Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 July 2011
62d ARMY BAND
(U.S. ARMY MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS BAND)
Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the Band, 15th Cavalry
Organized 12 February 1901 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California
Reorganized and redesignated 3 June 1916 as the Band Section, Headquarters Troop, 15th Cavalry
Reorganized in 1921 as the Band Section, Service Troop, 15th Cavalry
Inactivated 18 October 1921 at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming
Band Section withdrawn 31 July 1927 from the Service Troop, 15th Cavalry, and redesignated as the Band, 15th Cavalry
Activated 22 March 1942 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Reorganized and redesignated 2 June 1944 as the 62d Army Ground Forces Band
Redesignated 15 May 1947 as the 62d Army Band
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Philippine Insurrection
Streamer without inscription
World War I
Streamer without inscription
DECORATIONS
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2009
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History