Appendix C: List of Abbreviations
The method of citing Army and Navy documents employed in this volume and others of the Pacific series is designed for brevity and to furnish relevant information concerning the source, character, date, and subject matter of the documents. Unless otherwise indicated, all documents cited are in the custody of the Historical Records Section, Departmental Records Branch, Administrative Services Division, Office of the Adjutant General, U.S. Army. Most of the abbreviations used in the footnotes in this volume are based upon the U.S. Army’s Technical Manual 20–205, Dictionary of United States Army Terms. Unfamiliar official or unofficial abbreviations and the short titles of commanders and units are explained in the following list:
AAA | Antiaircraft Artillery |
AAF SWPA | Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific Area |
AAO | Antiaircraft officer |
AC | Amphibious Corps (A Marine command corresponding to the Army’s corps) |
ACofS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
ADC | Assistant Division Commander |
Adm O | Administrative Order |
Advon5AF | Headquarters, Advanced Echelon, U.S. Fifth Air Force |
AF | Air Force |
AGS SWPA | Allied Geographic Section, Southwest Pacific Area |
AIB SWPA | Allied Intelligence Bureau, Southwest Pacific Area |
AIF | Australian Imperial Force |
AK | Cargo ship, auxiliary |
AKA | Cargo ship, attack |
ALF SWPA | Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific Area |
ALP | Air liaison party |
AMF | Australia Military Forces |
ANF SWPA | Allied Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific Area |
APA | Transport, attack |
APD | Transport (high speed) |
Arty | Artillery |
ATF | Ocean tug, fleet |
ATIS SWPA | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, Southwest Pacific Area |
AW | Automatic weapons |
BAR | Browning automatic rifle |
CA | Heavy cruiser |
CB | Naval Construction Battalion |
CCS | Combined Chiefs of Staff |
CG | Commanding General |
CINCPAC | Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet |
CINCPOA | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas |
CINCSWPA | Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area |
CL | Light cruiser |
CM-IN | Classified message, incoming |
CM-OUT | Classified message, outgoing |
CofS | Chief of Staff |
COIC | Combined Operations and Intelligence Center, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area |
COMGENCENPAC | Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area |
COMINCH | Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet |
COMSOPAC | Commander, South Pacific Area |
CRO | Chief Regulating Office(r), General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area |
CruDiv | Cruiser Division |
CTF | Commander, Task Force |
CTG | Commander, Task Group |
CTU | Commander, Task Unit |
CVE | Aircraft carrier, escort |
CVL | Aircraft carrier, small |
CyTF | CYCLONE Task Force |
DofA | Department of the Army |
DD | Destroyer |
DE | Destroyer escort |
DSEI | Daily Summary of Enemy Intelligence, G-2 Section, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area |
DUKW | Amphibian, 2½-ton, 6x6 truck, used for short runs from ship to shore |
EB&SR | Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment |
ESB | Engineer Special Brigade |
ExecO | Executive officer |
FAO | Field artillery officer |
FEC | Far East Command |
F/L | Flight Lieutenant |
FO | Field Order |
G-1 | Personnel Section of divisional or higher headquarters; the ACofS for Personnel |
G-2 | Military Intelligence Section; the ACofS for Intelligence |
G-3 | Operations and Training Section; the ACofS for Operations and Training |
G-4 | Supply and Evacuation Section; the ACofS for Supply and Evacuation |
GHQ AFPAC | General Headquarters, Army Forces Pacific |
GHQ SWPA | General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area |
GSUSA | General Staff, U.S. Army |
HMG | Heavy machine gun |
HRS DRB AGO | Historical Records Section, Departmental Records Branch, Administrative Services Division, Office of The Adjutant General, U.S. Army |
IJN | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Int | Intelligence |
InterSec | Headquarters, Intermediate Section, U.S. Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area |
JAAF | Japanese Army Air Force |
JANAC | The Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee |
JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
JICPOA | Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas |
Jnl | Journal |
JPS | Joint Staff Planners |
JSSC | Joint Strategic Survey Committee |
JWPC | Joint War Plans Committee |
LCI | Landing craft, infantry |
LCI(G) | Landing craft, infantry gunboat |
LCM | Landing craft, mechanized |
LCPR | Landing craft, personnel, ramp |
LCS | Landing craft, support |
LCT | Landing craft, tank |
LCVP | Landing craft, vehicle & personnel |
LF | Landing force |
LI | Logistics instructions |
LO | Liaison officer |
LSD | Landing ship, dock |
LST | Landing ship, tank |
LVT | Landing vehicle, tracked |
LVT(A) | Landing vehicle, tracked (armored) |
MC | Medical Corps |
MID | Military Intelligence Division |
MLR | Main line of resistance |
Mtg | Meeting |
NEI | Netherlands East Indies |
NICA | Netherlands Indies Civil Administration |
OCE | Office of the Chief of Engineers |
OCMH | Office of the Chief of Military History |
OI | Operation(s) instruction(s) |
OPD | Operations Division, War Department General Staff |
Opns | Operations |
ORB RAC AGO | Organization Records Branch, Records Administration Center, Office of The Adjutant General, U.S. Army |
Ord | Ordnance |
PC | Patrol vessel, submarine chaser |
PCF | PERSECUTION Covering Force of the PERSECUTION Task Force |
Per | Periodic |
PF | Patrol vessel, frigate |
Plng | Planning |
POA | Pacific Ocean Areas |
PT | Patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat |
PTF | PERSECUTION Task Force |
PW | Prisoner of War |
QM | Quartermaster |
RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
RAN | Royal Australian Navy |
Rcn | Reconnaissance |
RCT | Regimental Combat Team |
RN | Royal Navy |
RTF | RECKLESS Task Force |
S-1 | Personnel Section of regimental or battalion headquarters; officer in charge of the Section |
S-2 | Intelligence Section; officer in charge of the Section |
S-3 | Operations Section; officer in charge of the Section |
S-4 | Supply Section; officer in charge of the Section |
SC | Submarine chaser (110-foot) |
SCAP | Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Japan |
SOPAC | South Pacific Area |
SPM | Self-propelled mount |
Sqn | Squadron |
SSUSA | Special Staff, U.S. Army |
TD | Tank destroyer |
TF | Task Force |
Tng | Training |
TSMG | Thompson submachine gun |
TrTF | TRADEWIND Task Force |
TTF | TORNADO Task Force |
TyTF | TYPHOON Task Force |
UDT | Underwater demolition team |
USA | U.S. Army |
USAFISPA | U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area |
USAFMIDPAC | U.S. Army Forces, Middle Pacific |
USAFPOA | U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas |
USASOS | U.S. Army Services of Supply (Southwest Pacific Area) |
USF | U.S. Forces |
USSBS | U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey |
WD | War Department (now Department of the Army) |
WO | Warning Order |
YMS | Mine sweeper (district motor) |