Constituted 7 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 236th Army Band

Activated 1 June 1944 in New Guinea

Redesignated 20 June 1944 as the 236th Army Ground Forces Band

Inactivated 30 June 1946 in Japan

Redesignated 13 December 1946 as the 9th Army Ground Forces Band

Activated 31 December 1946 in the Philippines

Inactivated 30 March 1947 in the Philippines

Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 9th Army Band

Allotted 28 November 1950 to the Regular Army

Activated 10 January 1951 at Fort Richardson, Alaska

Inactivated 1 September 1974 at Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska

Activated 16 November 1995 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                            World War II
                                                            New Guinea
                                                            Leyte
                                                            Luzon

 

DECORATIONS

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

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: