Glossary
| A-4 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply on air staffs, corresponding to the G-4 on other Army staffs |
| AAR | After action report |
| Abn | Airborne |
| ACofS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
| Adm | Administrative |
| ADO(US) | Assistant Directorate of Organization (U.S.) |
| ADSEC | Advance Section, Communications Zone |
| AEAF | Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
| AF | Air Force |
| AFHQ | Allied Force Headquarters |
| AFSC | Air Force Service Command |
| AG | Adjutant general |
| AGF | Army Ground Forces |
| A Gp | Army group |
| Ammo | Ammunition |
| AMSO | Air Minister for Supply and Organization |
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ANCXF |
Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Force |
| ASF | Army Service Forces |
| ASP | Ammunition supply point |
| Avgas | Aviation gasoline |
| Bailey bridging | Military bridging designed by British engineers |
| BCC(L) | BOLERO Combined Committee (London) |
| BCC(W) | BOLERO Combined Committee (Washington) |
| Bd | Board |
| Belgian gates | Steel gates used either as barricades or beach obstacles. Also known as Element “C.” |
| Br | Branch; British |
| BSCC | BOLERO-SICKLE Combined Committee |
| BUCO | Buildup Control Organization |
| CAO | Chief Administrative Officer |
| CATOR | Combined Air Transport Operations Room |
| Cbl | Cable |
| CCS | Combined Chiefs of Staff |
| CinC | Commander in Chief |
| C-in-C | Commander-in-Chief (British usage) |
| Cir | Circular |
| CG | Commanding General |
| Chespaling | A wood and wire matting laid on beaches wherever needed to provide footing for vehicles |
| Classes of Supply | |
| I | Rations |
| III | Fuels and lubricants such as gasoline and coal |
| V | Ammunition and explosives |
| II and IV | All other supplies and equipment for which allowances may(Class II) or may not (Class IV) be established, as, for example, clothing, weapons, construction and fortification materials |
| CofEngrs | Chief of Engineers |
| CofS | Chief of Staff |
| CofT | Chief of Transportation |
| Com | Committee |
| Comd | Command |
| Comdr | Commander |
| COMZ | Communications Zone |
| Conf | Conference |
| COS Com | British Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| COSSAC | Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Designate) |
| CPS | Combined Staff Planners |
| CWS | Chemical Warfare Service |
| DCofS | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Dir | Directive; director |
| Div | Division |
| DQMG(L) | Deputy Quartermaster General (Liaison) (British) |
| DUKW | 2½ ton 6 x 6 amphibian truck |
| Dumb barge | An unpowered barge that could be beached |
| Engrs | Engineers |
| ETOUSA | European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
| EUCOM | European Command, successor to USFET |
| Exec | Executive |
| Ex 0 | Executive Officer |
| FECOMZ | Forward Echelon, Communications Zone |
| FUSA | First U.S. Army |
| FUSAG | 1st U.S. Army Group |
| G-1 | ACofS for personnel |
| G-2 | ACofS for intelligence |
| G-3 | ACofS for operations |
| G-4 | ACofS for supply |
| Gen Bd Rpt | General Board Report |
| GFRS | Ground Force Replacement System |
| GHQ | General Headquarters |
| GO | General Order |
| Gp | Group |
| GPA | General Purchasing Agent |
| Hedgehog | Portable obstacle, made of three crossed angle irons |
| Hist | Historical |
| Incl | Inclosure |
| Ind | Indorsement |
| Int | Intelligence |
| Interv | Interview |
| ISS | Identification of Separate Shipments to Overseas Destinations |
| JPs | Joint Staff Planners |
| Jt | Joint |
| LBV | Landing barge, which was capable of carrying either supplies or vehicles and could be beached |
| LCI(L) | Landing craft, infantry (light) |
| LCM | Landing craft, mechanized |
| LCT | Landing craft, tank |
| Liberty ship | A cargo ship of approximately 10,000 tons which was designed for speedy construction early in the war and served as the work-horse in ocean shipping |
| Ln | Liaison |
| Lobnitz pierheads | Huge steel structures towed to the Normandy beaches to provide the unloading facilities for LCTs, LSTs and coasters in the MULBERRIES |
| Log | Logistical |
| LST | Landing ship, tank |
| LVT | Landing vehicle, tracked |
| Min | Minutes |
| Mov and Tn Br | Movements and Transportation Branch |
| MOVCO | Movement Control |
| MT ship | Liberty ship converted for maximum vehicle-carrying purposes |
| MT80 | Motor transport gasoline, 80-octane |
| MTB | Motor Transport Brigade |
| Mtg | Meeting |
| MTS | Motor Transport Service |
| NAAFI | Navy Army Air Force Institute (British) |
| NATO | North African Theater of Operations |
| NOIC | Naval Officer in Command |
| NUSA | Ninth U.S. Army |
| NYPOE | New York Port of Embarkation |
| OCofEngrs | Office, Chief of Engineers |
| OCofT | Office, Chief of Transportation |
| OCMH | Office, Chief of Military History |
| OPD | Operations Division, War Department |
| Opn | Operation |
| OQMG | Office of the Quartermaster General |
| ORC | Organized Reserve Corps |
| Ord | Ordnance |
| P&O | Plans & Operations Division, WD, successor to OPD |
| PC&R Gp | Port construction and repair group |
| Plng | Planning |
| PLUTO | From “pipeline under the ocean”—a cross-Channel underwater pipeline planned for bulk POL deliveries to the far shore |
| PMS&T | Professor of Military Science and Tactics |
| POL | Petrol, oil, and lubricants |
| prep | prepared |
| PROCO | Projects for Continental Operations, a system of requisitioning supplies and equipment for special operations |
| PSO | Principal Staff Officers |
| Q(L) | Quartermaster (Liaison) |
| QM | Quartermaster |
| RA | Regular Army |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAP | ROUNDUP Administrative Planners |
| Rhino ferry | A barge constructed of bolted ponton units and propelled by an outboard motor |
| RTO | Rail Transportation Officer |
| SAC | Supreme Allied Commander |
| SHAEF | Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| Sommerfeld track | A matting made of wire netting reinforced with steel, used in the same manner as chespaling |
| SOP | Standing operating procedure |
| SOS | Services of Supply |
| SPOBS | Special Observer Group |
| Stf | Staff |
| SUP | Single unit pack, a method of crating vehicles |
| Svc | Service |
| T/BA | Tables of Basic Allowance |
| TC | Transportation Corps |
| TCC | Troop Carrier Command |
| Teller mine | A German land mine |
| Tetrahedra | Pyramid-shaped obstacles made of angle iron |
| TUP | Twin unit pack, a method of crating vehicles |
| TURCO | Turn-Round Control |
| TUSA | Third U.S. Army |
| T/E | Tables of Equipment |
| T/O&E | Tables of Organization and Equipment |
| TWX | Teletype message |
| USAAFUK | United States Army Air Forces in the United Kingdom |
| USAFBI | United States Army Forces in the British Isles |
| USANIF | United States Army Northern Ireland Force |
| USFET | United States Forces in the European Theater, successor command to ETOUSA |
| USSTAF | United States Strategic Air Forces |
| WD | War Department |
| WO | War Office |
| WPD | War Plans Division, War Department, predecessor of OPD |
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