A/B |
Airborne |
AAF |
Allied Air Forces |
ACofS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
Admin |
Administrative |
AE |
Ammunition ship |
AFD |
Mobile floating drydock |
AFPAC |
U.S. Army Forces, Pacific |
AGC |
General communications vessel |
AGF |
Army Ground Forces |
AGO |
Adjutant General’s Office |
AGP |
Motor torpedo boat tender |
AGS |
Allied Geographic Section |
AIF |
Australian Imperial Force |
AK |
Cargo ship |
AKA |
Cargo ship, attack |
AKD |
Deep hold cargo ship |
AKE |
Ammunition transport |
AKF |
Refrigerated cargo ship (1943) |
AKN |
Net cargo ship |
ALAMO |
Code for U.S. Sixth Army while operating as a special ground task force headquarters directly under
GHP SWPA |
AM |
Mine sweeper |
Amphib |
Amphibious |
AMS |
Army Map Service |
AN |
Net laying ship |
ANF |
Allied Naval Forces |
AO |
Oiler, or fuel oil tanker |
AOG |
Gasoline tanker |
AP |
Transport |
APA |
Transport, attack |
APD |
Transport (high speed) |
APH |
Transport, hospital |
AR |
Repair ship |
ARD |
Auxiliary repair dock (floating drydock) |
ARG |
Repair ship, internal combustion engine |
ARL |
Repair ship, landing craft |
Armd |
Armored |
ARS |
Salvage vessel |
Arty |
Artillery |
ASCOM |
Army Service Command |
Asst |
Assistant |
Atchd |
Attached |
ATF |
Ocean tug, fleet |
ATIS |
Allied Translator and Interpreter Service |
ATO |
Ocean tug, old |
AVP |
Seaplane tender, small |
AW |
Distilling ship |
Bd |
Board |
BLT |
Battalion landing team |
Bn |
Battalion |
Brig |
Brigade |
Btry |
Battery |
CA |
Heavy cruiser |
Cav |
Cavalry |
CB |
Naval construction battalion |
CenPac |
Central Pacific |
CG |
Commanding general |
Chron |
Chronological |
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 |
Mine layer |
CM-IN |
Classified message, incoming |
CM-OUT |
Classified message, outgoing |
CO |
Commanding officer |
Co |
Company |
Comdr |
Commander |
COMGENPOA |
Commanding General, Pacific Ocean Areas |
COMINCH |
Commander in Chief, U.S. Navy |
Conf |
Conference |
Cons |
Construction |
CORONET |
Invasion of the island of Honshu at the Tokyo plain |
CP |
Command post |
CTF |
Commander, Task Force |
CTG |
Commander, Task Group |
CTU |
Commander, Task Unit |
CV |
Aircraft carrier |
CVE |
Aircraft carrier, escort |
DA |
Department of the Army |
DCofS |
Deputy Chief of Staff |
DD |
Destroyer |
DE |
Destroyer escort |
Dept |
Department |
Div |
Division |
DM |
Light mine layer |
DMS |
Mine sweeper (converted DD) |
DSEI |
Daily Summary of Enemy Intelligence |
Dukw |
Amphibian, 2½-ton, 6x6 truck |
EB&SR |
Engineer boat and shore regiment |
Engr |
Engineer |
ESB |
Engineer special brigade |
ExecO |
Executive officer |
FA |
Field artillery |
FEC |
Far East Command |
FIVESOME |
Agreement involving coordination of operations in the Southwest Pacific |
FM |
Field manual |
FO |
Field order |
G-2 |
Intelligence Division |
G-3 |
Operations Division |
GHQ |
General headquarters |
Gli |
Glider |
Gp |
Group |
GPF |
Grande Puissance Filloux |
Hist |
Historical, history |
How |
Howitzer |
Hq |
Headquarters |
I&H |
Information and Historical |
IIB |
Independent infantry battalion |
IJN |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
IMB |
Independent mixed brigade |
Inf |
Infantry |
Info |
Information |
Insp |
Inspection |
Instr |
Instruction |
Intel |
Intelligence |
Interrog |
Interrogation |
Interv |
Interview |
Is |
Island |
IX |
Miscellaneous unclassified (for any unclassified ships in the Navy) |
JANAC |
Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee |
JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Jnl |
Journal |
JPS |
Joint Staff Planners |
KP |
Kilometer post |
LCI(G) |
Landing craft, infantry, gunboat |
LCI(L) |
Landing craft, infantry, large |
LCI(M) |
Landing craft, infantry (mortar ship) |
LCI(R) |
Landing craft, infantry (rocket ship) |
LCM |
Landing craft, mechanized |
LCPR |
Landing craft, personnel, ramp |
LCT |
Landing craft, tank |
LCVP |
Landing craft, vehicle and personnel |
LI |
Logistics instructions |
LofC |
Line of communications |
LOVE III |
Plan for invasion of Mindoro |
LSD |
Landing ship, dock |
LSI |
Landing ship, infantry |
LSM |
Landing ship, medium |
LST |
Landing ship, tank |
LSV |
Landing ship, vehicle |
Ltr |
Letter |
LUBSEC |
Luzon Base Section |
LVT |
Landing vehicle, tracked |
LVT(A) |
Landing vehicle, tracked (armored) |
MAG |
Marine Air Group |
MIKE I |
Plan for invasion of Lingayen Gulf |
MIKE II |
Plan for invasion of Dingalan Bay |
MIKE III |
Plan for invasion of Vigan |
MIKE IV |
Plan for invasion of Nasugbu and Balayan Bays |
MIKE VI |
Plan for invasion of Batangas and Tayabas Bays |
MIKE VII |
Plan for invasion of Zambales coast |
Min |
Minutes |
MLR |
Main line of resistance |
MONTCLAIR |
Redesignation of PRINCETON |
MTB |
Motor torpedo boat |
Mtg |
Meeting |
MUSKETEER |
Basic outline plans for Philippine operations |
NARS |
National Archives and Records Service |
NCO |
Noncommissioned officer |
NEI |
Netherlands East Indies |
O/B |
Order of Battle |
OBB |
Old battleship |
Obsn |
Observation |
Obsr |
Observer |
Off |
Officer |
OI |
Operations instructions |
OLYMPIC |
Plan for March 1946 invasion of Kyushu, Japan |
OPD |
Operations Division |
OPLR |
Outpost line of resistance |
Opnl |
Operational |
Opns |
Operations |
Org |
Organization |
PA |
Philippine Army |
Para |
Parachute |
PC |
Patrol vessel, submarine chaser |
PCAU |
Philippine Civil Affairs Unit |
PCE(R) |
Patrol craft, escort (rescue) |
PD |
Ponton dock |
Per |
Periodic |
PF |
Patrol vessel, frigate |
Plt |
Platoon |
POA |
Pacific Ocean Areas |
POW |
Prisoner of war |
Prcht |
Parachute |
PRINCETON |
Basic outline plan for reoccupation of the Visayas-Mindanao-Borneo-Netherlands East Indies area |
PT |
Patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Rad |
Radiogram |
RAGC |
Relief general communications vessel |
Rcd |
Record |
Rcn |
Reconnaissance |
RCT |
Regimental combat team |
Regtl |
Regimental |
RENO |
SWPA plans for operations in the Bismarck Archipelago, along northern coast of New Guinea and thence
to Mindanao, P.I. |
Rpt |
Report |
S-1 |
Personnel section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the section |
S-2 |
Military intelligence section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the
section |
S-3 |
Operations and training section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the section
|
SBD |
Douglas dive bombers |
SC |
Submarine chaser |
SCAP |
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers |
SCR |
Signal Corps radio |
Sec. |
Section |
Serv |
Service |
SHOBU |
Northern groupment of Japanese forces in Luzon; code name for 14th Area Army |
Sp |
Special |
SPM |
Self-propelled mount |
SWPA |
Southwest Pacific Area |
TD |
Tank destroyer |
Tech |
Technical |
Tele |
Telephone |
Telecon |
Telephone conference |
TF |
Task force |
TG |
Task group |
TM |
Technical manual |
Tng |
Training |
TO |
Transportation Officer, Table of Organization |
Tr |
Troop |
Trans |
Translations |
TU |
Task unit |
USAFFE |
United States Army Forces in the Far East |
USAFIP(NL) |
U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines (Northern Luzon) |
USASOS |
United States Army Services of Supply, SWPA |
USFIP |
United States Forces in the Philippines |
USSBS |
United States Strategic Bombing Survey |
VICTOR I |
Panay and Negros Occidental operation |
WD |
War Department |
Wkly |
Weekly |
WO |
Warning order |
WVTF |
Western Visayan Task Force |
XAK |
Cargo ship, merchant marine manned |
YD |
District derrick, floating |
YMS |
District motor mine sweeper |
YW |
District barge, water (self-propelled) |