282d Army Band
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 April 2009
282d Army Band Lineage
Organized in 1869 in the Regular Army at Richmond, Virginia, as the Band, 21st Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 5 August 1914 as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 21st Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 18 January 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 21st Infantry
Inactivated 6 October 1921 at Fort George G. Wright, Washington
Activated 28 November 1921 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Separated from the Service Company 1 August 1927 and reorganized as the Band, 21st Infantry
Redesignated 27 June 1943 as the Band, 123d Infantry
Reorganized and redesignated 10 January 1944 as the 282d Army Band
Reorganized and redesignated 12 May 1944 as the 282d Army Ground Forces Band
Redesignated 1 June 1947 as the 282d Army Band
Inactivated 20 May 1949 in Korea
Activated 16 March 1956 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
282d Army Band Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Philippine Insurrection: Luzon 1899; Luzon 1901; Luzon 1902
World War II: Central Pacific
Decorations
None