Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment.
DescriptionOn a yellow disk 3 1/4 inches in diameter with a 1/8 inch edge, a conventionalized black volcano emitting smoke, the volcano charged with three yellow mullets in fess.SymbolismThe volcano represents the area in which the units were located.
The three stars are taken from the Philippines Coat of Arms which represents the principal islands - Luzon and Mindanao, and the Visayan Islands.BackgroundThe insignia was requested for the lst Philippine Battalion; however the unit was changed to the lst Philippine Regiment.
The authorization approved on August 6, 1942, was for all Philippine Battalions.
Own work, after Image:1st Philippine Regiment Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.gif (shoulder insignia design as created by US Army can be viewed at File:Camp Roberts Trainer (Vol 2 No 3)- 1st Filipino Infantry p002.jpg).