Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 April 2014
8th ARMY BAND
- 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
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), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953-1954
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History
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