LTC Larry D. Furey

First Commanding Officer of the 720th MP Battalion
29 January 1942 to 5 October 1942

   LTC Furey was appointed Commander of the Battalion at its inception at Fort  George Meade, Maryland on 22 January 1942, during WWII.

     He participated in the selection and training of the first Battalion personnel in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and then accompanied them to Australia and New Guinea.

    On 5 October 1942 LTC Furey relinquished command to LTC James L. Patterson when he was appointed Provost Marshal of Base Section 2 (Townsville), New Guinea.