A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, sem of bees Or, a cross Argent, on a canton of the last two saltires of the field.
The shield is blue for Infantry. The Regiment was organized at Fort Douglas, Utah, in May 1917, from the 20th Infantry which is shown on the canton. The bees are taken from the arms of Utah. The Regiment is now recruited from Puerto Rico shown by the cross taken from the old banner of the island.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 14 November 1923. It was rescinded/cancelled on 28 January 1959.