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

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