Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 April 2014
399th ARMY BAND
- Constituted 13 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 399th Army Service Forces Band
- Activated 1 June 1944 at Naples, Italy
- Redesignated 29 July 1946 as the 399th Band
- Inactivated 20 January 1947 in Germany
- Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 399th Army Band
- Allotted 13 November 1947 to the Organized Reserves
- Activated 24 November 1947 at Detroit, Michigan
- (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Inactivated 5 May 1949 at Detroit, Michigan
- Withdrawn 14 January 1955 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 7 March 1955 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Rome-Arno
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
Decorations
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History
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