Lineage and Honors Information as of 27 May 2011
300th ARMY BAND
Constituted 1 December 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 300th Army Band and activated in England
Reorganized and redesignated 29 May 1944 as the 300th Army Ground Forces Band
Inactivated 30 November 1946 in Germany
Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 300th Army Band
Allotted 24 November 1967 to the Army Reserve
Activated 20 January 1968 at Bell, California
Location changed 31 October 1969 to Torrance, California; on 24 April 1972 to Los Angeles, California; in 1984 to Bell, California
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
European-African-Middle Eastern Theater,
Streamer without inscription
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History