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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS - A through G A AA.............................Army Artillery A-AA...........................Antiaircraft Artillery A-A Btry.......................Antiaircraft Battery AABHQ..........................Army Artillery, Brigade Headquarters AAHQ...........................Army Artillery Headquarters A-A Hq.........................Antiaircraft Headquarters A-A MG Bn......................Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion A-A MG Co......................Antiaircraft Machine Gun Company AA PK..........................Army Artillery Park AAS............................Army Air Service A-AS...........................Antiaircraft Service A-A Secr.......................Antiaircraft Sector AC.............................Army Corps Actg...........................Acting ADC............................Aide-de-camp Adj............................Adjutant Adj O..........................Adjutant's Office Adm Co.........................Administrative Company Adm Sec GS.....................Administrative Section, General Staff Adv Anl Trans Dep..............Advance Animal Transport Depot Adv Gd.........................Advance Guard AEF............................American Expeditionary Forces Aer Co (Cons)..................Aero Construction Company Aer Sq (Cons)..................Aero Squadron (construction) Aer Sq (Rep)...................Aero Squadron (repair) Aer Sq (Sup)...................Aero Squadron (supply) AFC............................Army Field Clerk AG.............................Adjutant General AGD............................Adjutant General's Department AGO............................Adjutant General's Office AGRC...........................Adjutant General's Reserve Corps AHQ............................Army Headquarters Air Pk ........................Air Park Air Pk Co......................Air Park Company Almt...........................Allotment Alot...........................Alloted Alws...........................Allowances Am.............................Ammunition Amb Co.........................Ambulance Company Amb Sec........................Ambulance Section Amb Serv Pk....................Ambulance Service Park Amb Serv Sec...................Ambulance Service Section AMPS...........................Army Mine Planter Service Am Sup Co......................Ammunition Supply Company AM Tn..........................Ammunition Train ANC............................Army Nurse Corps Anl Trns Dep...................Animal Transport Depot A Obsn Grp.....................Army Observation Group A Obsn Wg......................Army Observation Wing AODGS..........................Army Operations Division, General Staff A PM...........................Assistant Provost Marshall Apmt...........................Appointment APO............................Army Post Office Apr............................April Aptd...........................Appointed AR.............................Army Regulations ARC............................American National Red Cross ARC Conv Home..................American Red Cross Convalescent Home ARC Hosp.......................American Red Cross Hospital A Res Mat U....................Army Reserve Material Unit Army...........................Army Army Insp Pk...................Army Inspection Park Artf...........................Artificer Arty...........................Artillery AS.............................Air Service ASA............................Air Service Military Aeronautics ASC............................Army Service Corps Asgd...........................Assigned Asgmt..........................Assignment AS Mech Regt...................Air Service, Mechanics Regiment ASP............................Air Service, Aircraft Production ASRC...........................Air Service, Reserve Corps AS Sch.........................Air Service School Asst...........................Assistant Asst Bnd Ldr...................Assistant Band Leader Asst Cfr.......................Assistant Chauffeur Asst C of S....................Assistant Chief of Staff Asst D Rv......................Assistant Director of Railways Asst Engr......................Assistant Engineer Asst Pkmr......................Assistant Packmaster Asst Vet.......................Assistant Veterinarian A Tank Hq......................Army Tank Headquarters ATS............................Army Transport Service Aug............................August Aut Arms Rep Det...............Automatic Arms Repair Detachment Aut Repl Draft.................Automatic Replacement Draft Avia...........................Aviation AW.............................Articles of War AWC............................Army War College Aux............................Auxiliary Awd............................Awarded AWOL...........................Absent without leave B Base Anl Trans Dep.............Base Animal Transport Depot Base Vet Hosp..................Base Veterinary Hospital Bglr...........................Bugler Bglr 1cl.......................Bugler, first class BH.............................Base Hospital BHQ............................Brigade Headquarters Bip Purs Grp...................Biplane Pursuit Group Bip Purs Sq....................Biplane Pursuit Squadron Bip Purs Wg....................Biplane Pursuit Wing Bkry Co........................Bakery Company Bks............................Barracks Bln Co.........................Balloon Company Bln Grp........................Balloon Group Bln Wg.........................Balloon Wing Bn.............................Battalion Bn Adj.........................Battalion Adjutant Bn Comdr.......................Battalion Commander Bnd Corp.......................Band Corporal Bnd Ldr........................Band Leader Bnd Sgt........................Band Sergeant Bnd Mr.........................Band Master Bn Engrs (Cam).................Battalion Engineers, Camouflage Bn Engrs (Mtd).................Battalion Engineers, Mounted Bn Engrs (Serv)................Battalion Engineers, Service Bn Engrs (F & SR)..............Battalion Engineers, Flash & Sound Ranging Bn Sgt Maj.....................Battalion Engineers Major Bn Sup Sgt.....................Battalion Supply Sergeant Br.............................Born Brig...........................Brigade Brig Adj.......................Brigade Adjutant Brig Comdr.....................Brigade Commander Brig Gen.......................Brigadier General Brty...........................Battery Btry Comdr.....................Battery Commander Bul............................Bulletin Butch Co.......................Butchery Company BWC............................Belgian War Cross BWRI...........................Bureau of War Risk Insurance C C..............................Corp CA.............................Coast Artillery CAC............................Coast Artillery Corps CADR...........................Coast Artillery Drill Regulations Camp Hosp......................Camp Hospital Camp Ifmy......................Camp Infirmary Camp QM........................Camp Quartermaster Capt...........................Captain CAR............................Changes Army Regulations Cas............................Casual Cav............................Cavalry Cav Brig.......................Cavalry Brigade Cav Div........................Cavalry Division Cav Div Hq.....................Cavalry Division Headquarters Cav RC.........................Cavalry Reserve Corps C Def..........................Coast Defenses C Dept.........................Central Department CDR............................Cavalry Drill Regulations CE.............................Corps of Engineers CEO............................Chief Engineer Officer Cfr ...........................Chauffeur Cfr 1cl........................Chauffeur, first class CG.............................Commanding General CG SOS.........................Commanding General, Service of Supply Chap...........................Chaplain Char...........................Character CH Load........................Chief Loader Ch Mec.........................Chief Mechanic Chng...........................Change Ch Plan........................Chief Planter C Inf..........................Colored Infantry CIP............................Corps of Intelligence Police Cir............................Circular Ck.............................Cook CL.............................Civilian Life Clk............................Clerk Clo............................Clothing Clo & Bth U....................Clothing & Bath Unit Cm Elec........................Casemate Electrician CO.............................Commanding Officer Co.............................Company Co Comdr.......................Company Commander C of A.........................Chief of Artillery C of AS........................Chief Air Service C of CA........................Chief of Coast Artillery C of Cav.......................Chief of Cavalry C of E.........................Chief of Engineers Co of Inf......................Chief of Infantry C of MB........................Chief of Militia Bureau C of MTC.......................Chief of Motor Transport Corps C of Ord.......................Chief of Ordnance C of S.........................Chief of Staff C of Tank Corps................Chief of Tank Corps Col............................Colonel Coll...........................College Col Sgt........................Color Sergeant Com............................Commutation Conf...........................Confined Confm..........................Confinement Comm...........................Commission Cons Co........................Construction Company Contd..........................Continued Cont Surg......................Contract Surgeon Conv Camp......................Convalescent Camp Conv Dep.......................Convalescent Depot COO............................Chief Ordnance Officer Corp...........................Corporal Corp Blgr......................Corporal Bugler Corps Arty Pk..................Corps Artillery Park Corps AS.......................Corps Air Service Corps Mob Vet Hosp.............Corps Mobile Veterinary Hospital COTS...........................Central Officers' Training School CP.............................Camp CQM............................Chief Quartermaster CSO............................Chief Signal Officer C Surg.........................Chief Surgeon CWS............................Chemical Warfare Service CZ.............................Canal Zone D DAC of S.......................Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Day Bomb Grp...................Day Bombardment Group Day Bomb Sq....................Day Bombardment Squadron Day Bomb Wg....................Day Bombardment Wing DC.............................Dental Corps DC of S........................Deputy Chief of Staff Dec............................December Def............................Defense DEML...........................Detached Enlisted Men's List Demob Sta......................Demobilization Station Dep............................Depot Dep Bn........................Depot Battalion Dep Brig or DB.................Depot Brigade Dept...........................Department Dept Comdr.....................Department Commander Dept Hosp......................Department Hospital Det............................Detachment Dev Bn.........................Development Battalion DHQ............................Division Headquarters Disch..........................Discharge, discharged Discontd.......................Discontinued Dishon Disch...................Dishonorably Discharged Dist...........................District Div............................Division Div Adj........................Division Adjutant Div AS.........................Division Air Service Div JA.........................Division Judge Advocate Div OO.........................Division Ordnance Officer Div OM.........................Division Quartermaster D of Fin.......................Director of Finance D of MID GS....................Director of Military Intelligence Division, General Staff D of O GS......................Director of Operations, General Staff D of PS.......................Director of Purchase & Storage D of PST ......................Director of Purchase, Storage & traffic D of Ry........................Director of Railways D of WPD GS....................Director of War Plans Division, General Staff DOL............................Detached Officers List DQM............................Depot Quartermaster DRC............................Dental Reserve Corps DS.............................Detached Service DSC............................Distinguished Service Cross DSM............................Distinguished Service Metal DW.............................Died of Wounds E ED.............................Extra Duty E Dept.........................Eastern Department Elec Sgt 1cl...................Electrician Sergeant, first class Elec Sgt 2cl...................Electrician Sergeant, second class EM.............................Enlisted Man Emb Serv.......................Embarkation Service Eng............................England Enl............................Enlisted Enlmt..........................Enlistment Engr...........................Engineer Engr Dept......................Engineer Department Engr FLD M.....................Engineer Field manual Engr RC........................Engineer Reserve Corps Engr Tn........................Engineer Train Engrs..........................Engineers ER.............................Expert Rifleman ERC............................Enlisted Reserve Corps ETS............................Expiration Term of Service Evac Amb Co....................Evacuation Ambulance Company Evac Hosp......................Evacuation Hospital Ex.............................Excellent Ex AC of S.....................Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff Ex Div GS......................Executive Division, General Staff Expd...........................Expeditionary F FA.............................Field Artillery FADR...........................Field Artillery Drill Regulations FARC...........................Field Artillery Reserve Corps F Clk..........................Field Clerk Feb............................February Fed Serv.......................Federal Service F Hosp.........................Field Hospital 1cl Gun........................First Class Gunner 1st Lt.........................First Lieutenant 1st Sgt........................First Sergeant F Lab..........................Field Laboratory Fm.............................Fireman FO.............................Field Orders Forf...........................Forfeit fr.............................From Fraud..........................Fraudulent F Rmt Sq.......................Field Remount Squadron French C de G..................French Croix de Guerre Fri............................Friday F Sig Bn.......................Field Signal Battalion F Sig Bn Mtd...................Field Signal Battalion Mounted F Sig Bn Mtz...................Field Signal Battalion Motorized FSR............................Field Service Regulations Ft.............................Fort FT & H Co......................Fire Truck & Hose Company Fur............................Furlough Fur to Res.....................Furlough to Reserve G G..............................Good G1.............................General Staff Officer No. 1 G2.............................General Staff Officer No. 2 G3.............................General Staff Officer No. 3 G4.............................General Staff Officer No. 4 G5.............................General Staff Officer No. 5 GCM............................General Court Martial GCMO...........................General Court Martial Order Gd.............................Guard Gd Co..........................Guard Company Gen............................General Gen Hosp.......................General Hospital Gen Rep Sh.....................General Repair shop Gen Serv Inf...................General Service Infantry GF Co..........................Guard & Fire Company GHQ............................General Headquarters Gn Comdr.......................General Commander Gn Ptr.........................Gun Pointer GO.............................General Order Grp............................Group Gr Reg U.......................Graves Registration Unit GS.............................General Staff GSC............................General Staff Corps