                                        SSG                                                                       May 5, 2005

                                               Korn, Karl                                                          CPL                                                                       23 December 2006

                                               Kuykendall, Tommy M.                                  Sp/4                                                                      27 March 2006

                                               Landis, Cecil                                                     PFC                                                                       circa 1995

                                               Lee, James E.                                                  SFC                                                                        UNK

                                               Lozano, “Big Ernie” Ernest                           SFC                                                                        1 July 1982

                                               Maddox, Billie B.                                              PFC                                                                        21 February 2005

                                               Marcy, Verne L.                                               Sp/4                                                                        UNK

                                               Meeker, Robert D                                            SGT                                                                        UNK

                                               Meeks, Ronald G                                             Sp/4                                                                        5 July 2005

                                               Mumme, William                                             Sp/4                                                                        15 May 2009

                                               Oliver, James S.                                              COL                                                                        UNK

                                               Parrish, Larry                                                   SSG (KIA with another unit)                             2006

                                               Patton, Lonnie W.                                             MSG                                                                       1964

                                               Pearson, John H                                              COL                                                                       21 April 2007

                                               Pike, John E                                                     SFC                                                                         UNK

                                               Pursel, Robert  E.                                            CWO                                                                       6 May 2011 

                                               Rose, Lawrence                                             SSG                                                                        2001

                                               Shaffer, Albert L.                                            Sp/4                                                                        11 March 2007

                                               Spring, James C                                             PFC                                                                         24 October 2003

                                               Thrush, Robert                                                SGT                                                                         UNK

                                               Uhland, Herbert W.                                         COL                                                                        14 April 2007

                                               Wireman, Roy Jr.                                            SFC                                                                         17 February 2011

                                               Wilmoth, Josiah T.                                          PFC                                                                         17 February 1989

                                               Woods, Robert J.                                            MSG                                                                        21 October  2011

 

 

 

 

 

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Sam Reinert
CPT MP USAR (Ret)
Founder
545th Military Police Company Association
626 1/2 South 9th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374 USA
(765) 962 4627 phone & FAX
http://545thmpassn.com/