Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 September 2013
389th ARMY BAND
(U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND BAND)
- Constituted 15 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 389th Army Band
- Activated 21 January 1944 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
- Redesignated 11 March 1944 as the 389th Army Service Forces Band
- Redesignated 11 June 1946 as the 389th Band
- Redesignated 7 May 1947 as the 389th Army Band
- Allotted 19 November 1951 to the Regular Army
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered FORT MONMOUTH 1944-1945
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2004
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2010-2011
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
Return to Branch Index