A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess dancett Azure and Argent, in chief a ram's head affront of the second and in base a jack boot Vert. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Blue scroll turned Silver inscribed "FIX BAYONETS" in Silver letters.
The blue is for Infantry and the ram's head symbolizes a unit skilled in mountain activity. The white (silver) base with the dancett partition line represents snow-capped mountains and the green boot is an allusion to service in Italy.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 18 May 1951.