Volume 4 — APPENDIX A Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations
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ADC—Assistant Division Commander
AdmO—Administrative Order
AD—Douglas “Skyraider” single engine attack plane
AF—Air Force
AH—Hospital Ship
AirDelPlat—Air Delivery Platoon
AirO—Air Officer
AirSptSec—Air Support Section
AmphTracBn—Amphibian Tractor Battalion
AmphTrkBn—Amphibian Truck Battalion
ANGLICO—Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
ArmdAmphBn—Armored Amphibian Battalion
AT—Antitank
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 used by Air Force (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
DE—Destroyer Escort
Det—Detachment
DOW—Died of Wounds
EmbO—Embarkation Order/Officer
EngrBn—Engineer Battalion
EUSAK—Eighth U.S. Army in Korea
FABn—Field Artillery Battalion (USA)
FAC—Forward Air Controller
FAF—Fifth Air Force
FEAF—Far East Air Force
FECOM—Far East Command
F4U—Chance-Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Fighter-Bomber
F4U-5N—Chance-Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Night Fighter
F7F-3N—Grumman “Tigercat” Twin-Engine Night Fighter
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
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)
MLR—Main Line of Resistance, the main front line
Mosquito—North American AT-6 “Texan” Trainer; Single Engine Plane used as Airborne FAC and Target Spotting
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 People’s 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 Single-Engine Light Observation Plane
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
QMSubsistSupCo—Quartermaster Subsistence Supply Company (USA)
R4D—Douglas Twin-Engine Transport (Navy and Marine designation of C-47)
R5D—Douglas Four-Engine Transport
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
Rpt—Report
SAC—Supporting Arms Coordinator
SAR—Special Action Report
Sec—Section
SecDef—Secretary of Defense
ServBn—Service Battalion
SigBn—Signal Battalion
SigRepCo—Signal Repair Company
SitRpt—Situation Report
SP—Shore Party
SMC—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” Single-Engine Torpedo Bomber. Also used for Utility Purposes.
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 Demolition Team
U/F—Unit of Fire
UN—United Nations
UNC—United Nations Command
URpt—Unit Report
USA—United States Army
USAR—United States Army Reserve
USAF—United States Air Force
USMC—United States Marine Corps
USMCR—United States Marine Corps Reserve
USN—United States Navy
USNR—United States Navy Reserve
VMF—Marine Fighter Squadron
VMF(N)—Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron
VMO—Marine Observation Squadron
VMR—Marine Transport Squadron
WD—War Diary
WD Sum—War Diary Summary
WIA—Wounded in Action