Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 August 2010
85th ARMY BAND
Constituted 2 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the Band, 85th Infantry Division
Activated 1 September 1943 at Camp Coxcomb, California
Redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 85th Infantry Division Band
Disbanded 25 August 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Reconstituted 6 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves as the 85th Infantry Division Band
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Activated 26 March 1948 at Peoria, Illinois
Location changed 1 January 1951 to Gurnee, Illinois; on 31 October 1952 to Waukegan, Illinois
Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1959 as the 85th Division Band
Consolidated 31 January 1968 with the Support Company, 85th Division, and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the Support Company and Band, 85th Division
Location changed 12 September 1970 to Chicago, Illinois
Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1970 as Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Band, 85th Support Battalion, an element of the 85th Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1971 as Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment and Band, 85th Support Battalion
Band element withdrawn 16 September 1979 from Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment and Band, 85th Support Battalion, and assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 85th Division
Location changed 15 May 1984 to Arlington Heights, Illinois
Band element withdrawn 16 September 1988 from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 85th Division, and redesignated as the 85th Division Band
Location changed 22 February 1991 to Fort Sheridan, Illinois; on 2 June 1998 to Arlington Heights, Illinois
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2008 as the 85th Army Band
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Rome-Arno
North Apennines
Po Valley
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History