Authorised 28 April 1923
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inch (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure (Silver Gray) on a fess Gules between seven cannons, four and three, muzzles upwards Sable, an arrow of the first, all within a bordure gyronny Vert, Argent and of the second alternating. From a wreath Argent and Gules, an arm in armor embowed holding nine arrows all Argent (Silver Gray). Below the above is a white scroll inscribed "I'LL TRY SIR" in Silver letters.
The shield is white, the color of Infantry facings when the Regiment was organized. The red fess with arrow commemorates the battle of Tippecanoe; the battle of Lundy's Lane is shown by the seven cannons captured there; while the border of green, white, and red is for the Mexican War. The crest is a modification of the crest of General Nelson A. Miles who was for many years Colonel of the Regiment and who led it in several notable Indian engagements. His crest is an arm in armor grasping an anchor; 9 arrows, one for each Indian campaign, is substituted for the anchor in the regimental crest.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 April 1923. It was amended to correct the description on 25 May 1970. The insignia was amended to update the description on 7 December 2011. Coat of Arms
