On a light blue field, edged on each side with a gray stripe surmounted by a dark blue narrow stripe, at the top a yellow fleur-de-lis, below the top fleur-de-lis stylized numerals “42D” encircled by a gray rope mounted above two dark blue scrolls with scarlet folded back edged gray, inscribed “INFANTRY” at the top and “DIVISION” at the bottom in gray letters. Beneath the scrolls in front of the gray rope the 42^nd Infantry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia following six campaign streamers from World War I inscribed “LORRAINE 1918”, “CHAMPAGNE 1918”, “CHAMPAGNE-MARNE”, “AISNE-MARNE”, “ST. MIHIEL”, and “MEUSE-ARGONNE”. At the base a yellow fleur-de-lis succeeding three World War II campaigns and an Iraq campaign inscribed “ARDENNES-ALSACE”, “RHINELAND”, “CENTRAL EUROPE”, and “IRAQI GOVERNANCE”.

The designs are based on the unit’s shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by soldiers of the 42D Infantry Division. The fleurs-da-lis symbolizes participation in World War I and World War II in France. The rose of York represents the unit’s lineage to New York and allegiance to the New York Army National Guard.

The regalia was originally provided on 11 May 1973. The regalia was updated to include current campaign participation on 3 August 2020.