Why Didn't Medics Carry Guns In Ww2. One such medic was pfc desmond doss of lynchburg, va, who refused to carry arms due to his religious faith, but who wanted to serve his nation in a noncombatant role. In the mythical beast that was a standard us army infantry company, as of 1944, nobody routinely carried a submachinegun (m1 thompson or m3 by that point).
Their arms are automatically incorporated into the geneva conventions only if and if they use their arms offensively. Under the geneva accords, and the laws of land warfare, medicsand chaplains may carry firearms for the purpose of defendingwounded persons from wild animals. Why didnt medics carry a gun in world war 2?