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ABBREVIATIONS
AA...........................................antiaircraft
AAA........................................antiaircraft artillery
AAF.........................................Army Air Force
Abn (also ABN and A/B)
...........Airborne
AC...........................................Air Corps
AC of S ...................................Assistant Chief of Staff
actg..........................................acting
adm o.......................................administrative order
Adsec.......................................Advance Section, Communications
Zone
adv ..........................................advance
adv msg cen..............................advanced message center
AEF.........................................American Expeditionary Force (or
Allied )
AESP.......................................Army Engineers Supply Point
AF...........................................Air Force
AFA.........................................Armored Field Artillery
adj
...........................................adjutant
ADC........................................Aide-de-Camp
AFN.........................................Armed Forces Network
AG...........................................Adjutant General
AGF.........................................Army Ground Forces
AHQ........................................Army Headquarters
AIS .........................................Army Information Service
am
...........................................ammunition
AM..........................................Air Medal
amb..........................................ambulance
ammo.......................................ammunition
ANC........................................Army Nurse Corps
AP...........................................armor-piercing, or airplane
APC.........................................Army Photo Center
APO.........................................Army Post Office
APS.........................................Army Postal Service
apt
...........................................appointed
APU.........................................Army Postal Unit
AR...........................................Army Regulations
ARC
........................................American Red Cross
armd
........................................armored
armd div...................................armored division
Armd FA Bn.............................Armored Field Artillery Battalion
arty..........................................artillery
ASF.........................................Army Service Forces
asgd.........................................assigned
ASN.........................................Army Serial Number
ASP.........................................Ammunition Supply Point
ASR.........................................Adjusted Service Rating ("points" to
go home)
asst
..........................................assistant
AT...........................................Antitank
atchd........................................attached
ATF.........................................Air Task Force
atk
...........................................attack
atzd..........................................authorized
AU...........................................attached unassigned
AUS.........................................Army of the United States
AW..........................................automatic weapon
AWOL.....................................absent without leave
Ax Sig Com..............................Axis Signal Communications
BAR
........................................Browning Automatic Rifle
BB...........................................Bailey Bridge
BC...........................................battery commander
bdry.........................................boundary
bet
...........................................between
BFM........................................Basic Field Manual
bkry.........................................bakery
BPO.........................................Base Post Office
bn............................................battalion
brig..........................................brigade
Brig (Gen)................................Brigadier (General)
br.............................................Bridge
BSM........................................Bronze Star Medal
btry..........................................battery
c..............................................combat
cal............................................caliber
cam..........................................camouflage
CandR......................................command and reconnaissance (vehicle)
Capt.........................................Captain
c/atk.........................................counterattack
cav...........................................cavalry
cav gp
......................................cavalry group
cb
............................................counterbattery
CC...........................................Combat command
cem..........................................cemetery
chap.........................................chaplan
CHQ........................................Corps Headquarters
CG...........................................Commanding General
CIC..........................................Counterintelligence Corps
CID..........................................Criminal Investigation Detachment
cir............................................circular
civ
...........................................civilian
Class I Sp or Cl I Sup.................Class I Supply (Rations)
Class II Sp or Cl II Sup
..............Class II Supply (Supplies and
Equipment)
Class III Sp or Cl III Sup............Class III Supply (Gasoline and Oil)
Class IV Sp or Cl IV Sup
...........Class IV Supply (Miscellaneous)
Class V Sp or Cl V Sup..............Class V Supply (Ammunition)
Class 40-70, Etc.
......................Class 40-ton, 70-ton (maximum
carrying capacity bridge)
clr sta.......................................clearing station
CMH........................................Congressional Medal of Honor
cml
..........................................chemical
Cml Co (SG).............................Chemical Company (Smoke
Generating)
4.2 Cml Mort
............................Chemical Mortar, 4.2 inch
CO...........................................commanding officer
co
............................................company
C/S or C of S
............................Chief of Staff
coll pt.......................................collecting point
Col...........................................Colonel
comd........................................command
comdg......................................commanding
comdr.......................................commander
comdt.......................................commandant
comm.......................................communication
com z (also Com Z)
...................communications zone
contl.........................................control
CP
...........................................Command Post
CPX.........................................Command Post Exercise
Cpl...........................................Corporal
CQ...........................................soldier in charge of quarters
C/S
..........................................Chief of Staff
CT
..........................................Combat Team
CwW
.......................................Chief Warrant Officer
CWS........................................Chemical Warfare Service
DAO........................................Division Ammunition Officer
DBS.........................................Delta Base Section
DC...........................................Dental Corps
DC/S........................................Deputy Chief of Staff.
defv
.........................................defensive
dep...........................................depot
det
...........................................detachment
DHQ........................................division headquartere
Div
..........................................division
divarty......................................division artillery
DOW
.......................................died of Wounds
DP...........................................displaced person
DS...........................................detached service
D/S BB
....................................Double Single Bailey Bridge
DSC.........................................Distinguished Service Cross
DSM........................................Distinguished Service Medal
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