| AAB |
Army Air Base |
| AAF |
Army Air Forces |
| AC |
Hydrogen cyanide (war gas) ; Assistant Chief |
| ACmlC |
Army Chemical Center, Md. |
| ACofS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
| Actg |
Acting |
| Adm |
Administration; Administrative |
| Adm O |
Administrative Order |
| AEF |
American Expeditionary Forces |
| AGF |
Army Ground Forces |
| AGO |
Adjutant General’s Office |
| ANMB |
Army and Navy Munitions Board |
| APG |
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. |
| App. |
Appendix |
| Aprt |
Airport |
| AR |
Army Regulation |
| ARCADIA |
U.S.-British conference held in Washington, December 1941—January 1942 |
| ASC |
Army Specialist Corps |
| ASF |
Army Service Forces |
| ASFTC |
Army Service Forces Training Center |
| ASGS |
Assistant Secretary, General Staff |
| ASW |
Assistant Secretary of War |
| AUS |
Army of the United States |
| AV |
Antivapor |
| BCWPD |
Boston Chemical Warfare Procurement District |
| Bd |
Board |
| BFM |
Basic Field Manual |
| Bn |
Battalion |
| Br |
Branch |
| Bull |
Bulletin |
| BW |
Biological Warfare |
| C |
Chief |
| CA |
Corps Area |
| Ca. |
About; approximately |
| CC |
Chemical Corps |
| CC (CK) |
Cyanogen chloride |
| CCS |
Combined Chiefs of Staff |
| CCW |
Publications symbol for the British Inter-Service Committee on Chemical Warfare |
| CCWC |
Combined Chemical Warfare Committee |
| C CWS |
Chief, Chemical Warfare Service |
| CD |
Civilian Defense |
| CDC |
Caribbean Defense Command |
| CG |
Commanding General; Phosgene (war gas) |
| Ch. |
Chapter |
| CinC |
Commander-in-Chief |
| CINCSWPA |
Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area |
| Cir |
Circular |
| C Log Gp |
Chief Logistics Group |
| Cml |
Chemical |
| Cml C |
Chemical Corps |
| CmlHO |
Chemical Corps Historical Office |
| Cml O |
Chemical Corps Office |
| CNO |
Chief of Naval Operations |
| CO |
Commanding Officer |
| Co |
Company |
| CofEngrs |
Chief of Engineers |
| CofOrd |
Chief of Ordnance |
| CofS |
Chief of Staff |
| Com |
Committee |
| Comd |
Command |
| Comdr |
Commander |
| Comdt |
Commandant |
| COMINCH |
Commander-in-Chief |
| Comm |
Commission |
| Comp |
Composite |
| Conf |
Conference |
| Cong |
Congress |
| Contl |
Control |
| Coord |
Coordination |
| Corres |
Correspondence |
| CRL |
Chemical Corps Chemical and Radiological Laboratories |
| Cp. |
Camp |
| CPS |
Combined Staff Planners |
| CsofS |
Chiefs of Staff |
| Ctr |
Center |
| CWP |
Chemical Warfare Program |
| CWPD |
Chemical Warfare Procurement District |
| CWS |
Chemical Warfare Service |
| D |
Dive [bombardment company] |
| DA |
Department of the Army |
| DANC |
Decontaminating Agent, Noncorrosive |
| DC |
Deputy Chief |
| DCofS |
Deputy Chief of Staff |
| DCWPD |
Dallas Chemical Warfare Procurement District |
| Decon |
Decontamination |
| Dep |
Depot |
| Det |
Detachment |
| DF |
Disposition form |
| Dir |
Director |
| Div |
Division |
| DM |
Irritant Smoke |
| DRB |
Departmental Records Branch, The Adjutant General’s Office |
| dtd |
Dated |
| EA |
Edgewood Arsenal |
| EM |
Enlisted men |
| Engr |
Engineer |
| ERC |
Enlisted Reserve Corps |
| ETO |
European Theater of Operations |
| ETOUSA |
European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army |
| Ex |
Executive |
| Ex 0 |
Executive Officer |
| Fld |
Field |
| FM |
Field Manual |
| FS |
Solution of sulfur trioxide in chlorosulfonic acid (smoke) |
| Ft. |
Fort |
| FY |
Fiscal year |
| G-1 |
Personnel Division, War Department General Staff |
| G-2 |
Intelligence Division, War Department General Staff |
| G-3 |
Operations & Training Division, War Department General Staff |
| G-4 |
Supply Division, War Department General Staff |
| Gen |
General |
| GHQ |
General Headquarters |
| GO |
General Orders |
| GP |
General Purpose |
| Gp |
Group |
| GPI |
Granite Peak Installation |
| GSC |
General Staff Corps (British) |
| GTA |
Graphic Training Aid |
| HA |
Huntsville Arsenal |
| HE |
High explosive |
| Hist |
History |
| HO |
Historical Office |
| Hon |
Honorable |
| Hq |
Headquarters |
| IGD |
Inspector General’s Department |
| Impreg |
Impregnation |
| Incl |
Inclosure |
| Ind |
Indorsement; Industrial |
| Insp |
Inspection |
| Intel |
Intelligence |
| Interv |
Interview |
| IOM |
Interoffice memo |
| IPF |
Initial Protective Force |
| ISCCW |
Inter-Service Committee on Chemical Warfare (British) |
| JB |
Joint Board |
| JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| JLC |
Joint Logistics Committee [of the Combined Chiefs of Staff] |
| JLPC |
Joint Logistics Plans Committee |
| JPS |
Joint Staff Planners [of the Combined Chiefs of Staff] |
| Jt |
Joint |
| L |
Light [bombardment company] |
| Lab |
Laboratory |
| Lib |
Library |
| Log |
Logistics |
| M&H |
Medium or heavy [bombardment company] |
| M-Day |
Mobilization Day |
| Maint |
Maintenance |
| Mfg |
Manufacturing |
| Mil |
Military |
| Min |
Minutes |
| MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Mob |
Mobilization |
| Mob Plan |
Mobilization Plan |
| Mob Reg |
Mobilization Regulation |
| Mort |
Mortar |
| MS |
Manuscript |
| Mtg |
Meeting |
| MTP |
Mobilization Training Program |
| Mtz |
Motorized |
| NA |
National Army; National Archives of the United States |
| NCO |
Non-commissioned officer |
| n.d. |
No date |
| NDD |
New Developments Division |
| NDRC |
National Defense Research Committee |
| NG |
National Guard |
| NOB |
Naval Operating Base |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NYCWPD |
New York Chemical Warfare Procurement District |
| OASW |
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War |
| O/C |
Officer in Charge |
| OCA |
Office of the Comptroller of the Army |
| OC CWS |
Office of the Chief, Chemical Warfare Service |
| OCD |
Office of Civilian Defense |
| OCMH |
Office, Chief of Military History |
| OCofS |
Office of the Chief of Staff |
| OCS |
Officer Candidate School |
| Off |
Office |
| Off o |
Office Order |
| OLYMPIC |
Plan for March 1946 invasion of Kyushu, Japan |
| OPD |
Operations Division, War Department General Staff |
| Opns |
Operations |
| ORC |
Officers’ Reserve Corps |
| Ord |
Ordnance |
| OSRD |
Office of Scientific Research and Development |
| OSS |
Office of Strategic Services |
| OSW |
Office of the Secretary of War |
| OUSW |
Office of the Under Secretary of War |
| Par |
Paragraph |
| PBA |
Pine Bluff Arsenal |
| Pers |
Personnel |
| P. G. |
Proving Ground |
| Ping |
Planning |
| PMP |
Protective Mobilization Plan |
| POM |
Preparation for Overseas Movement [Section] |
| POW |
Prisoner of War |
| PRAD |
Progress Review and Analysis Division |
| Proc |
Procurement; Processing |
| Prof |
Professor |
| Proj |
Project |
| Pt. |
Part |
| QM |
Quartermaster |
| QMG |
Quartermaster General |
| R. |
Republican |
| RA |
Regular Army |
| Rad |
Radio |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| Rcd |
Record |
| Reqmts |
Requirements |
| Res |
Reserve; resolution |
| Ret. |
Retired |
| RMA |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal |
| ROTC |
Reserve Officers Training Corps |
| Rpt |
Report |
| RTC |
Replacement Training Center |
| Sec |
Section |
| Secy |
Secretary [of State] |
| Sep |
Separate |
| Serv |
Service |
| SFCWPD |
San Francisco Chemical Warfare Procurement District |
| SGO |
Surgeon General’s Office |
| SGS |
Secretary, General Staff |
| SJP |
San Jose Project |
| Smk Gen |
Smoke Generator |
| SN |
Secretary of the Navy |
| SO |
Special Orders |
| SOS |
Services of Supply |
| S&P |
Strategy & Policy |
| SPD |
Special Project Division |
| SPHINX |
An over-all Army project concerned with testing of equipment and tactics for detecting and reducing
Japanese field fortifications. |
| SS |
Selective Service |
| SSN |
Specification serial number |
| SSUSA |
Special Staff United States Army |
| Stat |
Statute; Statistics |
| Sub |
Subject |
| Subcom |
Subcommittee |
| SW |
Secretary of War |
| SWPA |
Southwest Pacific Area |
| TAG |
The Adjutant General |
| TB |
Technical Bulletin |
| T/BA |
Table of Basic Allowances |
| TC |
Training Center |
| Tech |
Technical |
| TIG |
The Inspector General |
| TM |
Technical Manual |
| Tng |
Training |
| T/O |
Table of Organization |
| T/O&E |
Table of Organization & Equipment |
| TQMG |
The Quartermaster General |
| TSG |
The Surgeon General |
| Trans |
Translator |
| TWX |
Teletype message |
| UGO |
Unit Gas Officer |
| UN |
United Nations |
| USA |
United States Army |
| USAFFE |
United States Army Forces Far East |
| USASOS |
United States Army Services of Supply |
| USBWC |
United States Biological Warfare Committee |
| USCWC |
United States Chemical Warfare Committee |
| USES |
U.S. Employment Service |
| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
| USN |
United States Navy |
| USW |
Under Secretary of War |
| UTC |
Unit Training Center |
| VCNO |
Vice Chief of Naval Operations |
| WAAC |
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps |
| Waac |
A member of the WAAC |
| WAC |
Women’s Army Corps |
| Wac |
A member of the WAC |
| WBC |
Reversal of initials for Committee on Biological Warfare |
| WD |
War Department |
| WDCP |
War Department Civilian Protection |
| WDGS |
War Department General Staff |
| WDMB |
War Department Manpower Board |
| WDSS |
War Department Special Staff |
| WP |
White phosphorus |
| WPD |
War Plans Division, War Department General Staff |
| WRS |
War Research Service |
| Z of I |
Zone of Interior |