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dy............................................duty
E
.............................................East
ECA.........................................European Civil Affairs
ECAD......................................European Civil Affairs Division
ech...........................................echelon
EEI..........................................Essential Elements of Information
elms.........................................elements
emb..........................................embarkation
EM
..........................................enlisted man or men
engr
.........................................engineer
Engr C Bn
................................Engineer Combat Battalion
Engr GS Regt ...........................Egineer General Service Regiment
E H Equip Co............................Egineer Heavy Equipment Co
ETOUSA..................................European Theater of Operations
United States Army
evac
........................................evacuation
f
..............................................field
FA...........................................Field Artillery
FA Gp......................................Field Artillery group
FA Obsn Bn..............................Field Artillery Observation Battalion
F&B.........................................Fumigation and Bath
FDC.........................................Fire Direction Center
FD...........................................Fire Department
Fin Disp Sec
.............................Finance Disbursing Section
F HOSP....................................Field Hospital
fld............................................field
Fme
.........................................Ferme (French—farm)
FO...........................................Field Order
FPL..........................................Final Protective Line
ft
.............................................fort
FUSA.......................................First U S Army
FUSAG....................................First U S Army Group
fwd..........................................forward
Fwd Ech...................................Forward Echelon
Fwd CP....................................Forward Command Post
g (also G)
.................................gun
G-1..........................................Personnel
G-2..........................................Intelligence
G-3..........................................Operations
G-4..........................................Supply
G-5..........................................Civil Affairs
Gen..........................................General
GFRC
......................................Ground Forces replacement center
gen hosp...................................general hospital
GO...........................................general order
govt
.........................................government
gp............................................group
grd...........................................ground
GRO........................................Graves Registration Officer
Gr Reg Co (Bn).........................Graves Registration Company
(Battalion)
GS...........................................General Service
GS...........................................General Staff
GSC.........................................General Staff Corps
GSGS.......................................Geographic Section General Staff
(maps)
GT...........................................Gas Treatment
HE...........................................high explosive
HM Co Tk................................Heavy Maintenance Company Tank
hosp.........................................hospital
how..........................................howitzer
HP...........................................Heavy Ponton
hq............................................headquarters
Hq Comdt.................................Headquarters Commandant
H & I
.......................................Harassing and interdiction (missions-
artillery)
H & S (Btry, Co, Tr) .................Headquarters and Service (Battery,
Company, Troop)
Hq & Serv (Btry, Co, Tr)............Headquarters and Service (Battery,
Company, Troop)
h-trk.........................................half track
hvy
..........................................heavy
Hvy Wpn Co.............................heavy weapon company
hwy..........................................highway
IC............................................Information Center
I & E........................................Information and Education (program,
G-3 section, etc.)
IG............................................Inspector General
IIA...........................................injured in action
inf............................................infantry
Int O or S-2...............................intelligence officer
IP.............................................initial point
IPW.........................................Interrogation of Prisoners of War
JAG.........................................Judge Advocate General
JAN.........................................Joint Army-Navy (operation, etc.)
jc.............................................junction
jn.............................................joint
KIA
.........................................killed in action
km(also Km).............................kilometers
l ..............................................light
lat............................................latitude
LC...........................................line of communication
LCM........................................landing craft, mechanized
LCP.........................................landing craft, personnel
LCT.........................................landing craft, tank
LCV.........................................landing craft, the vehicle
LCVP.......................................landing craft, the vehicle-personnel
LE
...........................................low explosive
LD...........................................line of duty
LD ..........................................line of departure
ldry..........................................laundry
ldr............................................leader
LM
..........................................Legion of Merit
LMG........................................light machine gun
Ln O
........................................liaison officer
LST
.........................................landing ship, tank
Lt.............................................lieutenant
long
.........................................longitude
LWB........................................long wheelbase
LWA........................................lightly wounded in action
L-1, L-4, L-5.............................three different types of light liaison
and observation airplanes
maint........................................maintenance
Maj..........................................major
mbl..........................................mobile
MC..........................................Medical Corps
mecz........................................mechanized
med..........................................medical
Med Bn....................................Medical Battalion
Med GT Bn
..............................Medical Gas Treatment Battalion
MG..........................................machine gun (also Military
Government)
MH (also CMH)........................Medal of Honor (Congressional)
MI
...........................................Military Intelligence
mi............................................mile
MIA.........................................missing in action
MLR........................................Main line of resistance
mm..........................................millimeter
MOS........................................military occupational specialty
MP...........................................military police
mph
.........................................miles per hour
M/R.........................................morning report
MRU........................................machine records unit
msg..........................................message
MSR........................................main supply route
mtd..........................................mounted
MTP
........................................Mobilization Training Program
mtr...........................................motor
mt............................................mountain
mtz
..........................................motorized
mun
.........................................munitions
mvmt
......................................movement
N.............................................North
NCO........................................non-commissioned officer
NGUS (also NG).......................National Guard of the United States
no............................................number
NP...........................................numeral-psychopath (ic, -y)
NYPOE....................................New York Port of Embarkation
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