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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Lineage and Honors 23rd Army Band Organized and Federally recognized 1 February 1924 in the Utah National Guard as the Band Section, Service Battery, 145th Field Artillery, an element of the 40th Division, at Salt Lake City. Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1940 as Band, 145th Field Artillery Inducted into Federal service 3 March 1941 at Salt Lake City Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1942 as Band, 24th Division Artillery Disbanded 1 December 1943 in Australia Reconstituted 25 August 1945 in the Utah National Guard as Band, 24th Division Artillery Redesignated 25 June 1946 as the 23rd Army Ground Forces Band Redesignated 17 May 1947 as the 23rd Army Band Organized and Federally recognized 2 February 1948 at Salt Lake City Home Station: Salt Lake City CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT World War II New Guinea DECORATIONS None BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: J. C. PENNINGTON Brigadier General, U.S. Army The Adjutant General |
