Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 September 2010
9th ARMY BAND
Constituted 7 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 236th Army Band
Activated 1 June 1944 in New Guinea
Redesignated 20 June 1944 as the 236th Army Ground Forces Band
Inactivated 30 June 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 13 December 1946 as the 9th Army Ground Forces Band
Activated 31 December 1946 in the Philippines
Inactivated 30 March 1947 in the Philippines
Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 9th Army Band
Allotted 28 November 1950 to the Regular Army
Activated 10 January 1951 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Inactivated 1 September 1974 at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska
Activated 16 November 1995 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
DECORATIONS
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History