8th Army Band
Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 October 2006
8th Army Band Lineage
Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 35th Infantry
Organized 8 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1920 as the Band Section, Supply Company, 35th Infantry
Redesignated 7 February 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 35th Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 21 July 1927 as the Band, 35th Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1944 as the 124th Army Ground Forces Band
Redesignated 1 June 1947 as the 124th Army Band
Reorganized and redesignated 8 November 1950 as the 8th Army Band
8th Army Band Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Central Pacific; Guadalcanal
Korean War: UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1953-1954
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1951-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953