Chapter XVI: Appendix: A

Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations

AAA(AW)Bn--Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (USA).
AD--Destroyer Tender.
AE--Ammunition Ship.
AerialDelPlat--Aerial Delivery Platoon.
AF--Air Force; Store Ship.
AGC--Amphibious Force Flagship.
AH--Hospital Ship.
AK--Cargo Ship.
AKA--Assault Cargo Ship.
AKL--Cargo Ship--Light.
AKS--Stores Issue Ship.
AM--Minesweeper.
AmphTracBn--Amphibious Tractor Battalion.
AmphTrkBn--Amphibious Truck Battalion.
AMS--Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper.
ANGLICO--Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company.
AO--Oiler.
AOG--Gasoline Tanker.
AP--Transport.
APA--Assault Transport.
APD--High Speed Transport.
ARG--Repair Ship--Internal Combustion Engines.
ARH--Repair Ship--Heavy Hull Damage.
ARL--Repair Ship--Landing Craft.
ArmdAmphBn--Armored Amphibian Battalion.
ARS--Salvage Vessel.
AT--Antitank.
ATF--Ocean Tug--Fleet.
AV--Seaplane Tender.
AVP--Seaplane Tender, Small.
Bchmstr Unit--Beachmaster Unit.
BLT--Battalion Landing Team.
Bn--Battalion.
CA--Heavy Cruiser.
CG--Commanding General.
CICDet--Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment (USA).
CinCFE--Commander in Chief, Far East.
CinCPacFlt--Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
CL--Light Cruiser.
CMC--Commandant of the Marine Corps.
CNO--Chief of Naval Operations.
CO--Commanding Officer.
Co--Company.
ComAirSupGrp--Commander Air Support Group.
ComCarDiv--Commander Carrier Division.
ComNavFE--Commander Navy Far East.
ComPhibGruOne--Commander Amphibious Group One.
CP--Command Post.
C/S--Chief of Staff.
CSG--Combat Service Group.
CTF--Commander Task Force.
CV--Aircraft Carrier.
CVE--Aircraft Carrier--Escort.
CVL--Aircraft Carrier--Light.
DD--Destroyer.
DDE--Escort Destroyer.
DDR--Radar Picket Destroyer.
DOW--Died of wounds.
DUKW--Amphibious Truck.
Emb Off--Embarkation Officer.
EngrBn--Engineer Battalion.
EngrPortConstCo--Engineer Port Construction Company (USA).
EngrSpecBrig--Engineer Special Brigade (USA).
ETO--European Theater of Operations.
EUSAK--Eighth United States Army in Korea.
FABn--Field Artillery Battalion (USA).
FAC--Forward Air Controller.
FBHL--Force Beachhead Line.
FEAF--Far East Air Force.
FECOM--Far East Command.
F4U--Vought “Corsair” Fighter.
FMF--Fleet Marine Force (Pac-Pacific; Lant-Atlantic).
FO--Forward Observer.
FSA--Fire Support Area.
FSCC--Fire Support Coordination Center.
F7F-3--Grumman “Tigercat” Night Fighter.
Fum & Bath Plat--Fumigation and Bath Platoon.
GCI--Ground Control Intercept.
GHQ--General Headquarters.
H & S Co--Headquarters and Service Company.
HO3S-1--Sikorsky Helicopter.
HqBn--Headquarters Battalion.
HqCo--Headquarters Company.
HqSq--Headquarters Squadron.
InfDiv--infantry Division (USA).
interv--Interview.
JANIS--Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Studies.
JCS--Joint Chiefs of Staff.
JSPOG--Joint Strategic Planning and Operations Group.
JTF--Joint Task Force.
KIA--Killed in Action.
KMC--Korean Marine Corps.
LCM--Landing Craft, Mechanized.
LCVP--Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel.
LSD--Landing Ship, Dock.
LSM--Landing Ship, Medium.
LSMR--Landing Ship, Medium-Rocket.
LST--Landing Ship, Tank.
LSU--Landing Ship, Utility.
LVT--Landing Vehicle, Tracked.
LVT(A)--Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armored).
MAG--Marine Air Group.
MAW--Marine Air Wing.
MedBn--Medical Battalion.
MGCIS--Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron.
MIA--Missing in action.
MOS--Military Occupational Specialty.
MPCo--Military Police Company.
MTACS--Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron.
MTBn--Motor Transport Battalion.
NCO--Noncommissioned Officer.
NGF--Naval Gunfire.
NK--North Korea(n).
NKPA--North Korean Peoples Army.
OCMH--Office of the Chief of Military History (USA).
Off--Officer.
OP--Observation Post.
OpnO--Operation Order.
OrdAmmCo--Ordnance Ammunition Company (USA).
OrdBn--Ordnance Battalion.
OY--Consolidated-Vultee light observation plane.
PC--Submarine Chaser.
PCEC--Escort Amphibious Control Vessel.
PF--Frigate.
PhibGru--Amphibious Group.
PhibTraPac--Training Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
PIR--Periodic Intelligence Report.
Plat--Platoon.
POL--Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants.
POW--Prisoner of War.
RAF--Royal Air Force.
RcnCo--Reconnaissance Company.
RCT--Regimental Combat Team.
RktBn--Rocket Battalion.
ROK--Republic of Korea.
SAC--Supporting Arms Center.
SAR--Special Action Report.
SCAJAP--Supreme Commander Allied Powers, Japan.
ServBn--Service Battalion.
SigBn--Signal Battalion.
SigRepCo--Signal Repair Company (USA).
SPBn--Shore Party Battalion.
SpOpnsCo--Special Operations Company (USA).
TAC--Tactical Air Coordinator.
TAC X Corps--Tactical Air Command, X Corps.
TacAir--Tactical Air.
TADC--Tactical Air Direction Center.
T-AP--Transport Operated by MSTS.
T/E--Table of Equipment.
TF--Task Force.
TG--Task Group.
T/O--Table of Organization.
UDT--Underwater Demolitions Team.
UF--Unit of fire.
UN--United Nations.
UNC--United Nations Command.
USA--United States Army.
USAF--United States Air Force.
USMC--United States Marine Corps.
USN--United States Navy.
VMF--Marine fighter type aircraft (squadron).
VMF(N)--Marine night fighter type aircraft, all-weather (squadron).
VMO--Marine observation type aircraft (squadron).
VMR--Marine transport type aircraft (squadron).
WIA--Wounded in action.
WP--White phosphorous.
YMS--Motor Minesweeper.
YTB--Harbor Tug, Big.
YW--District Barge, Water (self-propelled).