Glossary of Abbreviations
| A-2 | Intelligence section of an air staff |
| AA | Antiaircraft |
| AAF | Army Air Forces |
| ABDA | Australian-British-Dutch-American |
| AC | Air Corps |
| ACofS | Assistant Chief of Staff |
| Actg | Acting |
| AF | Air Force |
| AFCC | Air Force Combat Command |
| AG | Adjutant General |
| Amer | American |
| A&N | Army and Navy |
| A&NMB | Army and Navy Munitions Board |
| ASF | Army Service Forces |
| ASW | Assistant Secretary of War |
| ATC | Air Transport Command |
| Atchd | Attached |
| AWC | Army War College |
| AWS | Aircraft Warning Service |
| Bd | Board |
| Br | Branch |
| Braz | Brazil |
| Bur | Bureau |
| CA | Coast Artillery |
| CAA | Civil Aeronautics Authority |
| CAB | Civil Aeronautics Board |
| CDC | Caribbean Defense Command |
| CE | Corps of Engineers |
| CG | Commanding General |
| CinC | Commander in Chief |
| CINCUS | Commander in Chief, United States Fleet |
| CNO | Chief of Naval Operations |
| CofOrd | Chief of Ordnance |
| CofS | Chief of Staff |
| Corn | Committee |
| Comd | Command |
| Comm | Commission |
| Conf | Conference |
| Cong. | Congress |
| Conv | Conversation |
| COS | Chiefs of Staff (British) |
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| DCofS | Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Def | Defense |
| Dept | Department |
| Dir | Director |
| Engrs | Engineers |
| EO | Executive order |
| ETHINT | European Theater Historical Interrogations |
| Exec | Executive |
| FDRL | Franklin D. Roosevelt Library |
| FF | Field Forces |
| G-1 | Personnel section of a divisional or higher staff |
| G-2 | Military intelligence section of a divisional or higher staff |
| G-3 | Operations and training section of a divisional or higher staff |
| G-4 | Supply and evacuation section of a divisional or higher staff |
| GHQ | General Headquarters |
| H. Doc. | House Document |
| Hist | Historical |
| Int | International |
| Interv | Interview |
| JAB | Joint Advisory Board on American Republics |
| JAC | Joint Aircraft Committee |
| JAG | Judge Advocate General |
| JB | Joint Board |
| JMUSDC | Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission |
| JP&P | Joint Plans and Projects |
| JPC | Joint Planning Committee |
| Jt | Joint |
| Lat | Latin |
| Ln | Liaison |
| MA | Military attaché |
| M. B. R. | Matthew B. Ridgway |
| MDC | Mexican Defense Commission |
| Mil | Military |
| Min | Minutes |
| MIS | Military Intelligence Service |
| Msg | Message |
| Mtg | Meeting |
| NEB | Northeastern Brazil |
| OCS | Office Chief of Staff |
| ODCS | Office, Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Off | Officer |
| ONI | Office of Naval Intelligence |
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| OPD | Operations Division |
| OSW | Office, Secretary of War |
| PAA | Pan American Airways |
| PCD | Panama Canal Department |
| Pers | Personal |
| PJBD | Permanent Joint Board on Defense |
| Rad | Radiogram |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Rcn | Reconnaissance |
| RCN | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Reg | Regulation |
| Reps | Representatives |
| Sec | Section |
| Secy | Secretary |
| Sets | Serials |
| Sess. | Session |
| SGS | Secretary of the General Staff |
| SLC | Standing Liaison Committee |
| SN | Secretary of the Navy |
| SOS | Services of Supply |
| SSUSA | Special Staff, U.S. Army |
| SW | Secretary of War |
| TAG | The Adjutant General |
| Tel | Telephone |
| Telg | Telegram |
| USAF | United States Army Forces |
| USAFSA | United States Army Forces South Atlantic |
| WD | War Department |
| WDC | Western Defense Command |
| WDCMC | War Department Classified Message Center |
| WPD | War Plans Division |
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