Lineage and Honors Information as of 18 February 2011
338th ARMY BAND
Constituted 15 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 338th Army Band
Activated 9 February 1944 at Camp Sibert, Alabama
Redesignated 15 March 1944 as the 338th Army Service Forces Band
Inactivated 15 February 1946 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 338th Army Band
Allotted 15 May 1952 to the Organized Reserve Corps
Activated 1 June 1952 at Columbus, Ohio
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Location changed 5 August 1996 to Whitehall, Ohio
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
None
DECORATIONS
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PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History