The 4th had been tested as a new "motorised" division, but it was decided
to standardize the army by equipping all infantry divisions with an equal amount of vehicles. The 4th was re-designated as
an infantry division in September 1942. The Military Police contingent of the division was organized as a platoon, then a
company, then back to a platoon in August 1943.
It was the duty of the MP's to direct traffic, man roadblocks, security
posts, escort & guard enemy prisoners, enforce army regulations and to keep order. The MP's trained with the division
at Ft. Benning, GA, Camp Gordon, GA, Ft. Dix, NJ and amphibious training at Camp Gordon Johnston, FL. They also participated
with the division in the Carolina manuevers of 1941 & 1942.
The 4th Infantry Division sailed for England in January 1944. They were
to participate in the Normandy invasion by landing on Utah Beach. The men of the MP Platoon were vital in directing men
& equipment off the beaches inland. Other accomplishments of the Ivymen was helping to liberate Paris in August 1944,
fighting in the Hurtgen Forest, and participating in the Battle of the Bulge. The 4th finished the war east of the Rhine near
Amberg, Germany.
