Lineage

380th Army Band Regalia

Description and Symbolism

All four pieces of regalia bear a representation of the 99th Regional Support Command insignias, recalling current unit affiliation. Dark blue is the color traditionally associated with the Adjutant General Corps, reflecting the organization under which bands are formed. The dogwood blossoms represent the state of Virginia, home of the 380th Army Band. The red and white portions of the tabard and drum allude to the official city flag of Richmond, VA where the Band trains and performs.

Baldric: On a dark blue field, the bottom portion scarlet, displaying the 99th Regional Support Command’s shoulder sleeve insignia below two white scrolls entwined with bunches of dogwood blossoms. The upper scroll bearing the inscription “380TH” in dark blue letters and the lower scroll inscribed “ARMY BAND” in dark blue letters. At the base of the baldric five slanted bands within a white field, implying the World War II campaign participation on the unit, in order NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for the EUROPEAN THEATER. All within a fringe border of silver.

Mace: The distinctive unit insignia of the 99th Regional Support Command is engraved on top, “308th ARMY BAND” wraps completely around the head in raised letters on a recessed band, all above a depiction of dogwood blossoms surrounding the insignia of an Army musician, a checkerboard pattern at base.

Tabard: A dark blue field, in the lower portion two parallel scarlet bars both topped with a thinner white bar, representing the city of Richmond, VA, surmounted by the 99th Regional Support Command’s shoulder sleeve insignia. Above the insignia a white scroll bearing the inscription “380TH ARMY BAND” in dark blue letters. All within a fringe border of silver.

Drum: A dark blue field, in the lower portion two parallel scarlet bars both topped with a thinner white bar, and on either side five bands implying the World War II campaign participation on the unit, in order NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for the EUROPEAN THEATER.

Tab: An embroidered tab of white with the inscription “380TH ARMY BAND” in ultramarine blue 5/16 inch (.79 cm) letters, edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) ultramarine blue border. The overall dimensions are 3 15/16 inches (10 cm) in length and 11/16 inch (1.75 cm) in width. The tab was approved on 26 August 2011. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-1061).

Chronological history

Constituted 2 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the Band, 80th Infantry Division

Activated 12 August 1943 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 80th Infantry Division Band

Inactivated 4 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Redesignated 15 July 1946 as the 80th Airborne Division Band and allotted to the Organized Reserves

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

Redesignated 10 May 1952 as the 80th Infantry Division Band

Redesignated 12 February 1959 as the 80th Division Band

Activated 23 March 1959 at Fredericksburg, Virginia

Location changed 11 May 1959 to Fort Lee, Virginia

Consolidated 31 January 1968 with the Support Company, 80th Division (Training) and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the Support Company and Band, 80th Division (Training)

Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1970 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Band, 80th Support Battalion, an element of the 80th Division (Training)

Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and Band, 80th Support Battalion, an element of the 80th Division (Training)

(Location of band element changed in 1975 to Richmond, Virginia)

Band element withdrawn 16 November 1982 and redesignated as the 880th Army Band, an element of the 80th Division (Training) (Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 80th Support Battalion--hereafter separate lineage)

Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1983 as the band element of Headquarters Company, 80th Division (Training)

Band element withdrawn 16 September 1988 from Headquarters Company, 80th Division (Training); concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 80th Division Band

(80th Division [Training] reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1994 as the 80th Division [Institutional Training])

Relieved 1 October 2008 from assignment to the 80th Division (Institutional Training)

Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2008 as the 380th Army Band

Reassigned to the 99th RSC

Band relocated from Richmond, VA to Fort Eustis, VA in January 2020

Find more information about this and other Army Bands at: http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/ag/band-380ar.htm