Department of Defense

The 111^th Army Band was organized and federally recognized on 3 October 1919 in the Hawaii National Guard at Honolulu as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 1^st Infantry. After several reorganizations and re-designations, including assignment to the 24^th Infantry Division for 11 months in 1942 as the 298^th Infantry Band, the band was finally re-designated on 17 May 1947 as the 111^th Army Band. 

Lineage and Honors

• Organized and Federally recognized 3 October 1919 in the Hawaii National Guard at Honolulu as the Band Section, Headquarters Company, 1^st Infantry
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1921 as the Band Section, Service Company, 1^st Infantry
• Redesignated 17 August 1923 as the Band Section, Service Company, 298^th Infantry
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1940 as the Band, 298^th Infantry
• Inducted into Federal service 15 October 1940 at Honolulu
• (298^th Infantry assigned 1 October 1941 to the 25^th Infantry Division; relieved 3 July 1942 from assignment to the 25^th Infantry Division and assigned to the 24^th Infantry Division; relieved 12 June 1943 from assignment to the 24^th Infantry Division)
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1944 as the 111^th Army Ground Forces Band
• Inactivated 30 January 1946 at Honolulu
• Reorganized and Federally recognized 10 September 1946 in the Hawaii National Guard at Honolulu as the 111^th Army Ground Forces Band
• Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 111^th Army Band
• Location subsequently changed to Fort Ruger; on 12 February 1996 to Pearl City

HOME STATION: Pearl City

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• World War II
  • Central Pacific

DECORATIONS

• None

April 2021