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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 - H through Z H HA.............................Horse Artillery H Dept.........................Hawaiian Department HI.............................Hawaiian Islands Hon disch......................Honorably Discharged Hosp C.........................Hospital Corps Hosp Sgt.......................Hospital Sergeant Hosp Ship......................Hospital Ship Hosp Tn........................Hospital Train Hq.............................Headquarters Hq Co..........................Headquarters Company Hq Tr..........................Headquarters Troop Hs.............................Horseshoer HV A...........................Heavy Artillery Hv A Mob Rep Sh................Heavy Artillery Mobile Repair Shop Hv FA..........................Heavy Field Artillery Hv Mob Ord Rep Sh..............Heavy Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Hv Tank Bn.....................Heavy Tank Battalion I.IC...........................Inspected and Condemned IDR............................Infantry Drill Regulations Ifmy...........................Infirmary IG.............................Inspector General IGD............................Inspector General's Department IGRC...........................Inspector General's Reserve Corps IHCA...........................In Hands of Civil Authorities Inc............................Inclusive Incl...........................Inclosure Inctd..........................Inducted Ind............................Indorsement Inf............................Infantry Inf Brig.......................Infantry Brigade Inf Div........................Infantry Division Inf RC.........................Infantry Reserve Corps Inf Repl.......................Infantry Replacement Inl Wy Co......................Inland Waterway Company Inst...........................Institution Instr..........................Instruction Inst Rep Unit..................Instrument Repair Unit Intpr..........................Interpreter J JA.............................Judge Advocate JAG............................Judge Advocate General JAGCM..........................Judge Advocate, General Courts-Martial JAGD...........................Judge Advocate General's Department JAGRC..........................Judge Advocate General's Reserve Corps Jan............................January Jd.............................Joined Jr Gr..........................Junior Grade Jul............................July (is used only when space is limited.) Jun............................June (is used only when space is limited.) Jun Mil Av.....................Junior Military Aviator. K Kd.............................Killed KIA............................Killed in Action. L Lab Unit.......................Laboratory Unit Laun Co........................Laundry Company LD.............................Line of Duty Let Inst.......................Letter of Instructions Light Arty.....................Light Artillery L of H.........................Legion of Honor Lt.............................Lieutenant Lt Col.........................Lieutenant Colonel Lt Gen.........................Lieutenant General Lv.............................Leave of Absence M MAB............................Manual for Army Bakers MAC............................Manual for Army Cooks MACAD..........................Middle Atlantic Coast Artillery District Maj............................Major Maj Gen........................Major General May............................May MC.............................Medical Corps MC Co..........................Motor Car Company Mch............................March MCM............................Manual for Courts-Martial MD.............................Medial Department MDS............................Motor Dispatch Service Mec............................Mechanic Mecn...........................Mechanician Mec Rep Sh Unit................Mechanical Repair Shop Unit Med Dep........................Medical Depot Med Laby.......................Medical Laboratory Med Res Co.....................Medical Reserve Company Med Sup Co.....................Medical Supply Company Med Sup Dep....................Medical Supply Depot Memo...........................Memorandum M-eng Nt Bomb Brig.............Multiengine Night Bombardment Brigade M-eng Nt Bomb Grp..............Multiengine Night Bombardment Group M-eng Nt Bomb Sq...............Multiengine Night bombardment Squadron M-eng Nt Bomb Wg...............Multiengine Night Bombardment Wing MERC...........................Medical Enlisted reserve Corps Mess Sgt.......................Mess Sergeant Met Serv.......................Meteorological Service MG Bn .........................Machine Gun Battalion MG Bn A-A .....................Machine Gun Battalion, Antiaircraft MG Bn Mtz......................Machine Gun Battalion, Motorized MG Co..........................Machine Gun Company MGFM...........................Machine Gun Firing Manual MG Sq .........................Machine Gun Squadron MG Sq Mtz......................Machine Gun Squadron, Motorized MG Tr..........................Machine Gun Troop MH.............................Metal of Honor MID GS.........................Military Intelligence Division General Staff MIGD...........................Manual of Interior Guard Duty Mil Av.........................Military Aviator Misc...........................Miscellaneous Mm.............................Marksman MMD............................Manual for the Medical Department MNCOP..........................Manual for noncommissioned Officers & Privates Mnp Purs Brig..................Monoplane Pursuit Brigade Mo.............................Month Mob............................Mobilization Mob Hosp.......................Mobil Hospital Mob Lab........................Mobile Laboratory Mob Laun U.....................Mobile Laundry Unit Mob Opr U......................Mobile Operating Unit Mob Optic U....................Mobile Optical Unit Mob Ord Rep Sh.................Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Mob Vet Hosp...................Mobile Veterinary Hospital Mon............................Monday Mon Purs Brig..................Monoplace Pursuit Brigade Mon Purs Grp...................Monoplace Pursuit Group Mon Purs Sq....................Monoplace Pursuit Squadron Mon Purs Wg....................Monoplace Pursuit wing Mos............................Months MOTC...........................Medical Officers' Training Corps MP.............................Military Police MPC............................Military Police Corps MPT............................Manual of Physical Training MQMC...........................Manual for the Quartermaster Corps M/R............................Memorandum Receipt MRC............................Medical reserve Corps Mr Elec........................Master Electrician Mr Eng sr gr...................Master Engineer, Senior Grade Mr Engr jr gr..................Master Engineer, Junior Grade Mr Gun.........................Master Gunner Mr Hosp Sgt....................Master Hospital Sergeant Mr Sgt.........................Master Sergeant Mr Sgt Elec....................Master Signal Electrician M Sgt..........................Motor Sergeant M Sup Tn.......................Motor Supply Train MTC............................Motor Transport Corps Mtcl Co .......................Motorcycle Company MT Co..........................Motor Transport Company MTC Pk.........................Motor Transport Corps Park MTC Res Pk.....................Motor Transport Corps Reserve Park M Topog........................Manual of Topography M Trk Co.......................Motor Truck Company Mus............................Musician Mus 1cl........................Musician, first class Mus 2cl........................Musician, second class Mus 3cl........................Musician, third class. N NA.............................National Army NACAD..........................North Atlantic Coast Artillery District NCO............................Noncommissioned Officer NE Dept........................Northeastern Department NG.............................National Guard No.............................Number Not LD.........................Not in line of duty Nov............................November NPCAD..........................North Pacific Coast Artillery District NSN............................No Serial Number. O Obs 1cl........................Observer, first class Obs 2cl........................Observer, second class Obsn Grp.......................Observation Group Obsn Sq........................Observation Squadron Obsn Wg........................Observation Wing Oct............................October OO.............................Ordnance Officer ORC............................Officers' reserve Corps Ord Dep........................Ordnance Depot Ord RC.........................Ordnance Reserve Corps Ord Sgt........................Ordnance Sergeant Org............................Organization OTS............................Officers' Training School Out Co.........................Outpost Company. P Par............................Paragraph PCAD...........................Panama Coast Artillery District PC Dept........................Panama Canal Department Pd.............................Paid P Dept.........................Philippine Department PE.............................Post Exchange Perm...........................Permanent PES............................Postal Express Service P Hosp.........................Post Hospital Photo Laby.....................Photographic Laboratory Photo Sec......................Photo Section PI.............................Philippine Islands Pion Inf.......................Pioneer Regiment, Infantry Pk.............................Park Pkmr...........................Packmaster PL.............................Post Laundry Pl Adj.........................Personnel Adjutant Plat...........................Platoon Plot...........................Plotter PMG............................Provost Marshal General PMGD...........................Provost Marshal General's Department PMGO...........................Provost Marshal General's Office Pon............................Pontoon PRRI...........................Porto Rican Regiment, Infantry Prov...........................Provisional PS.............................Philippine Scouts PS & T GS......................Purchase, Storage & Traffic, General Staff Pvt............................Private Pvt 1cl........................Private, first class PWE............................Prisoner of War Escort Q QM.............................Quartermaster QMC............................Quartermaster Corps QM Gen.........................Quartermaster General QMGO...........................Quartermaster General's Office QMRC...........................Quartermaster Reserve Corps QM Sgt.........................Quartermaster Sergeant Qm Sgt sr gr...................Quartermaster Sergeant, senior grade Qrs............................Quarters Qual...........................Qualified. R RA.............................Regular Army Rad Mec........................Radio Mechanic Rad Sec........................Radio Section Rad Sgt........................Radio Sergeant RAR............................Regular Army Reserve Rct............................Recruit Rd Serv........................Road Service Reaptd.........................Reappointed Recd...........................Received Red............................Reduced Reenl..........................Reenlisted Ref............................Reference Ref Pl Co......................Refrigerating Plant Company Regt...........................Regiment Regt Engrs (Cons)..............Regiment Engineers—Construction Regt Engrs (Elec & Mech).......Regiment Engineers—Electrical & Mechanical Regt Engrs (For)...............Regiment Engineers—Forestry Regt Engrs (Gen Cons)..........Regiment Engineers—General Construction Regt Engrs (Lt Ry Opr).........Regiment Engineers—Light Railway Operation Regt Engrs (Min)...............Regiment Engineers—Mining Regt Engrs (Quarry)............Regiment Engineers—Quarry Regt Engrs (Rd Serv)...........Regiment Engineers—Road Service Regt Engrs (Sap)...............Regiment Engineers—Sappers Regt Engrs (SL)................Regiment Engineers—Searchlight Regt Engrs (Sup & Sh)..........Regiment Engineers—Supply & Shop Regt Engrs (Sup & Serv)........Regiment Engineers—Supply Service Regt Engrs (T & S).............Regiment Engineers—Topographical & Supply Regt Engrs (W Sup Serv)........Regiment Engineers—Water Supply Service Regtl..........................Regimental Regtl Sgt Maj..................Regimental Sergeant major Regt Sup Sgt...................Regimental Supply Sergeant Reld...........................Relieved Repl...........................Replacement Repl & Salv Co.................Replacement & Salvage Company Rep Sec........................Repair Section Rep U..........................Repair Unit Requal.........................Requalified Res Veh Dep....................Reserve Vehicle Depot Retel..........................Reference to Telegram Rhd Det........................Railhead Detachment Rhd Sup Det....................Railhead Supply Detachment RLW............................Rules of Land Warfare Rmt Dep........................Remount Depot Rmt Serv.......................Remount Service ROTC...........................Reserve Officers' Training Corps RSO............................Regimental Special Orders RTC............................Railway Transport Corps RTO............................Railroad Transportation Officer Ry Ord Rep Sh..................Railway Ordnance Repair Shop. S SA Am..........................Small Arms Ammunition SACAD..........................South Atlantic Coast Artillery District SAFM...........................Small Arms Firing Manual Sales Comsy....................Sales Commissary Sales Comsy U..................Sales Commissary Unit Salv Co........................Salvage Company Sat............................Saturday SATC...........................Students' Army Training Corps Sb O...........................Switchboard Operator SC.............................Summary Court SCD............................Surgeon's Certificate of Disability Sch............................School SD.............................Special Duty sd.............................Same date S Dept.........................Southern Department Sdlr...........................Saddler Sec............................Section Secr...........................Sector Sec War........................Secretary of War SE Dept........................Southeastern Department S-eng Nt Bomb Grp..............Single Engine Night Bombardment Group S-eng Nt bomb Sq...............Single Engine Night Bombardment Squadron S-eng Nt Bomb Wg...............Single Engine Night Bombardment Wing Sent...........................Sentence Sentd..........................Sentenced Sep............................September Serv...........................Service Serv Bn........................Service Battalion Serv Br Res....................Service Battalion Reserve Serv Co........................Service Company Serv Lt Ry.....................Service of Light Railways Serv PK Unit...................Service Park Unit SGO............................Surgeon General's Office SGS............................Secretary, General Staff Sgt............................Sergeant Sgt Bglr.......................Sergeant Bugler Sgt 1cl........................Sergeant, first class Sgt Maj........................Sergeant Major Sgt Maj jr gr..................Sergeant Major Junior Grade Sgt Maj sr gr..................Sergeant Major Senior Grade Ship Rep Sh....................Ship Repair Shop Sig C..........................Signal Corps Sig C Dep......................Signal Corps Depot Sig O..........................Signal Officer Sn C...........................Sanitary Corps Sn Det.........................Sanitary Detachment Sn Sqd.........................Sanitary Squad Sn Tn..........................Sanitary Train SO.............................Special Orders S of C.........................Statement of Charges Sol............................Soldier SOS............................Service of Supply SPCAD..........................South Pacific Coast Artillery District Sp CM..........................Special Court Sp CMO.........................Special Court Martial Order Sq.............................Squadron Sqd............................Squad Sq Sgt Maj.....................Squadron Sergeant Major Sq Sup Sgt.....................Squadron Supply Sergeant SR.............................Special Regulations Sr Gr..........................Senior Grade SS.............................Silver Star Ss.............................Sharpshooter Sta............................Station Stab Sgt.......................Stable Sergeant Stev Bn........................Stevedore Battalion Stev Co........................Stevedore Company Sub............................Subsistence Sun............................Sunday Sup Co.........................Supply Company Sup Det........................Supply Depot Sup O..........................Supply Officer Sup Sgt........................Supply Sergeant Sup Tn.........................Supply Train Sup Tr.........................Supply Troop Surg...........................Surgeon Sur Gen........................Surgeon General Surg Asst......................Surgical Assistant. T T..............................Transportation TAG............................The Adjutant General of the Army Tank Bn........................Tank Battalion Tank Brig......................Tank Brigade Tank Co........................Tank Company Tank C.........................Tank Corps TC.............................Transportation Corps T Co...........................Transportation Company Tel Bn.........................Telegraph Battalion Tel & Tel Det..................Telephone & Telegraph Detachment Temp...........................Temporary Thurs..........................Thursday TM Bn..........................Trench Mortar Battalion TM Btry........................Trench Mortar Battery Tn.............................Train Tng Bn.........................Training Battalion Tng Cen........................Training Center Tng C..........................Training Corps Tn Hq & MP.....................Training Headquarters & Military Police T/R ...........................Transportation Request Tr.............................Troop T Regt ........................Transportation Regiment Trfd...........................Transferred Trk ...........................Truck Tues...........................Tuesday. U U..............................Unit Unasgd.........................Unassigned Univ...........................University US.............................United States USA............................United States Army USCC...........................United States Corps of Cadets US Gds.........................United States Guards USMA...........................United States Military Academy USMC...........................United States Marine Corps USN............................United States Navy. V VC.............................Veterinary Corps Vet............................Veterinarian Vet Hosp.......................Veterinary Hospital Vet Serv.......................Veterinary Service VG.............................Very Good VO.............................Verbal Orders Vou............................Voucher VRC............................Veterinary Reserve Corps. W Wag............................Wagoner Wag Co.........................Wagon Company WD.............................War Department W Dept.........................Western Department Wed............................Wednesday WIA............................Wounded in Action WPD GS.........................War Plans Division, General Staff WRI............................War Risk Insurance Wrnt...........................Warrant Wrnt Off.......................Warrant Officer W Tank Tn......................Water Tank Train. Y Yrs............................Years.