Glossary of Abbreviations
AA |
Antiaircraft |
AAF |
Army Air Forces |
ABC |
American-British Conversations (Jan-Mar 41) |
ABDA |
Australian-British-Dutch-American |
ACAN |
Army Command and Administrative Communications Network |
Acft |
Aircraft |
ACofS |
Assistant Chief of Staff |
ADC |
Alaska Defense Command |
Adv |
Advanced |
AEF |
American Expeditionary Forces (1917-18) |
AF |
Air Forces |
AFHQ |
Allied Force Headquarters |
AFPAC |
U. S. Army Forces, Pacific |
AG |
Adjutant General |
AGF |
Army Ground Forces |
AGO |
Adjutant General's Office |
AGWAR |
Adjutant General, War Department |
Almt |
Allotment |
ANPB |
Army-Navy Petroleum Board |
AR |
Army Regulations |
AS |
Air Staff |
ASF |
Army Service Forces |
Asgd |
Assigned |
Asgmt |
Assignment |
ASGS |
Assistant Secretary of the General Staff |
ASW |
Assistant Secretary of War |
ASWA |
Assistant Secretary of War for Air |
Atzd |
Authorized |
AUS |
Army of the United States |
Auth |
Authority |
AWPD |
Air War Plans Division |
AWS |
Air Warning Service |
Bd |
Board |
Bmr |
Bomber |
Bsc |
Basic |
CAD |
Civil Affairs Division |
CBI |
China-Burma-India area |
CCS |
Combined Chiefs of Staff |
Cen |
Center |
CG |
Commanding General |
CinC |
Commander in Chief |
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CINCAFPAC |
Commander in Chief, U. S. Army Forces in the Pacific |
CINCPAC |
Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet |
Com |
Committee |
Cmd |
Command |
Comdr |
Commander |
CO |
Commanding Officer |
CofAC |
Chief of Air Corps |
CofAS |
Chief of Air Staff |
CofS |
Chief of Staff |
COMINCH |
Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet |
Conti |
Control |
Conv |
Conversation |
COSSAC |
Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Command |
CPS |
Combined Staff Planners |
CsofS |
Chiefs of Staff |
DcofS |
Deputy Chief of Staff |
Def |
Defense |
DEML |
Detached Enlisted Men's List |
Det |
Detachment |
D/F |
Disposition form |
DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
Dtl |
Detail |
Dy |
Duty |
EDC |
Eastern Defense Command |
Enl |
Enlisted |
EO |
Executive Order |
Est |
Estimate |
ETO |
European Theater of Operations |
Fld |
Field |
FM |
Field Manual |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
G-l |
Personnel Section of divisional or higher headquarters |
G-2 |
Military Intelligence Section |
G-3 |
Operations Section |
G-4 |
Supply Section |
GHQ |
General Headquarters |
GO |
General Order |
Gp |
Group |
Gr |
Grade |
Grd |
Ground |
GS |
General Staff |
GSUSA |
General Staff, U. S. Army |
Hcom |
House Committee |
H Res |
House Resolution |
Hv |
Heavy |
Info |
Information |
Instr |
Instruction |
Int |
Intelligence |
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Intpr |
Interpreter |
IPCOG |
Informal Policy Committee on Germany |
JAdC |
Joint Administrative Committee |
JAG |
Judge Advocate General |
JB |
Joint Board |
JCB |
Joint Communication Board |
JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
JLC |
Joint Logistics Committee |
JLPC |
Joint Logistics Plans Committee |
JMTC |
Joint Military Transportation Committee |
JPS |
Joint Staff Planners |
JPWC |
Joint Post-War Committee |
JSSC |
Joint Strategic Survey Committee |
Jt |
Joint |
JUSSC |
Joint U. S. Strategic Committee |
JWPC |
Joint War Plans Committee |
MAB |
Munitions Assignments Board |
Maj |
Major |
MDay |
Day when general mobilization of forces should begin |
Mil |
Military |
MIS |
Military Intelligence Service |
Mun |
Munitions |
Mvmt |
Movement |
NATO |
North African Theater of Operations |
Obsn |
Observation |
Obsr |
Observer |
OCS |
Office of Chief of Staff |
Off |
Officer |
OPD |
Operations Division |
Opn |
Operation |
Ord |
Ordnance |
Orgn |
Organization |
OSW |
Office of the Secretary of War |
P&A |
Personnel and Administration Division |
Pdn |
Production |
Pers |
Personnel, personal |
PL |
Public Law |
P&O |
Plans and Operations |
POA |
Pacific Ocean Areas |
POM |
Preparation for Overseas Movement |
Prav |
Provisional |
Rcd |
Record |
Reasgmt |
Reassignment |
Reorgn |
Reorganization |
Reqmt |
Requirement |
Res |
Reserve |
SANACC |
State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee |
S Doc |
Senate Document |
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SEAC |
Allied Southeast Asia Command |
Ser |
Serial |
Serv |
Service |
SGS |
Secretary of the General Staff |
SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
Sig C |
Signal Corps |
SN |
Secretary of the Navy |
SO |
Special Order |
SOP |
Standing Operating Procedure |
SOS |
Services of Supply |
Sp |
Special |
S&P |
Strategy & Policy Group |
Sped |
Specialist |
Stf |
Staff |
Str |
Strength |
Surr |
Surrender |
SW |
Secretary of War |
SWNCC |
State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee |
SWPA |
Southwest Pacific Area |
T |
Theater |
TAG |
The Adjutant General |
TIG |
The Inspector General |
Tng |
Training |
Tr |
Troops |
TS |
Top Secret |
UK |
United Kingdom |
USA |
United States Army |
USAFBI |
U. S. Army Forces in the British Isles |
USAFISPA |
U. S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area |
USASTAF |
U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces |
USMBW |
Munitions Assignments Board |
USN |
United States Navy |
USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
USW |
Under Secretary of War |
VLR |
Very long-range (bomber) |
WD |
War Department |
WDC |
Western Defense Command |
WDCMC |
War Department Classified Message Center |
WDCSA |
Chief of Staff, U. S. Army |
WDGS |
War Department General Staff |
WDSS |
War Department Special Staff |
WPD |
War Plans Division |
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