283d Army Band
(United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Band)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 November 2009
283d Army Band Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the Band, 34th Infantry
Organized 15 July 1916 at El Paso, Texas
Redesignated in 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 34th Infantry
Separated from the Service Company 28 June 1927 and redesignated as the Band,
34th Infantry
Inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 8 October 1942 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and redesignated as the Band, 136th Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 10 January 1944 as the 283d Army Band
Reorganized and redesignated 12 May 1944 as the 283d Army Ground Forces Band
Inactivated 10 December 1946 in the Philippine Islands
Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 283d Army Band
Activated 24 February 1955 at Fort Benning, Georgia
283d Army Band Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War I: Lorraine
Decorations
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2003-2004