Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 Jan 2020
246th Army Band
- Organized and Federally recognized 12 October 1939 in the South Carolina National Guard at Columbia as the Band Section, Service Battery, 178th Field Artillery
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1940 as the Band, 178th Field Artillery
- Inducted into Federal service 27 January 1941 at Columbia
- Reorganized and redesignated 24 February 1944 as the 246th Army Band
- Redesignated 27 June 1944 as the 246th Army Ground Forces Band
- Inactivated 30 September 1945 in Italy
- Reorganized and Federally recognized 11 February 1947 at Newberry
- Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 246th Army Band
- Location changed 1 October 1986 to West Columbia; on 1 October 1988 to Columbia
- Location changed 1 October 2012 to Eastover
HOME STATION: Eastover
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Tunisia
- Naples-Foggia
- Rome-Arno
Decorations
None
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History