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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