To preserve their noncombatant status under the Geneva Convention, the War Department did not give medics combat pay (ten dollars extra a month) or the right to wear the combat Infantryman Badge.
为保持日内瓦公约规定的人员身份,陆军部不给救
兵发放作
津贴(每月特
10
),也不允许他们佩戴步兵荣誉证章。