List of Abbreviations
| A-1 | Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Personnel |
| A-4 | Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Materiel |
| AAA | Antiaircraft artillery |
| AAB | Army air base |
| AACS | Army Airways Communications Service |
| AAF | Army Air Forces |
| ACofAS | Assistant Chief of Air Staff |
| ACofS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
| AFHQ | Allied Forces Headquarters (North Africa) |
| AFPAC | Army Forces in the Pacific |
| AFWESPAC | Army Forces in the West Pacific |
| AG | Adjutant general |
| AGCT | Army General Classification Test |
| AGD | Adjutant General's Department |
| AGF | Army Ground Forces |
| AGO | Adjutant General's Office |
| AMET | Africa-Middle East Theater |
| ANC | Army Nurse Corps |
| AR | Army Regulations |
| ASC | Air Service Command |
| ASF | Army Service Forces |
| Asgmt | Assignment |
| ASTP | Army Specialized Training Program |
| ASW | Assistant Secretary of War |
| ATC | Air Transport Command |
| ATS | Auxiliary Territorial Service |
| AUS | Army of the United States |
| AWS | Aircraft Warning Service |
| AWVS | American Women's Volunteer Services |
| Bd | Board |
| Bn | Battalion |
| CBI | China-Burma-India theater |
| Cbl | Cablegram |
| CDD | Certificate of Disability for Discharge |
| Cen | Center |
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| CFTC | Central Flying Training Command |
| CG | Commanding General |
| CIC | Counterintelligence Corps |
| CID | Criminal Investigation Division |
| CinC | Commander-in-chief |
| Cir | Circular |
| Classif | Classification |
| CM-IN | Classified Message sent into Pentagon |
| CM-OUT | Classified Message sent out of Pentagon |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Co | Company |
| Cof | Chief of (in combinations) |
| CofS | Chief of Staff |
| CofT | Chief of Transportation |
| Com | Committee |
| Comd | Command |
| Comdr | Commander |
| Comdt | Commandant |
| Comptr | Comptroller |
| Conf | Conference |
| Contl | Control |
| CSigO | Chief Signal Officer |
| CT | China Theater |
| CWS | Chemical Warfare Service |
| DCofS | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Def | Defense |
| Dep | Deputy |
| Det | Detachment |
| D/F | Disposition Form |
| Dir | Director |
| Div | Division |
| DRB AGO | Departmental Records Branch, Adjutant General's Office |
| EDC | Eastern Defense Command |
| EFS | Extended Field Service |
| EM Enlisted men | |
| Engr | Engineer |
| Enl | Enlisted |
| Enlmt | Enlistment |
| ESCTC | Eastern Signal Corps Training Center |
| ETO | European Theater of Operations |
| ETOUSA | European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army |
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| EW | Enlisted women |
| Exec | Executive, executive Officer |
| FA | Field Artillery |
| FEAF | Far East Air Forces |
| FEASC | Far East Air Service Command |
| Fin | Finance |
| Fld | Field |
| G-1 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel |
| G-2 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Military Intelligence |
| G-3 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training |
| G-4 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply and Evacuation |
| Gen | General |
| GO | General Orders |
| Gp | Group |
| GS | General Staff |
| HD SSLSA | Historical Division, Special Staff, U.S. Army |
| Hist | Historical |
| HR | House of Representatives (before bill numbers) |
| HRPOE | Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation |
| IBT | India-Burma theater |
| I&E | Information and Education |
| IG | Inspector general |
| IGD | Inspector General's Department |
| Ind | Indorsement |
| Insp | Inspection, inspector |
| Int | Intelligence |
| Intcrv | Interview |
| IOS | Intermediate Officer's School |
| IPD | Industrial Personnel Division |
| JA | Judge Advocate |
| JAG | The Judge Advocate General |
| Leg | Legislative |
| Ln | Liaison |
| Ltr | Letter |
| MAAF | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
| MAT | Mental Alertness Test |
| MC | Medical Corps |
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| MD | Medical Department |
| MDW | Military District of Washington |
| Med | Medical |
| MI | Military Intelligence |
| MID | Military Intelligence Division |
| Mil | Military |
| Min | Minutes |
| MIS | Military Intelligence Service |
| MOS | Military Occupational Specialty |
| MPB | Military Personnel Branch |
| MPD | Military Personnel Department |
| M/R | Memo for Record |
| Msg | Message |
| MT | Motor Transport |
| M/T | Manning Tables |
| MTD | Military Training Division |
| Mtg | Meeting |
| MTO | Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
| MTOUSA | Mediterranean Theater of Operations. U.S. Army |
| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| NATO | North African 'cheater of Operations |
| NATOUSA | North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army |
| NCAC | National Civilian Advisory Council |
| NYPOE | New York Port of Embarkation |
| O | Office (in combinations) |
| 1st O, 2d O, 3d O | First Officer. Second Officer, Third Officer |
| OC | Officer Candidate |
| OCMH | Office of the Chief of Military History |
| OCofOrd | Office, Chief of Ordnance |
| OCofS | Office, Chief of Staff |
| OCS | Officer Candidate School |
| OCSigO | Office, Chief Signal Officer |
| Off | Officer |
| OPD | Operations and Planning Division, War Department General Staff |
| Opn(s) | Operation (s) |
| OQMG | Office of The Quartermaster General |
| Ord | Ordnance |
| Orgn | Organization |
| OSS | Office of Strategic Services |
| OTI | Office of Technical Information |
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| OWI | Office of War Information |
| OWM | Office of War Manpower |
| P&A | Personnel and Administration |
| Par | Paragraph |
| Pers | Personnel |
| PL | Public Law |
| Plng | Planning |
| PM | Provost marshal |
| PMG | Provost Marshal General |
| POE | Port of Embarkation |
| PRO | Public Relations Officer |
| Proj | Project |
| QM | Quartermaster |
| QMC | Quartermaster Corps |
| QMG | The Quartermaster General |
| Rctg | Recruiting |
| Rec | Record |
| Reg | Regulation |
| Rep | Representative |
| Repl | Replacement |
| Reqmt | Requirement |
| R&I | Recruiting and Induction |
| RPB | Recruiting Publicity Bureau |
| S | Senate (before bill numbers) |
| Sch | School |
| SEAC | Southeast Asia Command |
| Sec | Section |
| Serv | Service |
| SFPOE | San Francisco Port of Embarkation |
| SG | Surgeon General |
| SGO | Surgeon General's Office |
| SHAEF | Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| SigC | Signal Corps |
| SigO | Signal Officer |
| SN | Secretary of the Navy |
| SO | Special Order |
| SOS | Services of Supply |
| Sp | Special |
| SPARS | Women's service in the U.S. Coast Guard |
| SPD | Special Planning Division |
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| SPOBS | Special Observer Group (American Mission in Britain) |
| SS | Selective Service |
| SSN | Specification Serial Number |
| SSUSA | Special Staff, U.S. Army |
| Stat | Statistical |
| Stf | Staff |
| Sub | Subject |
| Surv | Survey |
| Svc | Service Command |
| SW | Secretary of War |
| SWPA | Southwest Pacific Area |
| Tab | Table |
| TAG | The Adjutant General |
| TC | Transportation Corps |
| T/E | Table of Equipment |
| Tech | Technical |
| Telg | Telegram |
| TIC | The Inspector General |
| Tng | Training |
| T/O | Table of Organization |
| Tp | Telephone |
| USAF | U.S. Air Forces |
| USAFBI | U.S. Army Forces in the British Isles |
| USAFFE | U.S. Army Forces in the Far East |
| USAFI | U.S. Armed Forces Institute |
| USAFIME | U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East |
| USAFPAC | U.S. Army Forces, Pacific |
| USAFWESPAC | U.S. Army Forces, West Pacific |
| USASOS | U.S. Army Services of Supply (Southwest Pacific) |
| USFCT | U.S. Forces, China Theater |
| USFET | U.S. Forces, European Theater Redesignation of ETOUSA after 1 Jul 45. |
| USMA U.S. | Military Academy |
| USN | U.S. Navy |
| USO | United Service Organizations |
| USSTAF | U.S. Strategic Air Forces (in Europe) |
| VA | Veterans' Administration |
| WAAC | Women's Army Auxiliary Corps |
| Waac | A member of the WAAC |
| WAAF | Women's Army Auxiliary Force (proposed name for WAAC) |
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| WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force (British) |
| WAC | Women's Army Corps |
| Wac | A member of the WAC |
| WAF | Women in the Air Force |
| WASP | Women Air Service Pilots |
| WAVES | Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (the women's service in the U.S. Navy) |
| Wave | A member of the WAVES |
| WCT | Women's Classification Test |
| WD | War Department |
| WDBPR | War Department Bureau of Public Relations |
| WDC | Western Defense Command |
| WDGS | War Department General Staff |
| WFTC | Western Flying Training Command |
| WIRES | Women in Radio and Electrical Service |
| WMC | War Manpower Commission |
| WO | Warrant Officer |
| WPD | War Plans Division, of the War Department General Staff |
| ZI | Zone of Interior |
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