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List of Abbreviations
| AAF |
Army Air Forces |
| ABDA |
American, British, Dutch, Australian |
| AC |
Air Corps |
| ACofEngrs |
Assistant Chief of Engineers |
| ACofS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
| ADC |
Alaska Defense Command |
| Adj |
Adjutant |
| Admin |
Administrative |
| Adv |
Advance |
| AF |
Air Force |
| AFB |
Air Force base |
| AFMIDPAC |
Army Forces, Middle Pacific |
| AFPAC |
Army Forces, Pacific |
| AFWESPAC |
Army Forces, Western Pacific |
| AG |
Adjutant General |
| AGF |
Army Ground Forces |
| AGO |
Adjutant General’s Office |
| AIF |
Australian Imperial Forces |
| ALF |
Allied Land Forces |
| AMF |
Australian Military Forces |
| AMMISCA |
American Military Mission to China |
| Amphib |
Amphibious |
| AMS |
Army Map Service |
| ANMB |
Army and Navy Munitions Board |
| an. |
Annex |
| APA |
Transport, attack |
| Appns |
Appropriations |
| AreaO |
Area officer |
| Arty |
Artillery |
| ASF |
Army Service Forces |
| ATC |
Air Transport Command |
| ATIS |
Allied Translator and Interpreter Service |
| Aust |
Australian |
| AUS |
Army of the United States |
| AVG |
American Volunteer Group |
| Avn |
Aviation |
| AWC |
Allied Works Council |
| AWS |
Aircraft Warning Service |
| Bd |
Board |
| BLT |
Battalion landing team |
| Br |
Branch |
| C |
Chief |
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| CA |
Coast Artillery |
| CAA |
Civil Aeronautics Authority |
| CBI |
China–Burma–India |
| CCC |
Civilian Conservation Corps |
| CDC |
Caribbean Defense Command |
| CE |
Corps of Engineers |
| CG |
Commanding general |
| Chmn |
Chairman |
| Cmte |
Committee |
| CNO |
Chief of Naval Operations |
| CO |
Commanding officer |
| Co |
Company |
| CofAC |
Chief of Air Corps |
| CofEngrs |
Chief of Engineers |
| CofS |
Chief of Staff |
| Corn |
Communications |
| Comd |
Command |
| Comdr |
Commander |
| COMINCH |
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet |
| CONCOR |
Construction Corps of the Philippines |
| Conf |
Conference |
| Cong |
Congress |
| Constr |
Construction |
| Corresp |
Correspondence |
| COSC |
Combined Operational Service Command |
| CPA |
Central Pacific Area |
| CPBC |
Central Pacific Base Command |
| CPFF |
Cost-plus-a-fixed-fee |
| CQM |
Constructing quartermaster |
| DCofAS |
Deputy Chief of Air Staff |
| DCofS |
Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Dep |
Deputy |
| Dept |
Department |
| DF |
Disposition form |
| Dir |
Director |
| Dist |
District |
| Distr |
Distribution |
| Div |
Division |
| Dukw |
2½-ton 6x6 amphibian truck |
| EBSR |
Engineer boat and shore regiment |
| Ech |
Echelon |
| EHD |
Engineer Historical Division |
| EinC |
Engineer in charge |
| EM |
Enlisted men |
| ENCOM |
Engineer Construction Command |
| Engr |
Engineer |
| ESB |
Engineer special brigade |
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| ExecO |
Executive officer |
| FEAF |
Far East Air Force. |
| FEC |
Far East Command |
| FO |
Field orders |
| FWA |
Federal Works Agency |
| FY |
Fiscal year |
| G-1 |
Personnel section of divisional or higher staff |
| G-2 |
Intelligence section of divisional or higher staff |
| G-3 |
Operations section of divisional or higher staff |
| G-4 |
Supply section of divisional or higher staff |
| GENED |
General Engineer District |
| GHQ |
General headquarters |
| GO |
General orders |
| GS |
General Service |
| H |
House |
| HD |
Hawaiian Department |
| Hist |
Historical; history |
| Hq |
Headquarters |
| HR |
House of Representatives |
| IB |
India-Burma |
| IBT |
India-Burma Theater |
| IG |
Inspector General |
| IGD |
Inspector General’s Department |
| Incl |
Inclosure |
| Ind |
Indorsement |
| Inspec |
Inspection |
| Instal |
Installation |
| INTERSEC |
Intermediate Section |
| Interv |
Interview |
| Intl |
International |
| J-1 |
Personnel Section of Joint Army-Navy Staff |
| J-2 |
Intelligence Section of Joint Army-Navy Staff |
| J-3 |
Operations Section of Joint Army-Navy Staff |
| J-4 |
Supply Section of Joint Army-Navy Staff |
| JB |
Joint Board |
| JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| JnI |
Journal |
| KCRC |
Kansas City Records Center |
| LCI |
Landing craft, infantry |
| LCM |
Landing craft, mechanized |
| LCT |
Landing craft, tank |
| LCVP |
Landing craft, vehicle, personnel |
| Legis |
Legislative |
| LHQ |
Allied Land Headquarters |
| LST |
Landing ship, tank |
| LUZED |
Luzon Engineer District |
| Maint |
Maintenance |
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| MID |
Military Intelligence Division |
| Mil |
Military |
| Min |
Minutes |
| Mtg |
Meeting |
| n.d. |
No date |
| NGF |
New Guinea Force |
| NLF |
North Luzon Force |
| NPD |
North Pacific Division |
| OCAAF |
Office of the Chief of the Army Air Forces |
| OCE |
Office of the Chief of Engineers |
| OCG |
Office of the commanding general |
| Of |
Office |
| Of C Engr |
Office of the Chief Engineer |
| Off |
Officer |
| OI |
Operations instructions |
| OinC |
Officer in charge |
| OPD |
Operations Division |
| Opns |
Operations |
| Orgn |
Organization |
| OUSW |
Office of the Under Secretary of War |
| Pan |
Panama |
| PCD |
Panama Canal Department |
| Pers |
Personnel |
| Phil |
Philippine |
| Ping |
Planning |
| POA |
Pacific Ocean Area |
| PRA |
Public Roads Administration |
| Prelim |
Preliminary |
| Proc |
Procurement |
| Ping |
Program |
| Proj |
Project |
| Prov |
Provisional |
| PI. |
Part |
| PT |
Motor torpedo boat |
| QM |
Quartermaster |
| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| Rad |
Radiogram |
| RAE |
Royal Australian Engineers |
| RAF |
Royal Air Force |
| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
| Rcd |
Record |
| Rcn |
Reconnaissance |
| RCT |
Regimental combat team |
| Rpt |
Report |
| Rqmts |
Requirements |
| Rqn |
Requisition |
| S-3 |
Operations and training section of a unit not having a general staff |
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| SEAC |
Southeast Asia Command |
| Secy |
Secretary |
| Serv |
Service |
| sess |
Session |
| SFPOE |
San Francisco Port of Embarkation |
| SGS |
Secretary of the General Staff |
| SLF |
South Luzon Force |
| SOP |
Standing operating procedure |
| SOPAC |
South Pacific Area |
| SOS |
Services of Supply |
| SPA |
South Pacific Area |
| SPBC |
South Pacific Base Command |
| SPD |
South Pacific Division |
| Stat. |
Statutes |
| Sup |
Supply |
| Sup0 |
Supply officer |
| SW |
Secretary of War |
| SWPA |
Southwest Pacific Area |
| TAG |
The Adjutant General |
| TC |
Transportation Corps |
| Telg |
Telegram |
| TIG |
The Inspector General |
| TM |
Technical manual |
| Tng |
Training |
| Tof0pns |
Theater of operations |
| Topo |
Topographic |
| TQMG |
The Quartermaster General |
| Tr |
Troop |
| Twx |
Teletype message |
| USAF |
U.S. Air Forces |
| USAFFE |
U.S. Army Forces in the Far East |
| USAFIA |
U.S. Army Forces in Australia |
| USAFICPA |
U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area |
| USAFINZ |
U.S. Army Forces in New Zealand |
| USAFISPA |
U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area |
| USAFPOA |
U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific Ocean Area |
| USASOS |
U.S. Army, Services of Supply |
| USFIP |
U.S. Forces in the Philippines |
| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| USW |
Under Secretary of War |
| VDC |
Volunteer Defense Corps |
| WD |
War Department |
| WDC |
Western Defense Command |
| WDGS |
War Department General Staff |
| WPA |
Work Projects Administration |
| WPD |
War Plans Division |
| WPO |
War Plan ORANGE |
| Y-FOS |
Y-Force Operations Staff |