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257th MP Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: 257MP

Scope and Contents

Photo scrapbook 1. Incl. Annual Training 1980, Roseville Tornado 1981, Christmas 1981, AT 1982, MUTA 5 Drill Weekend 1983, Cottage Grove Dedication 1983, Swearing in of the Judges 1984, St Anthony Tornado 1984, Minneapolis Aqutennial 1984, AT 1984, Ft McCVlellan 1984, POW camp training, gas chamber, Cpt LaValle's Jeep, Christmas 1984. winter operations Akhio Race 1985

Photo scrapbook 2. 1969 riot control, winter training 1970, Christmas 1976, AT 1976, AT 1977, Basic Training Orietation Course 1978, Grafton 1978, Grafton MN, Eisenhower trophy, Stillwater parade 1978, Christmas 1978, boxing club, trucker's strike 1979, Pine Bend refinery strike 1979, Camp Ripley 1979

772nd MP Bn Tactical SOP

Tactical SOP 1988

Tactical SOP 1990

Team Spirit 1989

Award for excellece certificate. from 1st Bn, 501st Inf., 101st Abn. 1976

Operation Desert Storm certificate of achievement. from 800th MP BDE (PW). 1991.

Blank certificates.

Funeral program. Jerome LaValle. Oct 9 1986.

Appreciation of Dedicated Service certificate. from 403rd MP PW Camp. Operation Desert Storm. 1991.

Certificate of Achievement. from Dept of Army. for Team Spirit 1988.

Unit Security Plan.

Certificate of appreciation from 346th MP Co. POW Ops. Desert Storm. 1991.

257 MP Lineage and Honors certificate. 1987.

List of state active duty dates

Misc. unit documents, 1991

Guest Book. Christmas Party, 1984, White Bear Lake.

VHS tape. Hormel Strike.

Enemy POW camp operations SOP pocket guide, 1988.

Company Tactical SOP pocket guide. 1990.

Plastic door sign, dark green with white lettering, 4” X 18”, ORDERLY ROOM, 257TH MP CO

Photo on tagboard, CPT Finney, 257th MP Co. commander with F16, African American, St Paul Chief of Police, 1970

8x9.5” b/w photo of MP’s standing outside of a trailer house that was damaged by a tornado. A woman is carrying a basket of items assumably As described on back: State Service (Disaster), Members 257th MP Co. on guard by scene aftermath of tornado destruction.

Legal size folders:

- 1991 deployment article

- 1980 certificate of achievement from 984th MP Co

- 1989 certifiate of appreciation from US Army South, Panama

- 1993 participation certificate, Golden Coyote, Black Hills SD

- 1986 certificate MNNG Enlisted Assoc

- 1993 meritorious achivements certificate, US Southern Command, JTF Bravo

- group photo, 10x17" 257 MP Co. guidon with one red "110% Strength" streamer, BDUs, on a stage. Ft McCpy WI. Mobilization for ODS, Dec 1990.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-1990
  • Event: Donor unknown. Probably 257 MP Company staff. Found in collection 2000.

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

257th Military police Company, 47th Infantry Division.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (White long banker's box. Shelf 9-E-1.)

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Author
Daniel Ewer, Archivist
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States