78th Army Band

78th Army Band
78th Army Band Logo & Tabard
Active	2 August 1943-present
Allegiance	99th RSC
Type	Reserve
Size	39 members & 1 commander
Garrison/HQ	Fort Dix
March	The Army Goes Rolling Along
Engagements	Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Commanders
Current commander	WOC Eric Flowers (incoming)

The 78th Army Band, United States Army Reserve is one of the premier musical organizations of the 99th Reserve Support Command. It was organized on 1 October 2008 as part of the Army Reserve Transformation process and was posted to Ft Dix New Jersey. In addition to its concert, ceremonial and concert bands the 78th Army Band also features a Jazz Combo, two Brass Quintets, a Woodwind Quintet, a Dixie-land Band and a Rock Band known as "Checkmate". Presently the band's members are from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

As an Army Reserve Band the 78th trains and performs one weekend a month and performs two weeks of active duty each year.

1 Leadership
2 Musical Performance Teams
3 Recruiting/Contact Information
4 Public Performance Information
5 Lineage And Honors Information
6 Heraldric Devices
7 References
8 External links

Leadership

Commander	WO1 Eric Flowers
First Sergeant	1SG Timothy Pawlik
Unit Administrator	Mr. Kim Kegerise
Unit Administrator Technician	Ms. Leslie Rickert
Unit Training NCO	SFC Russ Brown
Unit Supply NCO	SFC Steven Hassinger
Unit Operations NCO	SSG David Federico
Unit Library NCO	SSG Brian Endlein
Unit Sound NCO	SFC Trevor Sanders
Unit Transportation NCO	SSG Charles DePalmo

Musical Performance Teams

The 78th Army Band consists of several small performance ensembles, including:^[2]

Ensemble	OIC/NCOIC
Concert Band	WO1 Flowers; 1SG Pawlik; SSG Endlein
Ceremonial Band	WO1 Flowers; 1SG Pawlik, SSG Greeson
Big Band	SFC Hassinger
Woodwind Quintet	SGT Harding
Brass Quintet	SSG Beyer
Jazz Combo	SFC Kormanski
"Checkmate" Rock Group	SFC Traini
"Fort Dixieland Band" Traditional Jazz Group	SGT Parks
"The Deuce" Small Ceremonial Ensemble	SSG Kegerise

Recruiting/Contact Information

As an Army Reserve Band the 78th Army Band offers musicians the opportunity to serve their country through music while securing funding to help them pay for college. If you would be interested in becoming a member of the 78th, the band can be reached at 609-562-7710. Interested musicians are encouraged to visit and rehearse with the band.

The 78th Army Band facebook page is: www.facebook.com/78thArmyBand^[3]

Public Performance Information

Beyond military ceremonial performances, the 78th Army Band frequently performs Community Relations performances to give back to our community. These performances often include high school and community concerts, parades and other such performances as requested by members of the community at large.

To see more information about our public performance, this list is available from Army Bands Online^[4]

Notable Performances

U.S. Army War College Commencement, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Annual Performance ^[5]
Tour in Germany, 1992
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1992
U.S. National Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C., 2008 ^[6]
National Boy Scout Jamboree, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, 2010 ^[7]

Lineage And Honors Information

Lineage and Honors Information Correct as of 20 March 2009^[8]

Constituted 2 August 1943 in the Organized Reserves as the Band, 78th Infantry Division
Activated 9 August 1943 at Camp Butner, North Carolina
Redesignated 1 December 1943 as the 78th Infantry Division Band
Inactivated 22 May 1946 in Germany

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

Activated 1 October 1950 at Newark, New Jersey
Location changed 9 November 1955 to Kearny, New Jersey; on 6 December 1958 to Edison, New Jersey
Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1959 as the 78th Division Band
Consolidated 31 January 1968 with the Support Company, 78th Division (Training) and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the Support Company and Band, 78th Division (Training)
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1970 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Band, 78th Support Battalion, an element of the 78th Division (Training)
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and Band, 78th Support Battalion, an element of the 78th Division (Training)
Band element withdrawn 16 November 1982 and redesignated as the 878th Army Band, an element of the 78th Division (Training) (Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 78th Support Battalion—hereafter separate lineage)
Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1983 as the band element of Headquarters Company, 78th Division (Training)
Band element withdrawn 16 September 1988 from Headquarters Company, 78th Division (Training); concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 78th Division Band

(78th Division [Training] reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 78th Division [Exercise]; on 17 October 1999 as the 78th Division [Training Support])

Relieved 1 April 2007 from assignment to the 78th Division (Training Support)
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2008 as the 78th Army Band; concurrently location changed to Fort Dix, New Jersey

The current 78th Army Band also incorporates several previous Army Bands:

17th Army Band, Fort Dix, NJ
307th Army Band, Norristown, PA

78th Army Band Honors^[9]

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Decorations

Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)

Meritorious Unit Commendation order taken from 78th Army Band Unit Historical Archives.

Heraldric Devices

The 78th Army Band has its own collection of Heraldric Devices^[10], including a Baldric, Mace, Tabard, Drum design and Unit Tab for wear on the Uniform