Constituted 13 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the Band, 4th Engineer Amphibian Brigade

Activated 1 February 1943 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts

Redesignated 14 May 1943 as the Band, 4th Engineer Special Brigade

Reorganized and redesignated 28 August 1944 as the 434th Army Service Forces Band

Inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan

Redesignated 5 January 1955 as the 434th Army Band and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 24 February 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        New Guinea
                                                        Luzon

DECORATIONS

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: