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非战斗人员身份,陆军部不给救护兵发放作战津贴(每月特加10美元),也不允许他步兵荣誉证章。