Chapter XV: Appendix: A

Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations

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

APPENDIX B

Effective Strength of 1st Marine Division

Listed below are selected dates and figures which represent the effective strength of the 1st Marine Division throughout the period 1951–1952.

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|Organic|Attached|Attached|
Date | USMC | U.S. | KMC | Total
|and USN| Army | |
----------+-------+--------+--------+-------
30 Mar 51 | 25,831| 236 | 3,128 | 29,195
| | | |
30 May 51 | 25,820| 302 | 3,266 | 29,388
| | | |
30 Sep 51 | 24,160| 54 | 3,035 | 27,249
| | | |
30 Mar 52 | 26,140| 59 | 4,378 | 30,577
----------+-------+--------+--------+-------