Glossary
AAF Allied Air Forces A/B Airborne ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff Admin Administrative AE Ammunition ship AFD Mobile floating drydock AFPAC U.S. Army Forces, Pacific AGC General communications vessel AGF Army Ground Forces AGO Adjutant General's Office AGP Motor torpedo boat tender AGS Allied Geographic Section AIF Australian Imperial Force AK Cargo ship AKA Cargo ship, attack AKD Deep hold cargo ship AKE Ammunition transport AKF Refrigerated cargo ship (1943) AKN Net cargo ship ALAMO Code for U.S. Sixth Army while operating as a special ground task force headquarters directly under GHP SWPA AM Mine sweeper Amphib Amphibious AMS Army Map Service AN Net laying ship ANF Allied Naval Forces AO Oiler, or fuel oil tanker AOG Gasoline tanker AP Transport APA Transport, attack APD Transport (high speed) APH Transport, hospital AR Repair ship ARD Auxiliary repair dock (floating drydock) ARG Repair ship, internal combustion engine ARL Repair ship, landing craft Armd Armored ARS Salvage vessel
Arty Artillery ASCOM Army Service Command Asst Assistant Atchd Attached ATF Ocean tug, fleet ATIS Allied Translator and Interpreter Service ATO Ocean tug, old AVP Seaplane tender, small AW Distilling ship Bd Board BLT Battalion landing team Bn Battalion Brig Brigade Btry Battery CA Heavy cruiser Cav Cavalry CB Naval construction battalion CenPac Central Pacific CG Commanding general Chron Chronological CINCPAC Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet CINCPOA Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas CINCSWPA Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area CL Light cruiser CM Mine layer CM-IN Classified message, incoming CM-OUT Classified message, outgoing Co Company CO Commanding officer Comdr Commander COMGENPOA Commanding General, Pacific Ocean Areas COMINCH Commander in Chief, U.S. Navy Conf Conference Cons Construction CORONET Invasion of the island of Honshu at the Tokyo plain CP Command post CTF Commander, Task Force CTG Commander, Task Group CTU Commander, Task Unit CV Aircraft carrier CVE Aircraft carrier, escort DA Department of the Army DCofS Deputy Chief of Staff
DD Destroyer DE Destroyer escort Dept Department Div Division DM Light mine layer DMS Mine sweeper (converted DD) DSEI Daily Summary of Enemy Intelligence Dukw Amphibian, 2½-ton, 6x6 truck EB&SR Engineer boat and shore regiment Engr Engineer ESB Engineer special brigade ExecO Executive officer FA Field artillery FEC Far East Command FIVESOME Agreement involving co-ordination of operations in the Southwest Pacific FM Field manual FO Field order G-2 Intelligence Division G-3 Operations Division GHQ General headquarters Gli Glider Gp Group GPF Grande Puissance Filloux Hist Historical, history How Howitzer Hq Headquarters I&H Information and Historical IIB Independent infantry battalion IJN Imperial Japanese Navy IMB Independent mixed brigade Inf Infantry Info Information Insp Inspection Instr Instruction Intel Intelligence Interrog Interrogation Interv Interview Is Island IX Miscellaneous unclassified (for any unclassified ships in the Navy)
JANAC Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff Jnl Journal JPS Joint Staff Planners KP Kilometer post LCI(G) Landing craft, infantry, gunboat LCI(L) Landing craft, infantry, large LCI(M) Landing craft, infantry (mortar ship) LCI(R) Landing craft, infantry (rocket ship) LCM Landing craft, mechanized LCPR Landing craft, personnel, ramp LCT Landing craft, tank LCVP Landing craft, vehicle and personnel LI Logistics instructions LofC Line of communications LOVE III Plan for invasion of Mindoro LSD Landing ship, dock LSI Landing ship, infantry LSM Landing ship, medium LST Landing ship, tank LSV Landing ship, vehicle Ltr Letter LUBSEC Luzon Base Section LVT Landing vehicle, tracked LVT(A) Landing vehicle, tracked (armored) MAG Marine Air Group MIKE I Plan for invasion of Lingayen Gulf MIKE II Plan for invasion of Dingalan Bay MIKE III Plan for invasion of Vigan MIKE IV Plan for invasion of Nasugbu and Balayan Bays MIKE VI Plan for invasion of Batangas and Tayabas Bays MIKE VII Plan for invasion of Zambales coast Min Minutes MLR Main line of resistance MONTCLAIR Redesignation of PRINCETON MTB Motor torpedo boat Mtg Meeting MUSKETEER Basic outline plans for Philippine operations NARS National Archives and Records Service NCO Noncommissioned officer NEI Netherlands East Indies
O/B Order of Battle OBB Old battleship Obsn Observation Obsr Observer Off Officer OI Operations instructions OLYMPIC Plan for March 1946 invasion of Kyushu, Japan OPD Operations Division OPLR Outpost line of resistance Opnl Operational Opns Operations Org Organization PA Philippine Army Para Parachute PC Patrol vessel, submarine chaser PCAU Philippine Civil Affairs Unit PCE(R) Patrol craft, escort (rescue) PD Ponton dock Per Periodic PF Patrol vessel, frigate Plt Platoon POA Pacific Ocean Areas POW Prisoner of war Prcht Parachute PRINCETON Basic outline plan for reoccupation of the Visayas-Mindanao-Borneo-Netherlands East Indies area PT Patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat RAAF Royal Australian Air Force Rad Radiogram RAGC Relief general communications vessel Rcd Record Rcn Reconnaissance RCT Regimental combat team Regtl Regimental RENO SWPA plans for operations in the Bismarck Archipelago, along northern coast of New Guinea and thence to Mindanao, P.I. Rpt Report S-1 Personnel section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the section S-2 Military intelligence section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the section S-3 Operations and training section of a unit not having a general staff; officer in charge of the section
SBD Douglas dive bombers SC Submarine chaser SCAP Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers SCR Signal Corps radio Sec. Section Serv Service SHOBU Northern groupment of Japanese forces in Luzon; code name for 14th Area Army Sp Special SPM Self-propelled mount SWPA Southwest Pacific Area TD Tank destroyer Tech Technical Tele Telephone Telecon Telephone conference TF Task force TG Task group TM Technical manual Tng Training TO Transportation Officer, Table of Organization Tr Troop Trans Translations TU Task unit USAFFE United States Army Forces in the Far East USAFIP(NL) U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines (Northern Luzon) USASOS United States Army Services of Supply, SWPA USFIP United States Forces in the Philippines USSBS United States Strategic Bombing Survey VICTOR I Panay and Negros Occidental operation WD War Department Wkly Weekly WO Warning order WVTF Western Visayan Task Force XAK Cargo ship, merchant marine manned YD District derrick, floating YMS District motor mine sweeper YW District barge, water (self-propelled)
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