Chapter XVII: Appendix: A

Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations

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.