List of Abbreviations
AA Antiaircraft AAF Army Air Forces Admin O Administrative Order AFPAC U.S. Army Forces, Pacific AGO Adjutant General's Office AGS SWPA Allied Geographic Section, Southwest Pacific Area AGWAR Adjutant General, War Department AIB GHQ SWPA Allied Intelligence Bureau, General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area AKA Cargo Ship, attack Amph Amphibious, amphibian APA Transport, attack APH Transport for wounded Arty Artillery ASCOM Army Service Command ATIS Allied Translator and Interpreter Section BAR Browning automatic rifle Bn Battalion Br Branch Bull Bulletin Cav Cavalry CCS Combined Chiefs of Staff CG Commanding General CINC Commander in Chief CINCPAC Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet CINCPOA Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area CINCSWPA Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area CM-IN Classified Message, incoming CM-OUT Classified Message, outgoing CO Commanding Officer CofS Chief of Staff Com3dFlt Commander, Third Fleet COMINCH Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet CTF Commander, task force CTG Commander, task group CTU Commander, task unit CVE Aircraft carrier, escort
Div Division DNI Division of Naval Intelligence DUKW Amphibian, 2½-ton, 6x6 truck, used for short runs from ship to shore Engr Engineer ESB Engineer Special Brigade FA Field Artillery FE Far East FEAF Far East Air Forces FEC Far East Command Flt Fleet FM Field Manual FO Field Order 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 GHQ SWPA General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area Gp Group GS General Staff Hist History, historical Hq Headquarters HRS DRB AGO Historical Records Section, Departmental Records Branch, Adjutant General's Office Inf Infantry I&HS Information and Historical Service Instns Instructions Intel Intelligence JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff Jnl Journal LCI Landing craft, infantry LCI(R) Landing craft, infantry (rocket) LCM Landing craft, mechanized LCM(R) Landing craft, mechanized (rocket) Log Logistics LSD Landing ship, dock LSM Landing ship, medium LST Landing ship, tank Ltr Letter LVT Landing vehicle, tracked M29 Weasel MC Medical Corps MI Military Intelligence Mil Military
Msg Message Mtg Meeting OCMH Office of the Chief of Military History OCNO Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Off Officer ONI Office of Naval Intelligence OP Observation post OPD Operations Division, War Department General Staff Opns Operations PCE(R) Patrol craft, escort (rescue) POL Petrol oil and lubricants Prcht Parachute QM Quartermaster Rad Radiogram Rcds Records Regt Regiment Rpt Report S-2 Intelligence section of regimental or lower staff S-3 Operations section of regimental or lower staff Sec Section Ser Series Sq Squadron SSUSA Special Staff, U.S. Army Stf Staff SWPA Southwest Pacific Area Tel Conf Teletype Conference USA U.S. Army USASOS U.S. Army Services of Supply USMC U.S. Marine Corps USN U.S. Navy USNR U.S. Naval Reserve USSBS U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey WD War Department WDGS War Department General Staff Wkly Weekly
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