The United States Army Signal Corps Band, headquartered at Fort Gordon, Georgia, serves as a musical outreach asset for the U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon.

The 40 member ensemble performs numerous concerts and ceremonies in support of local and regional events, including festivals, inaugurations, and both city and state commemorations. The Band's smaller ensembles frequently travel, both within the Central Savannah River Area, and throughout the United States, in support of the Commanding General's public outreach program. The Band also serves as the primary ceremonial unit assigned to Fort Gordon, providing ceremonial and musical support for a wide variety of signal Center ceremonies, graduations, and formal military functions.

Signal Corps Band Lineage & Honors

Statement of Service

434th Army Band (The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band)

Constituted 13 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the Band, 4th Engineer Amphibian Brigade
Activated 1 February 1943 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Redesignated 14 May 1943 as the Band, 4th Engineer Special Brigade
Reorganized and redesignated 28 August 1944 as the 434th Army Service Forces Band
Inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 5 January 1955 as the 434th Army Band and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 24 February 1955 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
Authorized the Distinctive Designation "The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band" 19 June 1985

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

New Guinea
Luzon

Decorations

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

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Unit Regalia

All Army Bands are authorized Band Regalia consisting of the following heraldic equipment: snare and bass drums, drum major's mace, drum major's baldric, and tabards for heraldic trumpets. Shown below are the drum major's baldric and mace, and the snare drum shell used by The U.S. Signal Corps Band. Each item of Army Band regalia is designed and authorized by The Army Institute of Heraldry, and lists the unit's wartime decorations and campaign participation.

Drum Major Baldric			Drum Major Mace

Heraldic Trumpet Tabard			Heraldic Snare Drum

Symbolism

Orange and white are the colors traditionally used for Signal Corps units. The Signal Corps regimental insignia appears on all the regalia pieces and underscores the band’s special designation. The Philippine sun, palm trees, and blue disc, simulating a globe, symbolize the unit’s war service in the Philippines.