Lineage and Honors Information as of 10 February 2016
282d Army Band
- Organized in 1869 in the Regular Army at Richmond, Virginia, as the Band, 21st Infantry
- Reorganized and redesignated 5 August 1914 as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 21st Infantry
- Reorganized and redesignated 18 January 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 21st Infantry
- Inactivated 6 October 1921 at Fort George G. Wright, Washington
- Activated 28 November 1921 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Separated from the Service Company 1 August 1927 and reorganized as the Band, 21st Infantry
- Redesignated 27 June 1943 as the Band, 123d Infantry
- Reorganized and redesignated 10 January 1944 as the 282d Army Band
- Reorganized and redesignated 12 May 1944 as the 282d Army Ground Forces Band
- Redesignated 1 June 1947 as the 282d Army Band
- Inactivated 20 May 1949 at Seoul, Korea
- Activated 16 March 1956 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Campaign Participation Credit
- Indian Wars
- Modocs
- Nez Perces
- Bannocks
- Arizona 1869
- Arizona 1870
- War with Spain
- Santiago
- Philippine Insurrection
- Zapote River
- Luzon 1899
- Luzon 1901
- Luzon 1902
- World War II
- Central Pacific
Decorations
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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