Volume 3 — APPENDIX A Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations
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ADC—Assistant Division Commander.
AdmO—Administrative Order.
AF—Air Force.
AGC—Amphibious Force Flagship.
AH—Hospital Ship.
AirDelPlat—Air Delivery Platoon.
AirO—Air Officer.
AirSptSec—Air Support Section.
AKA—Assault Cargo Ship.
AKL—Cargo, Ship, Light.
AM—Minesweeper.
AmphTracBn—Amphibian Tractor Battalion.
AmphTrkBn—Amphibian Truck Battalion.
AMS—Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper.
ANGLICO—Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company.
AP—Transport.
APA—Assault Transport.
APD—High Speed Transport.
ARG—Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship.
ARL—Landing Craft Repair Ship.
ArmdAmphBn—Armored Amphibian Battalion.
ARS—Salvage Vessel.
AT—Antitank.
ATF—Ocean Tug, Fleet.
AutoMaintCo—Automotive Maintenance Company.
AutoSupCo—Automotive Supply Company.
BB—Battleship.
BLT—Battalion Landing Team.
Bn—Battalion.
Btry—Battery.
BuMed—Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
C-47—Douglas Transport (same as R4D).
CA—Heavy Cruiser.
CCF—Chinese Communist Forces.
CG—Commanding General.
CIC—Counter Intelligence Corps, USA.
CinCFE—Commander in Chief, Far East.
CinCPacFlt—Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
CinCUNC—Commander in Chief, United Nations Command.
CL—Light Cruiser.
CO—Commanding Officer.
Co—Company.
ComFltAirWing—Commander Fleet Air Wing.
ComNavFE—Commander Naval Forces Far East.
ComPacFlt—Commander Pacific Fleet.
ComPhibGruOne—Commander Amphibious Group One.
ComSeventhFlt—Commander Seventh Fleet.
ComUNBlockandCortFor—Commander United Nations Blockade and Escort Force.
CP—Command Post.
CR—Command Report.
C/S—Chief of Staff.
CSG—Combat Service Group.
CSUSA—Chief of Staff, U. S. Army.
CTF—Commander Task Force.
CTG—Commander Task Group.
CVE—Escort Aircraft Carrier.
CVL—Light Aircraft Carrier.
DD—Destroyer.
DDR—Radar Picket Destroyer.
DE—Destroyer Escort.
Det—Detachment.
DMS—High Speed Minesweeper.
DOW—Died of Wounds.
EmbO—Embarkation Order.
EmbO—Embarkation Officer.
EngrBn—Engineer Battalion.
EUSAK—Eighth U. S. Army in Korea.
FABn—Field Artillery Battalion (USA).
FAC—Forward Air Controller.
FEAF—Far East Air Force.
FECOM—Far East Command.
F4U—Chance-Vought “Corsair” Fighter-Bomber.
FMFPac—Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.
FO—Forward Observer.
FragOrder—Fragmentary Order.
Fum&BathPlat—Fumigation and Bath Platoon.
GHQ—General Headquarters.
Gru—Group.
H&SCo—Headquarters and Service Company.
HD—Historical Diary.
Hedron—Headquarters Squadron.
HMS—Her Majesty’s Ship.
HMAS—Her Majesty’s Australian Ship.
HMCS—Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship.
HMNZS—Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship.
HO3S—Sikorsky Helicopter.
HQBn—Headquarters Battalion.
HQMC—Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps.
InfDiv—Infantry Division (USA).
Interv—Interview.
ISUM—Intelligence Summary.
JANIS—Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Studies.
JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff.
JMS—Japanese Minesweeper.
JSPOG—Joint Strategic Planning and Operations Group.
JTF—Joint Task Force.
KIA—Killed in Action.
KMC—Korean Marine Corps.
Ln—Liaison.
LSD—Landing Ship, Dock.
LSM—Landing Ship, Medium.
LSMR—Landing Ship, Medium-Rocket.
LST—Landing Ship, Tank.
LSTH—Landing Ship, Tank—Casualty Evacuation.
LSU—Landing Ship, Utility.
Ltr—Letter.
LVT—Landing Vehicle, Tracked.
MAG—Marine Aircraft Group.
MAW—Marine Aircraft Wing.
MS—Manuscript.
MedBn—Medical Battalion.
MedAmbCo—Medical Ambulance Company, USA.
MIA—Missing in Action.
MISD—Military Intelligence Service Detachment (USA).
MP—Military Police.
MRO—Movement Report Office.
msg—Message.
MSR—Main Supply Route.
MSTS—Military Sea Transport Service.
MTACS—Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron.
MTBn—Motor Transport Battalion.
NavBchGru—Naval Beach Group.
NavFE—Naval Forces Far East.
NCO—Noncommissioned Officer.
NK—North Korea(n).
NKPA—North Korean Peoples Army.
N.d.—Date not given.
N.t.—Time not given.
O—Officer; Order.
OCMH—Office of the Chief of Military History (USA).
OI—Operation Instruction.
OpnO—Operation Order.
OpnPlan—Operation Plan.
OrdBn—Ordnance Battalion.
OY—Consolidated-Vultee Light Observation Plane.
PCEC—Escort Amphibious Control Vessel.
PF—Frigate.
PhibGru—Amphibious Group.
PIR—Periodic Intelligence Report.
PLA—People’s Liberation Army.
Plat—Platoon.
POL—Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants.
POR—Periodic Operation Report.
POW—Prisoner of War.
QMPetDistCo—Quartermaster Petroleum Distribution Company (USA).
QMSubsistSupCo—Quartermaster Subsistence Supply Company (USA).
R4D—Douglas Transport (Navy and Marine designation of C-47).
RCT—Regimental Combat Team.
Recon—Reconnaissance.
Reinf—Reinforced.
RktBn—Rocket Battalion.
RM—Royal Marines.
ROK—Republic of Korea.
R & O File—Records and Orders File.
ROKA—Republic of Korea Army.
ROKN—Republic of Korea Navy.
SAC—Supporting Arms Coordinator.
SAR—Special Action Report.
SCAJAP—Shipping Control Authority, Japan.
SecDef—Secretary of Defense.
ServBn—Service Battalion.
SigBn—Signal Battalion.
SigRepCo—Signal Repair Company.
SitRpt—Situation Report.
SP—Shore Party.
SMS—Marine Supply Squadron.
TAC—Tactical Air Coordinator; Tactical Air Commander.
TACP—Tactical Air Control Party.
Tacron—Tactical Air Control Squadron.
TADC—Tactical Air Direction Center.
T-AP—Transport Operated by MSTS.
TBM—General Motors “Avenger” Torpedo Bomber.
TE—Task Element.
T/E—Table of Equipment.
Tel—Telephone Message.
TF—Task Force.
TG—Task Group.
TkBn—Tank Battalion.
Trk—Truck.
T/O—Table of Organization.
TU—Task Unit.
UDT—Underwater Demolitions Team.
U/F—Unit of Fire.
UN—United Nations.
UNC—United Nations Command.
URpt—Unit Report.
USA—United States Army.
USAF—United States Air Force.
USMC—United States Marine Corps.
USN—United States Navy.
VMF—Marine Fighter Squadron.
VMF(N)—All-Weather, Fighter Squadron.
VMO—Marine Observation Squadron.
VMR—Marine Transport Squadron.
WD—War Diary.
WD Sum—War Diary Summary.
WIA—Wounded in Action.
YMS—Motor Minesweeper.