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History
Summary
2 February 1901 - Constituted in the Regular Army as Band, 15th Cavalry
12 February 1901 - Organized at the Presidio of San Francisco, California
3 June 1916 - Reorganized, redesignated as Band Section, Headquarters Troop, 15th Cavalry
1921- Reorganized as Band Section, Service Troop, 15th Cavalry
18 October 1921 - Inactivated at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming
31 July 1927 - Separated from the Service Troop and redesignated as Band, 15th Cavalry
22 March 1942 - Activated at Fort Riley, Kansas
2 June 1944 - Reorganized and redesignated as the 62nd Army Ground Forces Band
15 May 1947 - Redesignated as the 62nd Army Band
1973 - Assumed assignment as the Army Air Defense Artillery Center Band
The band served in the Philippine Insurrection and World War I, but not in any named campaigns.
