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Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 April 2014

8th ARMY BAND

  • Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry
  • Organized 8 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona
  • Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1920 as the Band Section, Supply Company, 35th Infantry
  • Redesignated 7 February 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 35th Infantry
  • Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1927 as the Band, 35th Infantry
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1944 as the 124th Army Ground Forces Band
  • Redesignated 1 June 1947 as the 124th Army Band
  • Reorganized and redesignated 8 November 1950 as the 8th Army Band

Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War II
  • Central Pacific
  • Guadalcanal
  • Korean War
  • UN Offensive
  • CCF Intervention
  • First UN Counteroffensive
  • CCF Spring Offensive
  • UN Summer-Fall Offensive
  • Second Korean Winter
  • Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
  • Third Korean Winter
  • Korea, Summer 1953

Decorations

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953-1954
  • Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952
  • Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History


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