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OPNA V 29-P1000 (Revised April 1949)
FIFTH EDITION
/f.~. Prepared by THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RECORDS AND HISTORY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS NAVY DEPARTMENT • WASHINGTON, D. C.
APRIL 1949
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AC&W Air Communications and Weather (Group) JANMAT Joint Army-Navy Material Program ANCXF Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Forces JASA Joint Anti-Submarine Action AOC in CBAFO Air Officer Commanding in Chief KRRC King's Royal Rifle Corps (GB) British Air Force Occupation MBS Van Mobile Communications Unit Equipped With BAD British Joint Services Mission (Navy Staff) Transmitter and Receiver BETFOR Headquarters British Element Trieste Forces MTOUSA Mediterranean Theater of OperationS, U. S. BNLUS British Naval Liaison (Office) U. S. Navy Army (London) NADO Navy Accounts Disbursing Office n BOSEY Board of Supply, Executive Yuan (Board NAMC Naval Air Material Center 0 responsible for removal of surplus U. S. war NAMRU Navy Medical Research Unit material to China from Guam) NAPO Naval Air Priorities Office CCA Committee for Conventional Armaments NASAF Northeast African Strategic Air Force CF AW Commander Fleet Air Wing NCDO Navy Central Disbursing Office d CGA Coabt Guard Auxiliary NFA National Food Administration · CinCNavEastL~~ontMed Commander-in-Chief U.S. Naval OIS Office of Industrial Survey Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; ONM Office of Naval Materiai now CinCNELM ONO Office of Naval Operations CinCNELM (same as above) RAMP Recovered Allied Military Personnel CLC Task Fleet Command Ship RHAF Royal Hellenic Air Force CLK Hunter Killer Ship RSFSR Republic of Soviet Federated Socialist Republics CN AV ANTRA Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training SeeDer Secretary of Defense ComNavZor Commander U.S. Naval Forces Azores SKILA Southern Korean Interim Legislative Assembly CVA Heavy Aircraft Carrier (65,000 tons) SNOAD Senior Naval Officer Adriatic (GB) DDE Destroyer Escort (completed or converted from SSA Cargo Submarine DD hull) SSG Guided Missile Submarine DDK Hunter Killer Destroyer SSP Transport Submarine EEl Essential Elements of Information SSR Radar Picket Submarine ERP European Recovery Program T AF Tactical Air Force FOF Fukuoka Occupation Force TIS Theater Intelligence Section FTT Free Territory Trieste TRUST Headquarters Trieste, U. S. Troops GARIOA Government and Relief in Occupied Areas TURCO Turn Around Control (Appropriations) USAFINZ U. S. Army Forces in New Zealand IJN Imperial Japanese Navy WAF Women in the Air Force IMAC First (I) Marine Amphibious Corps WFTU World Federation Trade Union IRO International Refugee Organization YFP District Barge, Floating Power
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t i. Foreword The roads around Pearl Harbor \Yere alive initials indicating function and manufacturer. in wartime with vehicles marked "AdCom The personnel designations ·were changed sev PhibsPac." The waters of Casco Bay were eral times during the period, particularly for plowed by small boats bearing at their bows reserve officers; these are all included, with the mystic inscriptions, "DesLant" or "SOPA." cross-referencing to avoid needless repetition. In a single dim corridor of the Navy Depart For purposes of security, the names of over ment, "OIR" and "OR&I" indicated adjacent seas stations and units were frequently omitted but quite distinct offices of "EXOS." not only from envelope addresses but also from Altogether the Navy produced, officially or the contents; \Yithout the assistance of the list unofficially, thousands of such abbreviations reproduced under "Navy Numbers," it would during the war. A few, such as "SecNav," be difficult to identify the source of letters "CominCh," "CNO," "BuPers," and "j.g.," which simply had the printed headings "Naval were well-known throughout the service. Most District Headquarters, Navy No. 121, FPO of the rest, however, were thrown around in New York" or "Naval Operating Base, Navy familiar fashion by those immediately con No. 1504, FPO San Francisco." cerned, but might be thoroughly mystifying to The general abbreviations fall into two major · the rest of the Naval Establishment. It would types. "Commander Philippine Sea Frontier," be difficult to find a person who could even for instance, was sometimes contracted to approach a perfect score in identifying "ComPhilSeaFron" and at other times to "CAFAC," "JOSCO," and "OMPUS," to say "CPSF." The former type was whimsically nothing of "COLanForASCU," "LanCra compared by one columnist to the practice of BNAW," "NOBDUCHAR," and "PaCorNa the Russians with their "Politburo" or Log," ~ven while the war was in progress; as it "Amtorg." Such contractions are much easier grows more distant, those symbols will become to deduce than the more numerous combina even less familiar. tions of initials which follow the British prac For the benefit of naval personnel, officials, tice. Some abbreviations received an official and scholars who may have occasion to consult blessing and were incorporated in aviation, correspondence, reports and historical narra communications, personnel or technical lists or tives in which such abbreviations occur, it has manuals; others were often improvised and seemed desirable to prepare a glossary indenti might vary with the individual taste of the fying the principal terms likely to be encount abbreviator. "Service Squadron," for instance, ered in such documents. The need for such a appeared variously as "Seron," "Serron," glossary was indicated by the preparation of "Servon" and "Servron." Those four all appear various partial lists during the war; none of in this glossary, but naturally it has been out these, however, covered more than a fraction of of the question to include all variations. the whole. Certain naval categories have been deliber The glossary includes most of the principal ately omitted, because of limited interest in Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard abbrevi comparison with the detail involved, or for ations in use from 1940 to the end of 1946. Four reasons of security. One should consult perti particular categories have been given in great nent bureau manuals, for instance, for the des detail: vessel types, naval aircraft types, com ignations of their administrative subdivisions missioned and enlisted personnel designations, and their more specialized equipment. The long and Fleet Post Office numbers. The vessel types, list of port markings for overseas freight ship while numerous, are clear cut. For aircraft, ments has likewise been left out, as have the the nickname as well as the official designation designations of naval radio stations and plane is given, and the general meaning of the to-plane communication signals. The "code
iii names" for particular operations, conferences alphabetical arrangement, particularly for the and places will be issued shortly in a separate United States Army, certain other branches of list. the United States Government, and some for Where the same abbreviation has more than eign navies. one meaning, the several meanings have been The glossary has been prepared in the Office arranged alphabetically. Abbreviations pre of Naval History, under the supervision of the ceded by an asterisk (*), other than Navy Historian for Naval Administration. It was numbers, may never be used singly; those pre begun by Lt. (j.g.) R. Donald Spencer, USNR, ceded by the symbol for number ( #) are the but the great bulk of the research and arrange Bureau of Personnel Condensation Code for use ment is the work of Lt. Comdr. Dorothy E. in dispatch orders to personnel. Richard, USN. In addition to the Navy, Marine Corps and Any requests for information concerning this Coast Guard abbreviations, it has seemed ex publication or the Naval Historical Program pedient to include, without any such pretense should be addressed to the Director of Naval of completeness, certain items from other Records and History, Office of the Chief vf Naval sources which are likely to be encountered in Operations, Navy Department, Washington 25, naval documents. Numerous entries of that D.C. sort will be found included in the genera1
tV A AAF Army Air Forces AAFIS Army Air Forces Intelligence School A Acting (following Navy Chief's rating); e.g., AAFMTO Army Air Force Headquarters, Mediter- CAOMA (Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Acting) ranean Theater of Operations A Air AAFPOA Army Air Forces, Pacjfic Ocean Areas A Allied Aviation Corporation (manufacturer's sym AAFPOAAdmin Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean bol) Areas (Administrative) A Amphibious plane (suffix to plane designation) as: AAHA Awaiting Action of Higher Authority PBY-6A AAHQ Allied Air Headquarters A Army AAI Allied Armies in Italy A Arresting Gear (suffix to plane designation) as: AAIC Allied Air Intelligence Center SOC-3A AAMG Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun A Asiatic AAPIU Allied Aerial Photographic Interpretation A Auxiliary Unit "A" 3-drum, express type (boiler) AAQM Acting Assistant Quartermaster (USMC) A Brewster Aeronautical Corporation (manufactur AAR Aircraft Accident Record er's symbol) AATB Advanced Amphibious Training Base A Noorduyn Aviation, Ltd. (manufacturer's symbol) AATC Anti-Aircraft Training Center A Plane built for Army Air Forces (suffix to plane AATraCen Anti-Aircraft Training Center designation) as: SBD-3A AAT&TC Anti-Aircraft Training & Test Center A USNR officer designation for General Service, AB Aerial burst bombs Aviation Non-flying. Formerly (A). AB or A/B Air Base Al USNR officer designation for General Service, ABOne Air Bases Command, 1st Naval District Heavier than Air Pilot. Formerly A-VN and AB Air Bomber (At). AB or AlB Airborne A2 USNR officer designation for General Service, AB Archivist Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly (A2) ancl AB Artist A-VN. AB Ballistic and Test Firing Expert A2 Command Staff Intelligence Office (USMC) AB Crane Ship A-2 Air Intelligence (War Department) ABATU Advanced Base Aviation Training Unit A3 USNR officer designation for General Service, ABC American, British, Canadian Plans Heavier than Air Pilot. Formerly (A3) and ABC-1 Report of the Combined British, Canadian A-VG. and United States Staff Conservat~ons A4 USNR officer designation for General Service, ABCA Army Bureau of Current Affairs (GB) Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly (A4) and ABCCTC Advanced Base Combat Communication A-VG. Training Center (Pearl Harbor) A5 USNR officer designation for General Service, ABCD Advanced Base Construction Depot Heavier than Air Pilot. Formerly (AS) and ABD Admiralty Berthing Officer A-VT. ABD Advanced Base Depot A6 USNR officer designation for General Service, ABD Advanced Base Dock Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly (A6) and ABDA American-British-Dutch-Australian Command A-VT. (1942) AA Acting Appointment ABDACOM Advanced Base Depot Area Command A/a Analysis of accounts ABDACOM American-British-Dutch-Australian Su AA or A/ A Anti-Aircraft preme Command (1942) AA Arlington Annex (Navy Department) ABDAFLOAT American-British-Dutch-Australian AA Auxiliary Ships Naval Operational Command (1942) AA-1 Normal Top Priority ABDAIR American-British-Dutch-Australian Air Op AA-2 l erational Command (1942) AA-3 ~ Next highest degrees of priority ABDARM American-British-Dutch-Australian Army AA-4 J Operational Command AAA Anti-Aircraft Artillery ABF Aircraft Battle Force AAA Emergency top priority rating for individual ABG Air Base Group items of extreme urgency Able "A" in the phonetic alphabet AA&A Armor, Armament and Ammunition (cf Able Term used by shorebased ADCC'S for "experi IRNV) mental" or "calibration" AAAIS Anti-Aircraft Artiilery Intelligence Service ABM Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Army) ABMAG Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Arresting Gear AAB Aircraft Accident Board and Barriers AA/B Anti-Aircraft Balloon ABMCP Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Catapult AAC Anti-Aircraft Common ABMGA Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Gasoline System AACS Army Airways Communications System ABMPH Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Plane Handler AAE Army Aviation Engineers ABQ Admiralty Berthing Officer (GB)
1 A-bomb Atom bomb ACMM Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate ABP Auxiliary Barracks Ship ACMMC Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate, Carbu ABP A .
4 AirTransRonWestCoast Air Transport Squadron, ALO Allied Liaison Office West Coast ALO American Liaison Office AIS Air Intelligence Service ALO Army Liaison Officer AITC Action Information Training Center ALOS Mission of Army G-2 to investigate German A/J Anti-Jamming (radar) scientific development AK Cargo ship, auxiliary (cargo ship of any type ALOT Allotment operated by the Navy) ALP Air Liaison Party AKA Cargo Ship, Attack AlPac A dispatch to all commands and personnel in AKD Deep Hold Cargo Ship the Pacific Ocean Areas - AKF Refrigerated Cargo Ship (1943) AlPOA A dispatch to all Army, Navy and Marine AKN NEJt Cargo Ship Commands in the Pacific Ocean Areas AKS General Stores Issue Ship ALR USNR officer designation. See AL and R. AKV Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry Formerly (A)L-R. AL or A/L Air Liaison AlLR USNR Officer designation. See AlL and R. AL Alameda, California Formerly (Al)L-R. *AL Alaska A2LR USNR officer designation. See A2L and R. AL Lightship Formerly (A2)L-R. AL USNR officer designation. Limited General Serv A3LR USNR officer designation. See A3L and R. ice, Aviation non-flying Duties. Formerly (A)L. Formerly (A3)L-R. AlL USNR officer designation. Limited General A4LR USNR officer designation. See A4L and R. Service, Heavier than Air Pilot. Formerly A-VN. Formerly (A4)L-R. A2L USNR officer designation. Limited General A5~R USNR officer designation. See A5L and R. Service, Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly Formerly (A5)L-R. (A2)L and A-VN. AlSeaFron Alaskan Sea Frontier A3L USNR officer designation. Limited General AlSec Alaskan Sector Service, Heavier than Air Pilot. Formerly (A3)L AlStaCon Letter to All Stations, Continental United and A-VG. States A4L USNR officer designation. Limited General • ALT Alterations Service, Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly Alt Alternating (A4)L and A-VG. ALT Altitude A5L USNR officer designation. Limited General ALT USNR officer designation. See Al and T. Service, Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly (A5)L Formerly (A}L-T. and A-VT. AlLT USNR officer designation. See AlL and T. A6L USNR officer designation. Limited General Formerly (Al)L-T. Service, Lighter than Air Pilot. Formerly (A6)L A2LT USNR officer designation. See A2L and T. and A-VT. Formerly (A2)L-T. ALA Alabama A3LT USNR officer designation. See A3L and T. ALAMCABCO All American Cable Company Formerly (A3)L-T. A4LT USNR officer designation. See A4L and T. *ALAS Alaska AlaskanDept Commanding General, Alaskan Depart- Formerly (A4)L-T. A5LT USNR officer designation. See A5L and T. ment AlBus All Bureaus Formerly (A5)L-T. Alco American Locomotive Company A6LT USNR officer designation. See A6L and T. AlCorn A dispatch to all commands in an area Formerly (A6)L-T. Alt F Fl Alternating Fixed and Flashing ALLOW Allowance(s) Alt F Gp Fl Alternating Fixed' and Group Flashing ALN USNR officer designation. See AL and N. Alt Fl Alternating Flashing Formerly (A)L-N. AlLN USNR officer designation. See AlL and N. Alt Gp Occ Alternating Group Occulting Alt Occ Alternating Occulting Formerly (Al)L-N. ALUSLO U.S. Naval Liaison Officer A2LN USNR officer designation. See A2L and N. ALUSNA U.S. Naval Attache Formerly (A2)L-N. ALUSNOB U.S. Naval Observer A3LN USNR officer designation. See A3L and N. • ALUTS Aleutian Islands Formerly (A3)L-N. ALX USNR officer designation. See AL and X. A4LN USNR officer designation. See A4L and N. Formerly (A)L-X. Formerly (A4)L-N. AILX USNR officer designation. See AlL and X. A5LN USNR officer designation. See A5L and N. Formerly (Al)L-X. Formerly (A5)L-N. A2LX USNR officer designation. See A2L and X. A6LN USNR officer designation. See A6L and N. Formerly (A2)L-X. Formerly (A6)L-N. AlNav Communication directed to all Navy and A3LX USNR officer designation. See A3L anJ X. Marine Corps activities Formerly (A3)L-X. AlNavSta Letter to all Naval Stations A4LX USNR officer designation. See A4L and X. ALO Air Liaison Officer (USMC) Formerly (A4)L-X.
840253 0 - 49 - 2 5 A5LX USNR officer designation. See A5L and X. AN Army-Navy Joint Type Ordnance Formerly (A5)L-X. AN Net Laying Ship A6LX USNR officer designation. See A6L and X: AN USNR officer designation. See A and N. For Formerly (A6)L-X. merly (A)-N. • AM American AIN USNR officer designation. See AI and N. For AM Amplitude Modulation merly (Al)-N. AM Antemeridian A2N USNR officer designation. See A2 and N. For AM Aviation Metalsmith merly (A2)-N. AM Mine Sweeper A3N USNR officer designation. See A3 and N. For A Mb Mine Sweeper, Harbor merly (A3)-N. AMO Air Mail Center A4N USNR officer designation. See A4 and N. For AMC American Maritime Cases merly (A4)-N. AMC Armed Merchant Cruiser (GB) A5N USNR officer designation. See A5 and N. For· AMC Army Medical Center merly (A5)-N. AMc Mine Sweeper, Coastal AGN USNR officer designation. See A6 and N. For- ArnCon American Consul merly (A6)-N. ArnConRepO American Consular Reporting Officer AN/ARC-1 A radio transceiver AMCROSS American Red Cross ANC Army Nurse Corps AMc (U) Coastal Mine Sweeper (underwater loca ANDUS Anglo-Dutch-United States tion) ANGAU Australia-New Guinea Administrative Unit AMDI Admiralty Merchant Ship Defense Instruc "Angels" Radar countermeasures; now called "Kites" tions ANJSB Army-Navy Jo!nt Specifications Board AMG Aircraft Machine Gunner ANMB Army-Navy Munitions Board AMG Allied Military Government ANMC Assistant Navy Mail Clerk • AMGM Airmailgram AnnRept Annual Report AML Aeronautical Materials Laboratory ANPB Army-Navy Petroleum Board AML Allied Military Liaison (Balkans) ANPPPC Army-Navy Petroleum Pool, Pacific Coast AMM Aviation Machinist's Mate ANSCOL Army-Navy Staff College AMMAC Aviation Machinist's Mate, Combat Air ANSIA Army-Navy Shipping Information Agency crewman ANSO Assistant Naval Stores Officer AMMC Aviation Machinist's Mate, Carburetor Me ANTS Advanced Naval Training School chanic ANTU Air Navigation Training Unit AMMF Aviation Machinist's Mate, Flight Engineer ANZAC Australian-New Zealand Army Corps AMMH Aviation Machinist's Mate, Hydraulic Me AO Administration Office chan~c AO Oiler, or Fuel Oil Tanker AMMI Aviation Machinist's Mate, Instrument Me- AOACB Aviation Ordnanceman, Combat Aircrew- chanic rnan, Air Bomber AMMO Ammunition AOB Advanced Operational Base AMMP Aviation Machinist's Mate, Propellor Me- AOC Air Officer Commandin& (USMC) chanic AOC Aviation Officer Candidate AMMT Aviation Machinist's Mate, Turret Mechanic AOG Aircraft on Ground AMO Aircraft Material Officer AOG Gasoline Tanker AMPH Amphibious, Amphibian A Oil Aviation Oil ArnphForLant Amphibious Force, Atlantic AOL Absent over leave ArnphForMed Amphibious Force, Mediterranean AOM Aviation Ordnanceman ArnphForPac Amphibious Force, Pacific AOMAC Aviation Ordnanceman, Combat Aircrew- Arnphib Amphibious man ArnphibFor Amphibious Forces AOMB Aviation Ordnanceman, Bombsight Mechanic ArnphibForCenPac Amphibious Forces, Central Pa AOMT Aviation Ordnancernan, Turret Mechanic cific AOND Administrative Office, Navy Department AOO Aviation Ordnance Officer Arnphs Amphibious AOQ Aviation Officers' Quarters • AMPS Amperes AOR Air Operations Room AMS Army Map Service AOTC Aviation Officers Training Corps AMS Minesweeper, High Speed A/P Airplane AMSC Allied Military Staff Conference (Quebec. Yalta, etc.) AP Air Publication AMSI Admiralty Merchant Shipping Instructions AP Armor Piercing AMSI Atlantic Merchant Shipping Instructions AP Aviation Pilot Arnt Amount AP Transport (operated by the Navy) Arntrack LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) AP A Appropriation Purchases A~count AMUN Ammunition AMVETS American Veterans of World War II AP A Transport, Attack AN Annapolis, Maryland APB Barracks Ship, self-propelled
6 APC Acetylsalicylic Acid, Acetophenetidin, Caffeine ARDC Auxiliary Repair Dock, Concrete compound ("all purpose capsules") ARG Repair Ship, Internal Combustion Engine APe Coastal Transport (small) ARG Admiralty Regional Officer (GB) APCCLA Aviation Petroleum Coordinating Com Argus Shore-based fighter director unit mittee, Latin American ARH Heavy-Hull Repair Ship APD Transport (high speed) ARI Arithmetic Reading Test APEL Aeronautical Photographic Experimental Lab- ARIZ Arizona oratory ARK Arkansas APF Administration Flagship ARL Repair Ship, Landing Craft APG Supporting Gunnery Ship Ar!Ann Arlington Annex (Navy Department) APH Transport for wounded ARM Armament APL Labor Transport or Barrack Ship (non self- ARM Aviation Radioman propelled) ARM Heavy Machinery Repair Ship APLA Aviation Pilot, Airship ARMAC Aviation Radioman, Combat Aircrewman APJ\1 Assistant Paymaster (USMC) • ARMD Armored APM Mechanized Artillery Transport ArmdCornd Armored Command (Army) APN Non-Mechanized Artillery Transport ArmGrd Armed Guard APO Area Petroleum Office(r) ArrnGrdCen Armed Guard Center APO Army Post Office ARO Air Radio Officer APP Troop Barge, Class A AROU Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit APP AC Aviation Petroleum Products Allocation ARP Air Raid Precautions Committee #ARPROREP Upon arrival further proceed and re APP AC-L Aviation Petroleum Products Allocation port (to) Committee, London #ARREP Upon arrival report (to) APPN Appropriation #ARREPCOVES Upon arrival report to commanding APR Rescue Transport officer of that vessel for duty • APR OX Approximate #ARREPISC Upon arrival report to immediate supe APR/SPR Shipboard Radar Receiver rior in command if present; otherwise by dis APS Army Postal Service patch for duty indicated APS Transport, Submarine ARRL Aeronautical Radio and Radar Laboratory AP & SC Honolulu Army Port and Service Com- ArrUS Arrived within continental limits of U.S. mand, Honolulu ARRV Arrive APT Armor Piercing Traced ARS Air Regulating Squadron APT Troop Barge, Class B ARS Salvage Vessel APU Army Postal Unit ARSD Aviation Repair Supply Depot APUC Area Production Urgency Committee ARS(D) Salvage Lifting Vessel APV Transport and Aircraft Ferry ARS(T) Salvage Craft Tender AR Airship Rigger ART Article AR Allocated Reserve ART Aviation Radio Technician AR Amphibian Reconnaissance ARTL Awaiting result of trial "AR Area Arty Artillery AR Argentia, Newfoundland ARV Aircraft Repair Ship AR Army Regulations ARV(A) Aircraft Repair Ship (Aircraft) A&R Assembly and Repair ARV(E) Aircraft Repair Ship (Engine) AR Repair Ship AS Altostratus AR USNR officer designation. See A and R. For AS Anti-Submarine merly (A)-R. A/S Anti-Submarine AIR USNR officer designation. See AI and R. For AS Apprentice Seaman merly (Al)-R. AS Asiatic A2R USNR officer designation. See A2 and R. For AS Astoria, Oregon merly (A2)-R. AS Submarine Tender A3R USNR officer designation. See A3 and R. For AS United States to West African ports (routing merly (A3)-R. designation) A4R USNR officer designation. See A4 and R. For ASA Aviation Supply Annex merly (A4)-R. ASAC Altostratus and Altocumulus A5R USNR officer designation. See A5 and R. For ASAP Anti-Submarine Attack Plotter merly (A5)-R. ASATTU Anti-Submarine Attack Teacher Training A6R USNR officer designation. See A6 and R. For- Unit merly (A6)-R. ASB Airborne Search Radar ARB Repair Ship, Battle Damage ASC Air Service Command (Army) ARC Cable Repairing or Laying Ship ASC Air !9upport Control ARCO Aircraft Resources Control Office ASCU Air Support Control Units ARD Auxiliary Repair Dock (Floating Drydock) ASD Airborne Search Radar 7. ASD Artillery Spotting Division AIT USNR officer designation. See Al and T. For ASD Aviation Supply Depot merly (Al)-T. ASDHLant Anti-Submarine Development Detach A2T USNR officer designation. See A2 and T. For ment, Atlantic Fleet merly (A2)-T. Asdic Allied Submarine Devices Investigation Com A3T USNR officer designation. See A3 and T. For mittee (World War 1) ; also, general term applied merly (A3)-T. to any type of under-water supersonic echo-ranging A4T USNR officer designation. See A4 and T. For- equipment of vessels merly {A4)-T. ASE Airborne Search Radar A TA Army Transportation Association ASE Aircraft Stores Establishment ATA Ocean Tug (Auxiliary) A/SEE Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment ATAD Absent on temporary additional duty ASF Alaskan Sea Frontier ATAD Air Technical Analysis Division ASF Army Service Forces *ATAK Attack A/SFDO Anti-Submarine Fixed Defenses Officer ATANDT American Telephone and Telegraph Company ASFTrnTraRonPac Auxiliary Service Force, Trans- ATB Amphibious Training Base ition Training Squadron, Pacific ATC Airport Traffic Control ASG Airborne Search Radar ATC Air Transport Command (USAAF) ASH Airborne Search Radar ATC Army Training Center ASIS Ammunition Stores Issuing Ship ATCC(L) Allied Tanker Coordinating Committee in ASN Army Serial Number London ASO Air Signal Officer ATCC(W) Allied Tanker Coordinating Committee in ASO Air Staff Officer Washington ASO Assistant Secretary's Office (Navy) ATCLO Amphibious Training Command Liaison ASO Aviation Supply Office (Philadelphia) Officer ASOS Assistant Supervisor of Shipbuilding ATCom Atoll Commander ASP Anti-Submarine Patrol ATCOR Air Traffic Coordinator ASR or A/SR Air-Sea Rescue ATCOREU Air Traffic Coordinator Europe ASR Submarine Rescue Vessel ATCORUS Air Transport Coordinator for the ASRS Anglo-Soviet Recognition Signals United States ASSERON Army Service Squadron (corresponds to ATD Actual Time of Departure Navy's CASU) AT (E) Administration of Territories (Europe) AS&SL All Ships and Stations Letters ATF Ocean Tug, Fleet ASSRON Air Service Support Squadron (Army) ATIS Allied Translation and Intelligence Section Asst Assistant Atl Atlantic • AST Assistant (to) ATL Awaiting trial AstCk Assistant Cook A TL Tank-landing craft, ocean going ASTP Army Specialized Training Program ATMU Aircraft Torpedo Maintenance Unit ASTRP Army Specialized Training Reserve Program ATO Assisted take-off AstSecNav Assistant Secretary of the Navy ATO Ocean Tug, Old AstSecNavAir Assistant Secretary of the Navy for ATR Aircraft Trouble Report Air ATR Aviation Training Record ASTU Air Support Training Units ATR Ocean Tug, Rescue ASTU Army Specialized Training Unit ATRON Atlantic Squadron (before Feb. 1941) ASU Aircraft Scheduling Unit ATS Army Transport Service ASV Airborne Search Radar ATSC Air Technical Service Command (Army) • ASW or A/SW Anti-Submarine Warfare ATSU Air Travel Security Unit ASW Assistant Secretary of War AT&T American Telegraph and Telephone Company ASWO (Naval) Air Stations Weekly Orders • ATT Mess attendent ASWORG Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations Re- ATTC' Aviation Te-chnical Training Center search Group • ATTN Attention ASWTC Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center ATU Advanced Training Unit ASWTraCen Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center AugU Augmenting Unit ASWTU Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Unit AUS Army of the United States ASWUnit Anti-Submarine Warfare Unit *A UTH Authority AT Anti-Tank Auth Authorized #A UTHEXANDO Authority granted to execute ac A/T Anti-Torpedo (Nets) ceptance and oath of office for A/T Attack Teacher Auto Weap Automatic Weapons AT Ocean-going Tug • A UX Auxiliary or Auxiliary Craft AT United States to United Kingdom (routing des AV Audio-Visual ignation) • AV Aviator, Aviation AT USNR officer designation. See A and T. For A V Seaplane Tender merly (A)-T. AVC American Veterans' Committee .• ... " 8 A VC Catapult Lighter AWOL Absent without official leave A VCAD Aviation Cadet A WrnCo Aircraft Warning Company (USMC) A VD Seaplane Tender (highspeed) A WS Air Warning Squadron (USMC) "Avenger" See TBF-#, TBM-# A WS Physically on board awaiting sentence of court A VG Aircraft Carrier, Escort martial; not ship's company A-V(G) USNR aviation officers holding designation A WT Physically on board awaiting trial by court as naval aviators, qualified for general detail martial; not ship's company afloat or ashore. This classification was abolished AX Planned Auxiliary, New Construction in September 1944 and replaced by one of the AX USNR officer designation. See A and X. For following: (A3), (A3)L, (A4), (A4)L, S(A3), or merly (A)-X. S(A4). AlX USNR officer designation. See AI and X. For AvGas Aviation Gasoline merly (A1)-X. AVH USN officer designation. Designated Naval A2X USNR officer designation. See A2 and X. For Aviator, Heavier than Air, on Flight Duty, USN. merly (A2)-X. A VIA Aviation pay A3X USNR officer designation. See A3 and X. For A VL USN officer designation. Designated Naval merly (A3)-X. Aviator, Lighter than Air, on !"fight Duty, USN. A4X USNR officer designation. See A4 and X. For A VM Air Vice-Marshal merly (A4)-X. Avn Aviation A5X USNR officer designation. See A5 and X. For A-V (N) USNR aviation flight officers, detailed to merly (A5)-X. active duty in the aeronautic organization of the A6X USNR officer designation. See A6 and X. For Navy immediately following their completion of merly (A6)-X. training and designation as naval aviators. This AZ Airship Tender (Lighter than Air) classification was abolished in September 1944 and replaced by one of the following: (A1), (A1)-L, (A2), (A2L), S(A1), or S(A2). AvnCdt Aviation Cadet B AvnEngrBn Aviation Engineer Battalion (USMC) B First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, indi- AmU Aviation Unit (USMC) cating a bomber plane · AVP Seaplane Tender (Small) B Beech Aircraft Company (manufacturer's symbol) AVR Aircraft Rescue Vessel B Biplane Avr Aviator B Boeing Aircraft Company (manufacturer's sym A-V(RS) USNR aviation officers, commissioned and bol) warrant, including radio electricians, qualified B Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. (manufacturer's for specialist duties. This classification was abol symbol) ished. in September 1944 and replaced by the B Boilermaker proper aviation or engineering classification with B Bomber Field the suffix "T". B Built for British (suffix to plane designation. as: AVS Aviation Supply Ship F4F-4B) A-V(S) USNR aviation officers, commissioned and B Budd Manufacturing Company (manufacturer's warrant, including gunners, radio electricians, symbol) machinists, aerographers, and photographers, IVB Classified Civil Service Worker qualified for specialist duties. This classification B Ship Symbols preceded by B represent Lend was abolished in September 1944 and replaced Lease vessels for Royal Navy; e.g., BAm is by one of the following: (A), (A)L, (D), (D}L, British Minesweeper (AD), (S), or S(A). B Butcher A VT Aviation Medicine B--314 "Clipper"; four-engine Navy Transport (VR A VT Aviation Medicine Technician (HS) ), seaplane, manufactured by Boeing; A-V(T) USNR aviation officers, former civil avia formerly Pan-American "Clipper") tion pilots or aviators of the Army, Navy, Marine BA Balboa, Canal Zone Corps or Coast Guard, qualified for specialist BA British Admiralty duties. This classification was abolished in Sep BA British Army tember 1944 and replaced by one of the follow BABS Blind Approach Beam System (radar) ing: (A5), (A5)L, (A6), (A6)L, S(A5), or BAC British Air Commission (Washington) S(A6). BACC British-American Coordinating Committee AVTR Aviator (Turkey) A W Articles of War (Army) BAD Bl"itish Arlmiralty Delegation (Washington) A W Automatic Weapons (Army~ #BAGAIR (Total ponnus) l.Jagg11ge authorizerl while A W Distilling Ship in nn air tmYe! status A WA or A WAS Air Warfare Analysis Section (GB) BAGR BuAer General Representative (formerly, A WC Army War College General Inspector of Naval Aircraft) A&WI Atlantic and West Indies BAGR, ED BuAer General Representative, Eastern A WK Water Tanker Distrfct
9 BAGR, CD BuAer Gcl\eral Representative, Central BCRA Bureau Centrale de Renseignements et B!Y. ' District d'Action (Free French) BN BAGR, WD BuAer General Representative, Western BD Bomb Disposal BIV District BD-# "Havoc"; twin-engine Navy bomber (VB), B- BAIRES Buenos Aires manufactured by Douglas BAK Cargo Ship (Lend-Lease to Great Britain) BdD&M Board of Decorations and Medals B l\- BAKA (foolish) Allied name for Japanese Oka BDE Escort Vessel (Lend-Lease to GB) (rocket propelled one man guided missile); BDGC Bad conduc.t discharge, general court martial, Bl\ earlier, called "Viper." after confinen1ent in prison Baker "B" in the phonetic alphabet BDGJ Bad conduct discharge, general court martial, Bl\' "BAKS Barracks immediate Bl\ BAL Balance BDGP Bad condud discharge, general court martial, m BALDNY Ballistic Density :~fter violation of probation n. BALWND Ballistic Wind BDI Bearing Deviation Indicator (Sonar) Bll BAM British Air Ministry BDSJ Bad conduct. discharge, sentence of summary B BAm Mine Sweeper (Lend-Lease to Great Britain) court martial, immediate B. BAMO Bureau of Aeronautics Material Officer BDSP Bad conduct discharge, summary court mar- BAMRO Bureau ()f Aeronautics Maintenance Repair tial, after violation of probation m Officer "Bearc:at" See F8F-# B ~ BAMRRO Bureau of Aeronautics Maintenance Resi Benef Beneficiary B ~ dent Representative Office B Eng Basic Engineering B ~ BAMS Broadcast to Allied Merchant Ships "Bermuda" See SB2A-# B BAMSR British Admiralty Maintenance and Supply BerSeaPat Bering Sea Patrol .B Representative Beth Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bt BAR Browning Automatic Rifle BEW Board of Economic Warfare m BAR Bureau of Aeronautics Representative (form BF Brought Forward Bl erly Inspector of Naval~Aircraft) BFJ\f Basic Field Manmll (Arn~y) B BARDay Bureau of Aeronautics Representative Bfo Beat frequently oscillator B1 Dayton, Ohio BG Rritish Guiana B~ BARM British Admiralty Repair Mission BG-# Single-engine Navy bomi:Jer (VB), l:iplane, "I BA&R Bureau of Aeronautics Resident Representa- manufactured by Great Lakes "l! tive BG :'\f Basegram B BARS Salvage Vei>sel (Lend-Lease to Great Britain) BGJ\f Buglemaster *B BaseFor Base Force Bgmst.r Buglemasl;er "B BaseServUnit Base Service Unit BGPP Beneficiary Government Prcduction Program B Bat Battalion (URMC) BHO Branch Hydrographic Office B *BAT Battle, Battleship BHO Brigade Headquarters (Army) BAT Oceangoing Tug (Lend-Lease to Great Britain) BI Bermuda Islands BatCruLant Battleships and Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet BI Biographical Inventory BatCruPac Battleships and Cruisers, Pacific Fleet niGOT British Messages Replanning and Direction BatDiv Battleship Division of Major Operations BatFor Battle Force BIM Basic Industrial Materials (Program) BatLant or BatShipsLant Battleships, Atlantic Fleet BIO Branch Intelligence Officer BatPac or BatShipsPac Battleships, Pacific Fleet BIS Board of Inspection and Survey B BatRon Battleship Squadron BJM Bluejacket's Manual B BATSHIP Battleship, Battleforce BJSM British Joint Staff Mission B BatshipsBatForPac Battleships, Battle Force, Pacific BJU Beach Jumper Unit B Fleet BK Yardarm Blinker BA VG Aircraft Carrier Escort (Lend-Lease to GB) BKR Baker B BA YO JGRU Bayonne Group Bks Barracks B BIB Baby Incendiary Bomb BKT Blinker Tube B BB Battleship B/L Bill of Lading B BBB Basic Boxed Base BL Bomb Line B BBC Bombenzyl Cyanide "Black Widow" See FT-# B BBH Battalion BP.achhead (Army) BLADING Bill of Lading B BBL Barrel BlimpHedron Blimp Maintenance Squadron B BC Battery Commander (Army) RlimpRon Blimp Squadron I BC Battle Cruiser (GB) BI .0 Bombardment Liaison Officer BC United States East Coast to Society Islands BLO British Liaison Officer E (routing designation) Block Airborne televisi()n system I BCD Bad Conduct Discharge *BLP Bombing landplane E BCDD Base Construction Depot Detachment BLT Battalion Landing Team (Army) I Ben Bombardment calling wave BL&T Blind Loaded and Traced li 10 BM Boatswain's Mate Brig Brigade BMI Boatswain's Mate 1st class BRIGEN Brigadier General (USMC) BM2 Boatswain's Mate 2nd class BrigGen Brigadier General B-M Boilers, Propulsion Division of Engineering BRIT British Department aboard a carrier BRL Bomb Relea~e Line BMCBB Boatswain's Mate, Construction Battalion, BRO British Routing Office Boatswain BrQM Brigade Quartermaster (USMC) BMCBS Boatswain's Mate, Construction Battalion, CRR Bridge Receiving Room Stevedore BRU Boat Repair Unit BMD Base Maintenance Division BRUSA British-United States Agreement (Circuits) BMG Browning Machine Gun BS Battleship Squadron BK MR Boilermaker BS Boston (Navy Yard) CMM Boatswain's Mate A (Master-at Arms) BS Busch Sulzer (ship engines) BMR Beachmastet BSC Balkan Supply Center BMSM British Merchaut Shipping Mission BSerBn Base Service Battalion (USMC) BMSRC Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, Crane BSI British Solomon Islands Operator BSN Boston, Mas'lachusetts BMSRR Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, Rigger BSO Base Supply OfficE-r BMSRS Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, Canvasman BSO Bomb Safety Officer Bmstr Bandmaster BSO British Supply Office Bn Battalion BSR Boilermaker, Ship Repair BN Brazilian Navy BSU Base Service Unit .BN AS British Naval Air Service BT-# Single-engine Navy bomber (VB), manufac- BnHQ Battalion Headquarters (USMC) tured by Northrop BNLO British Naval Liaison Officer BT Bahia to Trinidad (routing designation) BNP Bureau of Naval Personnel Publications BT Bathythermograph (sonar) BNPCL Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letters BT2C Twin-engine Navy fighter (VF(M)), manu BNYD Boston Navy Yard factured by Curtiss BO Base Order BTCA Basic Tables of Commissioning Allowances "BOATS" A Boatswain's Mate (now Tables of Basic AllowanceS-TEA) "Bcbcat'' See JRC-# BTD-# Single-engine Navy scout bomber (VSB), BODU Bureau of Ordnance Design Unit manufactured by Douglas *BOI Boiler BTE British Troops in Egypt •noM Bombing BTM-# Twin-engin~ Navy fighter (VF(M)), manu BomCom Bomber Command (Army) factured by M arEn BOMID Branch Office, Military Intelligence Division Btry Battery (War Department) *BU Bureau BomRon Bombing Squadron BuAer (BuAero) Bureau o1 Aeronautics BOQ Bachelor Officers Quarters BUAER Chief, Bureau of AerQnautics BORU Boat Operating and Repair Unit BUCon Bureau of Construction :.nd Repair (to 1940) BOS Boston, Massachusetts BuC&R Bureau of Construction and Repair (to BOSN Boatswain (Warrant) 1940) BosGrp Boston Group BuDocks Bureau of Yards and Docks BOU Boat Operating Unit BUDOCKS Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks BP Base Pay BuEn~ Bureau of Engineering (to 1940) BPB Base Planning Board BuExp Bureau Express (boiler) BPFILO British Pacific Fleet Intelligence Liaison "Buffalo" See F2A-# Officer BUG Bugler BPFLO British Pacific Fleet Liaison Officer BuMed Bureau of .Medicine and Surgery ·BPO Base Post Office (Army) BUMED Chief, Bureau of Medicine an<'. Surgery BPR Bridge Plotting Room BuM&S · Bureau of Medicine and SurgU'y B&Q Barracks and Quarters (Army) BuNav Bureau of Navig-ation (to 1942) BQM Base Quartermaster (USMC) BuOrd Bureau of Ordnance BR Bomber Reconnaissance Aircraft BUORD Chief, Bureau of Ordnance BR Bremerton, Washington DuPers Bureau of Naval Personnel BR Briefing Room BUPERS Chief, Bureau of Naval Personnel BRAL Bureau de Renseignements et d' Action, Lon- BUPS Beacon, Ultra Portable "S" Band dres (Free French) BuSandA Bureau of Supplies and Accounts BrancHydro Branch Hydrographic Office BUSANDA Chief, Bureau of Supplies and Accluntl' Bra so Branch Aviation Supply Office BUSCl British-United States Convoy Instructims BREM Bremerton, Washington BuShips Bureau of Ships BRG Bearing BUSHIPS Chief. Bureau of Ships RrgBln Barrage Balloon CUSRA British-United States Routing Agreement
11 "Buttress" Mine Reco~ery Vessel CALF Combined Allied Land Forces BuY &D Bureau of Yards and Docks CALIF California BUZZ BOMB V-1 (Pilotless Flying Bor•b) CAM Administrative Management Division (USCG) B&W Babcock and Wikox (boilers) CAMDI Confidential Admiralty Merchant Ship De- B&W Black and White (film) fense Instructions (GB) B& W Bread and Water "Campbell" Navy crash boat equipped with television BWC Board of War Communications CAMSI Canadian, American Merchant Shipping In BWI British West Indies structions BWP Basic War Plan CAl\ISI Confidential Admiralty Merchant Shipping BX Boston to Halifax (routing designation) Instructions BY Bayonne, New Jersey *CAN Canada, Canadian BYMS British Yard Motor Minesweepers CANCEL Vessels on which construction was stopped (Code) CANCON Canadian Control System (for convoys in c Canadian Coastal Zone) CandR Construction and Repair (USCG) (C) Caretaker Status C Center-as NATTC (Naval Air Technical Training CandR Convoy and Routing CANF Combined Allied Naval Forces Center) CANFSWP A Combined Allied Naval Forces, South C Central C Cessna Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's west Pacific Area CANFSWPAOpPlan Combined Allied Naval Forces symbol) Southwest Pacific Ocean Area Operating Plan C Chief; e.g., CMUS (Chief Musician) C Class; used with number for Navy rating as: lc CAO Civil Affairs Officer CAP Catapult and Arresting-Gear Pool (first class) CAP Chief Aviation Pilot C Commandant !USCG) CAP Civil Air Patrol C Commander; as: CNAB (Commander NaYal Air CAP Combat Air Patrol Bases) CAP Current Assessment Plan C Commissary (USMC) CAPCP Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol C Confidential Dispatch CAPT Captain C Culver Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's sym CaptLB Captain, Landing Barges bol) CAPUC Coordinating Area Production Urgency C Curtiss- Wright Corporation (manufacturer's Committee symbol) *CAR Carrier C Freighter Aircraft C USNR officer designation for General Service, CAR Chief Airship Rigger CarAirGroup Carrier Air Group Communications Dutir.s. Formerly (C). Carb Carburetor CA Assistant Commandant (USCG) CarDiv Carrier Division CA Civil Authorities CARE Cooperative for American Remittances to CA Combat Aircrew (man) Europe CA Convening Authority *CARIB Caribbean CA Heavy CruiB"r CaribSeaFron Caribbean Sea Frontier CAA Civil Ae)\)nautics Authority Carp Carpenter CAAF Combined Allied Air Forces CAA-WTS Civil Aviation Authority-War Training CarPac Carriers, Pacific Fleet "Carpet" Electronic jammer (radar) Service "Carpet Sweeper" Electronic transceiver (radar) CAB Civil Aeronautics Board CAC Coast Artillery Corps (Army) CarTaskFor Carrier Task Force CarTransRon Carrier Transport Squadron CAC Combat Air crew CARTU Combat Aircrew Refresher Training Unit CAC Comm~nder Air Center CACW Chinese-American Composite Wing CAS Chief of Air Staff (USMC) CAD Civil Affairs Division (Army) CAS Civil Affairs Section CAdC CoJlbined Administrative Committee CASCP Caribbean Area Small Craft Project CADRC Combined Air Documents Research Center CASCU Commander Aircraft Support Control Unit CASD Carrier Aircraft Service Detachment (USMC) CAer Cl'ief Aerographer CAerM Chief Aerographer's Mate CASD Carrier Aircraft Service Division CAF Clerical, Administrative and Fiscal (Civil Serv CASDIV Carrier Aircraft Service Division i~ employees designation) Cast "C" in the phonetic alphabet; now obsolete and CAFJC Commander All Forces, Aruba-Curacao replaced by "Charlie" CAFAF Commander Amphibious Force Atlantic CASU Carrier Aircraft Service Unit j Fleet CASU (F) Combat Aircraft Service Unit c.AFO Confidential Admiralty Fleet Order (GB) CASUM Civil Affairs Summary ClFT Consolidated Advance Field Teams CASWO Confidential and Secret Weekly Orders (al Caliber (Naval Air Stations) I 12 "Catalina" See PB2B-#, PBY-# CCC Chief Cable Censor CATCUSAF Commander Amphibious Training Com- CCC Civilian Conservation Corps mand United States Atlantic Fleet CCC Combined Coordinating Committee ( CCB) CATS Civil Affairs Training School CCC Commodity Credit Corporation CATU Combat Airrrew Training Unit CCD Central Commissioning Detail CA VU Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited CCF Captain, Coastal Forces "Caydt>t" N2S; single-engine Boeing, Wichita (Stear- CCFET Captain, Coastal Forces, Eastern Theatre man) Navy training, primary CCGD Commander Coast Guard District; e.g., CAZ Planned Auxiliary, Conversion (Cruiser) CCGDTHREE CB Chief Boilermaker CCk Chief Cook CB Confidential CCk(B) Chief Cook (Baker) CB Construction Battalion ("Seabees•') CCk(C) Chief Cook (Commissary) CB Cooper Bessemer (ship engines) CCL Communications Circular Letter CB Cumulonimbus CCM Chief Carpenter's Mate CB Large Cruiser CCM Combined Cipher Machine CBALS Carrier Borne Ai1· Liaison Section CCM Combined Coding Machine CBC Contraband Control CCMCBB Chief Carpenter's Mate, Construction CBD Board of Review, Di~charges and Dismissals Battalion, Builder (USCG) CCMCBD Chief Carpenter's Mate, Construction CBD Construction Battalion Detachment Battalion, Draftsman CBgmstr Chief Buglemaster CCMCBE Chief Carpenter's Mate, Construction CBI China-Burma-India (Theater of Operations) Battalion, Excavation Foreman CBLO Chief Bombardment Liaison Officei- CCMCBS Chief Carpenter's Mate, Construction CBLS Carrier Borne Air Liaison Section Battalion, Surveyor CBM Chief Boatswain's Mate CCMSRB Chief Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Boat CBMA Chief Boatswain's Mate Acting builder-Wood CBMCBB Chief Boatswain's Mate, Construction CCMSIU Chief Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Battalion, Boatswain Joiner CBMCBS Chief Boatswain's Mate, Construction CCO Convoy Control Officer Battalion, Stevedore CCS Chief Commissary Steward CBmkr Chief Boilermaker (USCG) CCS Combined Chiefs of Staff
CBMM Chief Boatswain's Mate A (Master-at Arms) CCSC Civil Affairs Staff Center (Wimbledon1 CBMSRC Chief Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, E11gland) Crane Operator CCSF Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier CBMSRR Chief Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, CCSTD Chief Commissary Steward Rigger CCT Communications Control Team CBMSRS Chief Boatswain's Mate, Ship Repair, CC-V(S) USNR designation for Engineer Officers, Canvasman commissioned and warrant, including carpenters, CB!\fU Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit qualified for specialist duties. Classification #CBN Construction Battalion abolished in 1944 and replaced by S(E) classifi #CBNDET Construction Battalion Detachment cation. CBO Board of Review, Officer Retirements (USCG) CCZA Canadian Coastal Zone Atlantic CBO Coding Board Officer CCZP Canadian Coastal Zone Pacific CBR Budget and Requirements Division (USCG) CD Coastal Defense (USMC) CBRn Construction Battalion Replacement Depot CD Confidential Document CBSR Chief Boilennaker, Ship Repair CD Conning Director CBT Clinical Laboratory Technician CD USNR officer designation. See C and D. Form- CC Combat Command (Army) erly (CD) CC Cyanogen chloride CDC Caribbean Defense Command(er) CC USN officer designation for Construction Corps, CDD Certificate of Disability for Discharge (Anny) USN CDN USNR officer designation. See C, D and N. CCA Cash Clothing- Allowance (quarterly) Formerly (CD)-N CCAC Combined Civil Affairs Committee CDO Command Duty Officer CCAC/L Combined Civil Affairs Committee, London Cdo Commando Subcommittee CDR Commander CCAC/S Combined Civil Affairs Committee, Supply CDR USNR officer designation. See C, D, and R. Subcommittee Formerly (CD)-R CCAO Chief Civil Affairs Officer (US & GB) CDRE Commodore CCATNA Combined Committee on Air Training in CdrciC Commodore-in-Charge (GB) North America CdrelcbPortsmouth Commodore Commanding Land- CCB Combined Communications Board ing Craft Bases, Portsmouth Command (GB) CCB Contraband Control Base CdreSapt Commodore Superintendent (GB) CCBP Combined Communications Board Publications CdrF Commander, Flying (GB)
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.: -~- - · :.:.,_..., ... CdrSBU Commander, Special Boats Units (GB) CESF Commander Eastern Sea Frontier CDS Central Distribution System (publications) CEV Convoy Escort Vessel CDS Commander, Destroyer Squadron CEWA Combined Economic Warfare Agencies CDT Cadet (USCG) CF Carry Forward CDT Commandant CF Coastal Frontier (Army} CDT USNR officer designation. See C, D, and T CF Flying Deck Cruiser Formerly (CD)-T. CFC Chief Fire Controlman CDX USNR officer designation. See C, D, and X. CFC Controlled Force Circulation (boilers) Formerly (CD)-X. CFCO Chief Fire Controlman, Operator CE Chief Engineer CFCS Chief Fire Controlman, Submarines CE Civil Engineer CFLN Comite Francais Liberation Nationale CE Combustion Engineering CFO Connection Fitting Out (name of ship) CE Corps of Engineers (Army) CFO Physically on board for the commissioning and CEC Central Economic Committee fitting out of a specified ship or activity CEC USN officer designation for Civil Engineer CG Coast Guard Corps, USN CG Commanding General (USMC} CECR USNR officer designation for General Serv CG Phosgene ice, Civil Engineering Corps. Formerly CEC. CGA Coast Guard Academy CECS USNR officer designation for Cargo Han CGAB Coast Guard Air Base dling Specialists. Formerly (CEC)S. CGAS Coast Guard Air Station CEC(Sl) USN officer designation for Special Serv CGC Coast Guard Cutter ice, Special CEC duties as Mechanical Engineer. CGD Coast Guard District CEC(S2) USN officer designation for Special Serv CGM Chief Gunner's Mate ice, Special GEC duties as Electrical Engineer CGMB Commanding General, Marine Base CEC(S3) USN officer designation for Special Serv CGMCBG Chief Gunner's Mate, Construction Battal- ice, Special CEC duties as Cargo Handling Spe ion, Armorer cialist CGMCBP Chief Gunner's Mate, Construction Battal CEC-V(S) USNR officer designation for Civil En ion, Powderman gineer Officers, commissioned and warrant, in CGOB Coast Guard Operating Base cluding carpenters, qualified for specialist duties. CGOS Combat Gunnery Officers School (Army Air This classification was abolished in September Forces) 1944 and replaced by one of the following: CEC(S), CEC(Sl), CEC(S2) or CEC(S3) C&GS Coast and Geodetic Survey CEF Captain (Commanding) Escort Forces C&GS Command and General Staff (Army) CEF Corps Expeditionaire Fran~ais CGTS Coast Guard Training Station CE.M Chief Electrician's Mate CGYD Coast Guard Ya::d CEMCBC Chief Electrician's Mate, Construction CH Charleston (Navy Yard) Battalion, Communications *CH Chief of the -; e. g., ChBuOrd (Chief of the CEMCBD Chief Electrician's Mate, Construction Bureau of Ordnance} Battalion, Draftsman ChAer Chief Aerographer CE:'IlCBG Chief Electrician's Mate, Construction Chap Chapter Battalion, General Char Navy Yard, Charleston CE.:\lCBL Chief Electrician's Mate, Construction Charlie "C" in the phonetic alphabet; formerly Battalion, Line and Station "Cast" CEMSRG Chief Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, ChasGrp Charleston Group General Electrician Chasn Charleston, South Carolina CEMSRS Chief Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, Shop ChBosn Chief Boatswain Ele::trician ChC USN officer designation for Chaplain Corps, CEMSRT Chief Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, I. C. USN Repairman ChCarp Chief Carpenter *CEN Center, Central ChCk Chief Cook CenCA TS Central Pacific Combat Air Transport CHCP USNR officer designation for probationary Service (joint Army, Navy and Marine Corps.) commission in Reserve Chaplain Corps. Form (later TAG) erly CHC(P}. CenDraft Central Drafting Officer (Navy Yard, N.Y.) CHCR USNR officer designation for General Service, CenPac Central Pacific Area Chaplain Corps. Formerly CHC. CenPacFor Central Pacific Forces CHCS USNR officer designation for Special Service, CentCom Central Pacific Communications Instruc- Chaplain Corps. Formerly CHC(S). tions ChC-V(G) USNR officer designation for Chaplains CentPacBaCom Central Pacific Base Command qualified for general detail afloat or ashore. CEO Casualty Evacuation Officer This classification was abolished in September CEOinC Civ'il Engineer, Officer-in-Charge 1944 and replaced by ChC or ChC(S). 14 ChC-V(P) USNR officer designation for seniors in Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas theological seminaries commissioned as ensigns CinCPacFlt Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet in probationary status and, after qualification CinCPacHedPearl Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific and transfer to ChC-V(G), available for general Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor detail ashore or afloat. This classification was CinCPOA Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas abolished in September 1944 and replaced by CinCPoaHedPearl Commander-in-Chief, Pacitic ChC(P). Ocean Areas Headquarters, Pearl Harbor ChC-V(S) USNR officer designation for Chaplains CinCSA Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Sta qualified for specialist duties. This classification tion (GB) was abolished in September 1944 and replaced CinCUS Commander-in-Chief, US Fleet (now, by ChC or ChC(S). Co minCh) ChElec Chief Electrician CIO Combat Intelligence Officer ChemBomb Chemical Bomb CIOS Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-com "Cherry Blossom" See "Oka" mittee ChGun Chief Gunner CIOS Combined Intelligence Operations Section ChMach Chief Machinist CIPC Combined Intelligence Priorities Committee ChNavAirShipTra Chief of Naval Airship Training (US, GB) (London) ChNavMis Chief, U. S. Naval Mission to (Country) "Circus" Mobile torpedo field unit mounted on trac CHOP Change of Operational Control; dividing line tors and trailers and out-fitted with air com in North and South Atlantic Oceans for Ameri pressors, tools, testing gear and a small c.rew of can and British control of convoy and ship move trained personnel ments CIRES Communication Instructions for Reporting CHORI Chief of Office of Research and Inventions Enemy Sightings CnPClk Chief Pay Clerk CIS Cost Inspection Service ChPhar Chief Pharmacist CIT California Institute of Technology ChPhot Chief Photographer *CIT Citation CHQ Corps Headquarters (Army) CITEJA Comite Internationale d' Experts Juridques CHQ Corps Headquarters Company (.Army) Aeriens ChQmClk Chief Quartermaster Clerk (uSCG) CIU Central Interpretation Unit (British Air Min- ChREle Chief Radio Electrician istry) ChSCik Chief Ship's Clerk CIVCLO Civilian Clothing CHT Chemist CJTF Commander Joint Task Force ChTorp Chief Torpedoman CK Check CHU Cable, Radio Censorship Office Ck Cook CI Cirrus Ck(B) Cook (Baker) CI Cost Inspector; also NCI (Naval Cost Inspector) Ck(C) Cook (Commissary) CIAA Coordinator of Inter-American affairs CKD Checked CIC Combat Information Center CKT Circuit CIC Combined Intelligence Committee C/L Circular Letter CIC Counter Intelligence Corps (G-2, Army) CL Light Cruiser CIG Central Intelligence Group CL USNR officer designation for Limited General CIGS Chief of Imperial General Staff Service, Communication Duties. Formerly (C)L. CIMS Communications Instructions for Merchant CL(AA) Light Cruiser (Anti-Aircraft) Ships CLAC Combined Liberated Areas Committee *CinC Commander-in-Chief Class Classification CinCAF Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Cler Clerical CinCAF Commander-in-Chief, US Asiatic Fleet "Clipper'' See B-314 CinCAFPac Commander-in-Chief, US Army Forces CLN USNR officer designation. See CL and N. in the Pacific Formerly (C)L-N. CinCAL Commander-in-Chief, Alaska CLR USNR officer designation. See CL and R. CINCA&WI Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic and West Formerly (C)L-R. Indies CLT Clerical Technician, Medical CinCBPF Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet CLT USNR officer designation. See CL and T. CinCEI Commander-in-Chief, British East Indies Formerly (C)L-T. · Station CLTE Commissioned loss to enlisted status (revoca CincFE Commander-in-Chief, Far East tion of appointment) CinCLant Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Fleet CLUSA Continental Limits; United States of America CinCLantFlt Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Fleet CLX USNR officer designation. See CL and X. CinCMed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Formerly (C)L-X. CinCNedE Commander-in-Chief, Netherlands F<>!"ces CM Carpenter's Mate in the East CM Centimetres CinCPac Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet CM Chief Metalsmith CinCPac-CinCPoa Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific C&M (also CM) Construction and Machinery 15 CM Controlled Mine Field CN USNR officer designation. See C and N. CM Countermeasure Formerly (C)-N. CM Court Martial CNA Canadian Northwest Atlantic (Area) CM Mine Layer CNA Chief of Naval Air CMaM Chief l\lailman CNAAdTra Chief of Naval Air Advanced Training CMC Coastal Mine Layer (formerly CNAOpTra) CMC Combined Meterological Committee CNAB Commander Naval Air Bases • CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps CNABTra Chief of Naval Air Basic Training CMC Merchant Marine Council (USCG) CNAintermTra Chief of Naval Air Intermediate CMCB Carpenter's Mate, Const;ruction Battalion Training (now CNABTra) CMCBB Carpenter's Mate, Construction Battalion, CNAIT Chief of Naval Air Intermediate Training Builder CNAOpTra Chief of Naval Air Operational Train CMCBD Carpenter's Mate, Construction Battalion, ing (now CNAAdTra) Draftsman CNAOT Chief of Naval Air Operational Training • CMCBE Carpenter's Mate, Construction Battalion, CNAPrirnTra Chief of Naval Air Primary Training Excavation Foreman (now CNARFSTra) CM&D Count~r Measures and Deception (radar) CNAPT Chief of Naval Air Primary Training (small) CNAResTra Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training CMG Chief Marine Gunner CNAT Chief of Naval Air Training CMH Congressional Medal of Honor CNATE Chief of Naval Airship Training and Ex CMl Chief Moulder perimentation CML2N Navy midget rocket engine CNATec(LTA) Commander, Naval Air Technical CMM Chief Machinist's Mate Training (Lighter Than Air) CMMCBE Chief Machinist's Mate, Construction CNATechTra Chief of Naval Air Technical Train- Battalion, Equipment Operator ing CMMG Chief Machinist's Mate, Industrial Gas Gen- CN A Tra Chief of Naval Air Training erating Mechanic CNB Commander, Naval Base CMMR Chief Machinist's Mate, Refrigeration CNB Ottawa Canadian Naval Board, Ottawa CMMS Chief Machinist's Mate, Shop CNC Chief Naval Censor CMMSRO Chief Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair, Out- CNC Chief of Naval Communications (formerly side Machinist C DNC) CMn Chief Mineman CNDO Chief Navy Disbursing Officer CMO Controlled Materials Officer CNF Commander Naval Forces CMO Court Martial Orders CNG Commander Northern Group CMoMM Chief Motor Machinist's Mate CNI Chief of Naval Intelligence CMoMSRD Chief Motor Machinist's Mate, Ship Re CNMO Canadian Naval Mission Overseas c pair, Diesel Engineering Mechanic CNO Chief of Naval Operations (also OpNav) c CMoMSRG Chief Motor Machinist's Mate, Ship Re CNOB Commander, Naval Operating Base pair, Gasoline Engineering Mechanic CNR Change(s) to Navy Regulations c CMP Controlled Materials Plan (of the War Pro- CNS Canadian Naval Service c duction Board) CNTS Chief, Naval Transportation Service; for c CMP Corps of Military Police (Army) merly DNTS c CMSR Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair •co Coast(al) C< CMSRB Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Boatbuilder- CO Columbia River Wood CO Combined Operations c CMSRB Chief Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Blacksmith CO Commanding Officer CMSRC Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Carpenter CO Communications Officer c CMSRC Chief Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Coppersmith Co Company c CMSRJ Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Joiner COAC Commanding Officer, Atlantic Coast c CMSRK Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Caulker- COAirEvacRon Commanding Office·r, Air Evacuation c Boat Squadron CMSRN Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Cement COB Committee of Combined Boards c Worker-Concrete CoC Chief of Chaplains c CMSRS Chief Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Sheet Metal COCEEE Committee on Captured Enemy Electronics Co Worker Equipment Co CMSRS Carpenter's Mate, Ship Repair, Shipwright CODAN Coded weather analysis Co CMT Commissary CODIS Completed discharge Co CMT Commissary Technician, Medical CODCAVE Committee on Decentralization of Con- Co CMTC Civilian Military Training Camp trols after V-E Day (War Production Board) c CMTC Combined Military Transportation Committee COEV Canadian Ocean Escort Vessel CMus Chief Musician Cof- Chief of- (Army) •c CN Chloracetophenone CofG Convenience of the Government CN Cuban Navy COFRON Coastal Frontier (USCG) Co 16 CofS Chief of Staff (Army) #COMMDET Commissioning Detail CofT Chief of Transportation (Army) Commo Commodore COGARD Coast Guard COMNAS(EA) Commodore Naval Air Stations, COHQ Combined Operations Headquarters East Africa (GB) COIC Combined Operational Intelligence Center ComNavEastLantMed Commander U.S.Naval Forces *COL College Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Col Colonel ComNavJap Commander Naval Activities Japan COLanForASCU Commanding Officer, Landing Force ComNavNAW Commander U. S. Naval Forces, Air Support Control Unit Northwest African Waters COLO Colorado ConNorPac Commander U. S. Naval Forces, North- COLOD "Completed Loading" ern Pacific Com Commandant; e. g., ComOne (Commandant, 1st Como Commodore Naval District) ComO Communications Officer *COM Commander; e. g., ComAirPac (Commander ComOrTexGru Commander Orange, Texas Group, Air Forces, Pacific) Inactive Fleet, Atlantic Fleet COM Commissioned Officers Mess *COMP Composite Com Common CompGenDec Comptroller General Decisions Com Communication Com(No.)PhibFor Commander (No.) Amphibious ComAir Commander Aircraft Force; e. g., Com3rdPhibFor ComAir Commander Air Forces ComPatPlaneRepRonsPac Command Patrol Plane Re ComAT Commodore Air Train placement Squadrons Pacific *COMB Combined CompoRon Composite Squadron ComBasFrance Commander United States Ports and Composite Combination Diesel electric and Diesel Bases, France geared drive COMCABCO Commercial Cable Company #COMPRET Upon completion thereof return to sta ComCm Communication Countermeasures tion *COMD Command CompRon or CompoRon Composite Squadron COMDAC Comite d' Action en France #COMPTEM Upon completion of temporary duty Comdg Commanding #COMPTEMDET Upon completion of temporary duty ComdGen Commanding General detached ComdgOf Commanding Officer #COMPTEMINS Upon completion of temporary duty Comdr Commander under instruction Comdt Commandant COMRATS Commuted Rations ComdtMarCorps Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps ComRoute Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet, Convoy ComdtNOB Commandant, Naval Operating Base and Routing Section ComdtNY Commandant, Navy Yard Com(location)SeaFron Commander (location) Sea Com(D)WA Commodore (Destroyers) Western Ap- Frontier; e. g., ComGulfSeaFron - proaches (GB) ComSerForSoPacSubCom Commander Service Force ComExDiv Commander Experimental Division South Pacific Subordinate Command ComFair Commander Fleet Air COMSQN Communications Squadron (USMC) COFT Commander Fleet Train CoMTBFlot Commander Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla ComGen Commanding General CoMTBRon Commander Motor Torpedo Boat Squad- ComGenMed Commanding General, U. S. Army ron Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations CoMTBRonTraCent Commander Motor Torpedo Boat ComGenPOA Commanding General, U. S. Army Squadron Training Center Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas ComTonGru Commander Tongue Point Group, In ComGenTEN Commanding General, Tenth Army active Fleet, Pacific Fleet ComGrePat Commander Greenland Patrol ComTrainCarRonPac Commander Carrier Training Comin Commander Minecraft Squadron, Pacific Fleet CominCh Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet ComUSBasFrance Commander U.S. Ports and Bases, (formerly, CinCUS) France CominDiv Commander Minecraft Division ComZ or ComZone Communications Zone CominGrp Commander Mine Group *CON Consul CominGrpOK Commander Mine Group Okinawa CON United States Safety-at-Sea Committees for the CominLant Commander Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet Revision of the International Convention of 1929 CominPac Commander Minecraft, Pacific Fleet (USCG) CominRon Commander Mine Squadron CONAB Commanding Officer, Naval Advanced Base Comlnst Communications Instruction& CONAB Commanding Officer, Naval Air Base COMLO Combined Operations Material Liaison Con act d Continuous active duty Officer CONAIR Commanding Officer, Naval Air Wing *COMM Communications CONALT Construction and repair, alteration (USCG) "Commando" See R5C-# CONAS Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station ComMARIANAS Commander MARIANAS #CON AS AERO These orders constitute assignment to 17 duty in a part of the aeronautic organization of Coy Company (USMC) the Navy CP Cable Censor "Conestoga" See RB-# CP Catapult Conf Confidential CP Command Post (Army) Conf Confine(d), confinement CP Communication Personnel (USMC) ConfBul Confidential Bulletin CPA Civilian Production Administration Confid Confidential CPAD Central Pay Accounts Division CONHYDROLANT Confidential Hydrographic Office CPC Chief Pay Clerk Reports (Atlantic) CPC Chief Planning and Control Staff (USCG) Conn Connecticut CPC Crafts, Protective and Custodial Series (Civil #CONPRESDU Continue present duty Service employees designation) ConRoute Convoy and Routing Section (US Fleet) CPCU Custody Pending Completion of Use CONSOL British name for German "Sonne"; see CPD Central Procurement Division (USMC) LORAN CPD Counter-Propaganda Directorate (GB) Const Construction CPFF Cost plus fixed fee Ccnstr Construction CPhM Chief Pharmacist's Mate #CONTREAT Continue treatment at (naval hospital CPhMDP Chief Pharmacist's Mate, Dental Prosthetic or medical activity indicated) Technician C::nv Convict(ed) (ion) CPho Chief Photographer ConVAir Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation CPhoM Chief Photographer's Mate ConvDD Converted Destroyer CPI Public Information Division (USCG) #CONYERS Connection conversion CPIC Combined Photographic Interpretation Center Convn Convenience Cpl Corporal CoP Co-Pilot CPL&D Civilian Personnel Letters and Dispatches COPP Combined Operations Pilotage Party CPM Chief Patternmaker •coR Corps CPO Chief Petty Officer •coRD Coordinate (ion) (ator) CPR Program Planning Division (USCG) Cord Coordinating of Research and Development CPRB Combined Production and Resources BoarC: COREP Combined Overload Repair Control (US & GB) (Washington) "Coronado" See PB2Y-2-3-5-5R CPrtr Chief Printer Corp Corporal (USMC) CPrtrL Chief Printer, Lithographer Corp Corporation · CPrtrM Chief Printer, Offset Process "Corsair" See F3A-#, FG-#, F4U-# CPS Combined Staff Planners •coRT Escort Cps Cycles per second CortDiv Escort Division CPtr Chief Painter COS Chief of Staff (USMC) CPtrV Chief Painter, Aircraft COSD Combined Operations Supply Depot CPX Command Post Exercise (Army) COSMD Combined Operations Signal Maintenance C/Q Certificate of assignment of quarters Depot C/Q(not) Not assigned to quarters COSMO Combined Operations Signal Maintenance C/Q(Term.date) Termination of assignment (date) Officer to quarters COSO Combined Operations Signal Officer CQM Chief Quartermaster COSSAC Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Command CQMC Chief Quartermaster Clerk COSU Combined Operations Scout Unit (now NSU) CQTU Carrier Qualification Training Unit COTC Commander Fleet Operational Training Com- CR Camera Repairman mand C/R Change of rating COTCLant Commander Fleet Operational Training C&R (Bureau of) Construction and Repair (until Command, Atlantic Fleet 1940) COTCPac Commander Fleet Operational Training C&R Convoy and Routing Section Command, Pacific Fleet CR Creditable record COTCPacSubCom Commander Fleet Operational CR Cryptographer Training Command Pacific Subordinate Com CR Heavy or Light Cruiser (GB) mand CR USNR officer designation. See C and R. For COTP Captain of the Port (USCG) merly (C)-R. COUSNAB Commander of U.S. Naval Advanced CRA Air-Sea Rescue Agency (USCG) Base (Weser River, Germany) •eRA Craft COUSS- Commanding Officer, United States Ship Cra Cramp Shipbuilding Company (name of ship) CRACC Communication and Radar Assignment Co- COX Coxswain ordinating Committee CoxCBS Coxswain, Construction Battalion, Steve CRAG Carrier Replacement Air Group dore CRC Central Requirements Committee CoxSRR Coxswain, Ship Repair, Rigger CRC Combined Rubber Committee CoxSRS Coxswain, Ship Repair, Canvasman CRdM · Chief Radarman 18 CRE Chief Radio Electrician CSFCBS Chief Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, CRED Credit Steel Worker CRF Cryptographic Repair Facility CSFCBW Chief Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, CRIME Censorship Records ~nd Information, Middle Welder East CSFPSC Commander, Subordinate Command, Serv CRM Chief Radioman ice Force, Pacific Fleet CRMB Combined Raw Materials Board (US & GB) CSFSR Chief Shipfitter, Ship Repair (Washington) CSFSRP Chief Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Pipe Fitter CRO Cathode Ray Oscilloscope and Plumber CRO Civilian Repair Organization, Aircraft CSFSRW Chief Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Welder Cross Red Cross CSHS Chief Superintendent of Hydrographic Sup- CRPM Combined Registered Publication Memoranda plies CRPM Communication Registered Publication Mem- CSigO Chief Signal Officer (Army) oranda CSk Chief Storekeeper CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSKCB Chief Storekeeper, Construction Battalion, CRT Chief Radio Technician Stevedore CRU Cruiser CSkD Chief Storekeeper, Disbursing CruBatFor Cruisers, Battle Force CSkT Chief Storekeeper, Technical CruDiv Cruiser Division CSkV Chief Storekeeper, Aviation CRUIT Recruit(ing) CSM Chief Signalman CruitSta Recruiting Station CSM Commodore Superintendent, Malta (GB) CruLant Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet CSO Communication Standing Order CruLantFlt Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet CSoM Chief Sonarman CruPac Cruisers, Pacific Fleet CSomH Chief Sonarman, Harbor Defense CruPacFlt Cruisers, Pacific Fleet CSp Chief Specialist CruScoFor Cruiser Scouting Force CSP Combined Staff Planners CruScoRon Cruiser Scouting Squadron CSP Communications Security Publication CRWO Coding Room Watch Officer CSpA Chief Specialist, Physical Training Instructor Crypto Cryptographic CSPM Communication Security Publication Memo- CS (number) Admiral Commanding (number) Cruis- randum er Squadron CSpMP Chief Specialist, Motion Picture Production CIS Chief of Staff CSpO Chief Specialist, Petroleum Inspector CS Cirrostratus CSpPLB Chief Specialist, Laboratory CS Coco Solo, Canal Zone CSpPPG Chief Specialist, Pho.togrammetry CS Commissary Store CSpPVJ\l Chief Specialist, V-Mail CSA Chief Special Artificer CSpR Chief Specialist, Graphic Arts CSA Consular Shipping Adviser CSpR Chief Specialist, Identification CSAB Combined Shipping Adjustment Board (US & CSpR Chief Specialist, Recruiter GB) CSpS Chief Specialist, Personnel Supervisor V-10 CSAD Chief Special Artificer, Synthetic Training CSpS Chief Specialist, Shore Pat rol and Security Devices CSpT Chief Specialist, Teacher CSAI Chief Special Artificer, Instruments CSpTLT Chief Specialist, Link Trainer Instructor CSAITR Chief Special Artificer, Instruments, Type CSpV Chief Specialist, Transport Airman writer and Office Equipment Repairman CSpW Chief Specialist, Chaplain's Assistant CSAIWR Chief Special Artificer, Instruments, Watch CSpX Chief Specialist, All Designators Repairman CSpY Chief Specialist, Control Tower Operator CSAO Chief Special Artificer, Optical CSSA Clothing and Small Stores Account CSC Civil Service Commission CSSF Clothing and Small Stores Fund CSC Combined Shipbuilding Committee CSSM Chief Ship's Service Man CSClk Chief Ship's Clerk CSSMB Chief Ship's Service Man, Barber CSDIC Combined Services Detailed Interrogation CSSMC Chief Ship's Service Man, Cobbler Center CSSML Chief Ship's Service Man, Laundryman CSDIC NOI Combined Services Detailed Interroga- CSSMT Chief Ship's Service Man, Tailor tion Center-Non-Operational Intelligence CSt Chief Steward CSF Caribbean Sea Frontier CT Cartographer CT Chief Telegrapher CSF Chief Shipfitter CT Combat Team CSFCBM Chief Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, CT Crystal Grinders Mechanical Draftsman CT USNR officer designation. See C and T. For- CSFCBP Chief Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, merly (C)-T. Pipefitter and Plumber CTC Chief Turret Captain CSFCBR Chief Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, CTC Combined Training Center Rigger CTCLS Court of Claims 19 CTD Commander Transportation Division CWPI Coast Watching and Communications in the CTF Central Task Force South Pacific Islands (GB) CTF Commander Task Force CWS Chemical Warfare Service (Army) CTG Commander Task Group CWSF Commander Western Sea Frontier CTM Chief Torpedoman's Mate CWT Chemical Warfare Specialist, Medical CTME Chief Torpedoman's Mate, Electrical CWT Chief Water Tender CTMV Chief Torpedoman's Mate, Aviation CX USNR officer designation. See C and X. For CTorp Chief Torpedoman merly (C)-X. CTU Commander Task Unit CY Chief Yeo man CU Cumulus "Cyclone" Naval aircraft engine, 9 (14) (18) cyl CU New York to Netherlands West Indies (routing inders, manufactured by Wright designation) CZ Combat Zone (Army) CZ Panama Canal Zone CU New York to United Kingdom (routing designa tion) "Cub" An advanced base unit consisting of all the personnel and material necessary for the estab D lishment of a medium sized advanced fuel and D First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in supply base dicating a drone plane CUCB Cumulus and Cumulonimbus D(No.) Commanding Officer (number) Destroyer CUDWR Columbia University Division of War Re Flotilla search D Douglas Aircraft Company (manufacturer's sym Cur Curtis design (ship engines) bol) CUS Course D Droppable Fuel Tank (suffix to plane designa •cuT Cutter tion); as F4U-1D CV Cavite, P.I. (Navy Yard) D Duty CV Aircraft Carrier D McDonnell Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's CV AC Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation symbol) CVB Aircraft Carrier, Large D Radioplane Company (manufacturer's symbol) CVB Reserve Vessel Board (USCG) D USNR officer designation for General Service, CVE Aircraft Carrier, Escort Deck Duties. Formerly (D). C-V(G) USNR officer designation for communication DA Defense Aid (Lend Lease) (appropriation title) officers, commissioned and warrant, including DA Delayed Action radio electricians, qualified for general detail DA Direct Action (Bomb Fuze) afloat or ashore. This classification was abolished DA Double Acting in September 1944 and replaced by one of the DAA&AM Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Aircraft and following: (C), (C)L, (CD), (S) or S(C). Aeronautical Material CVL Aircraft Carrier, Small DAAE Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Administration C-V(L) USNR officer designation for commissioned Expenses communication officers qualified for liaison duties DAAI&OC Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Agricultural, with commercial communication industry and Industrial and Other Commodities government communication agencies. This clas DABLC Director, Advanced Base Logistics Control sification was abolished in September 1944 and DABOA Director, Advanced Base Office, Atlantic replaced by S ( C1). DABOP Director, Advanced Base Office, Pacific CVLG(N) Night Fighter Air Group DAF&E Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Facilities and CVS Seaplane Carrier Equipment C-V(S) USNR officer designation for communication DAGO District Aviation Gas Office officers, commissioned and warrant, including DAM Damage radio electricians, qualified for specialist duties. DAMR(W) Director of Aircraft Maintenance and This classification was abolished in September Repair (Washington) 1944 and replaced by one of the following: (C), DAO District Accounting Office(r) (C)L, (CD), (S), or S(C) DAO Division Ammunition Office (Army) DAO District Aviation Office(r) C-V(X) USNR officer designation for communication DAO&OS Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Ordnance and officers qualified for Naval Communications in Ordnance Stores telligence and security duties. This classification DAS&E Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Services and was abolished in September 1944 and replaced Expenses by S(C2) DASF Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Special Fund CW Chemical Warfare DATO Disbursing and Transportation Office CW Continuous Wave (radio symbol for code trans- DAT&OV Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Tanks and mission) Other Vehicles CWA Canadian Western Approaches DATRDA Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Testing, Re CWO Commissioned Warrant Officer conditioning etc. of Defense Articles CWO Communications Watch Officer "Dauntless" See SBD-H
20 DAV&OW Defense Aid (Lend Lease) Vessels and DDGI Dishonorable Discharge, General Court Mar Other Watercraft tial, immediate Db Decibell (unit of measure) DDGP Dishonorable Discharge, General Court Mar- DB or D/B Dive Bomber Aircraft tial, after violation of probation DBH Division Beachhead (Army) DDO Destroyers, Disbursing Office Dbl Double Reduction Gears DDO District Dental Office(r) DBSO District Base Service Office DDODI Deputy Director Operation Division Irregu DC "Daisy Cutter" lar (British Admiralty) DC Deck Court DDT Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane; an insecti- DC Dental Corps cide DC Depth Charge (aerial) DDTO District Domestic Transportation Office(r) DC Direct Current DE Destroyer Escort DC District of Columbia DE Double-ended, cylindrical boiler DC USN officer designation for Dental Corps, USN DE USNR officer designation for General Service, DC Washington, D.C. Deck and Engineering Duties. Formerly (DE). DCA Defense Contre Avion (France) Dec December DCB Defense Communications Board Decca (QM) British Long Range Radio Aid to Navi DCC District Communications Center gation DCCAO Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer (US and Decl Declared GB) DEDD Diesel e!ectric direct drive DCGO District Coast Guard Officer; DCGO, one, two *DEF Defense etc.: DCGO 1st, 2nd etc. Naval District DefSec Defense Sector DCh Depth Charge Deg Degree(s) . DCh District Chaplain Deg and Dep Degaussing and Deperming DCNO Deputy Chief of Naval Operation·s Deg Range Degaussing Range DCNS Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (USMC) DEL Delaware DCO District Camouflage Office(r) Del Deliver( ed) DCO District Clothing Office(r) *DEL Delivery DCO District Communications' Office(r) #DELREP Authorized to delay (number of days indi DCO Duty Cypher Officer (GB) cated or until date indicated) in reporting in DCO(I) Director of Combined Operations (India) compliance with these orders, such delay to count DCO(ME) Director of Combined Operations (Middle as leave. Keep BuPers and new station advised East) address. DCofS Deputy Chief of Staff (Army) DE-M USNR designation for Deck and Engineer DCP Director of Civilian Personnel Officers, Merchant Marine, qualified for Deck and DCPB Departmental Civilian Personnel Branch Engineering or other appropriate duties. This DCPO District Civilian Personnel Office(r) classification was abolished in September 1944 DCR USNR officer design!;l.tion for General Service, and replaced by (DEM) or S(DEM). Dental Corps. Formerly DC. DEM USNR officer designation for General Service, DCRO District Civil Readjustment Office(r) Deck and Engineering, Merchant Marine. For DCS USNR officer designation for Special Service, merly (DEM). Dental Corps. Formerly DC(S). DEM Bomb Demolition Bomb DG-V(G) USNR designation for dental officers qual DEML Detached Enlisted Men's List (Army) ified for general detail afloat or ashore. This DEMN USNR officer designation. See DEM and N. classification was abolished in September 1944 Formerly (DEM)-N. and replaced by DC or DC(S). DEMO Demolition DG-V(S) USNR designation for dental officers qual DEMOB Demobilization ified for specialist duties. This classification was DEMR USNR officer designation. See DEM and R. abolished in September 1944 and replaced by DC Formerly (DEM)-R. or DC(S). DEMS School Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship DCW USNR officer designation for Women's Re- School (British) serve, Dental Corps. Formerly DC(W). DEMT USNR officer designation. See DEM and T. DD Destroyer Formerly (DEM)-T. DD Dishonorable Discharge DEMX USNR officer designation. See DEM and X. DD Drydock Formerly (DEM)-X. DDAS (ET) Deputy Director of Armament Supply DEN USNR officer designation. See DE and N. For (Eastern Theatre) merly (DE)-N. D-Day Day set for assault by land forces DEO District Engineer Officer (Army) DDCO (I) Deputy Director of Combined Operations DEP Deposit (India) *DEP Depot DDD Diesel direct drive DEPEND Allotment for support of dependents DDGC Dishonorable Discharge, General Court Mar DepermSta Deperming and Flashing Station tial, after confinement in prison Dept Department
840253 0 - 49 - 4 21 DER USNR officer designation. See DE and R. For DGRO Degaussing Range Officer merly (DE)-R. DGT Dental Technology General DERD Diesel eletric reduction drive DGTO Degaussing Technical Officer Des Desert(ed), Deserter, Desertion DGWO Degaussing Wiping Officer •DES Destroyer DHIRS District Headquarters Induction and Recruit- DesAF Destroyers, Asiatic Fleet ing Station (USMC) DesBatFor Destroyer Battle Force DHO District Historical Office(r) DescoFor Destroyer Scouting Force DHQ Division Headquarters (Army) DesCruPac Destroyers/ Cruisers, Pacific Fleet DI District Inspector DesDiv Destroyer Division DI Drill Instructor (USMC) DES EFF Deserter's Effects DIC Detailed Interrogation Center DesFlot Destroyer Flotilla DI/DES Vessels disposed of by sinking, burning, Desig Designate(d), Designation abandoning or other means of destruction #-DESIG To such (ship, station, or duty) as may be DIEGO San Diego, California designated (type duty to precede phrase DIES Diesel "DESIG"). For example, "LST DESIG" would Dif Difference read "To such LST as may be designated." DIF Direction Finder (radio) Desig NAP Designated as Naval Aviation Pilot DIF Duty involving flying (USMC) DIFF PAY Difference in pay DesLant Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet DI/FLC Vessels in. Forward Areas transferred to DESO District Educational Services Officer State Department (Foreign Liquidation Corpor DESOIL Diesel Oil ation) for disposition DesPac Destroyers, Pacific Fleet DI/INT Vessels under cognizance of the Command· DesRep Destroyer Repair ants Tenth and Fourteenth Naval Districts DesRep Destroyer Representative transferred to the Department of the Interior DesRon Destroyer Squadron for disposition DesSo WesPac Destroyers, Southwest Pacific Fleet DllO District Industrial Incentive Office(r) DESTN Destination DIM District Industrial Manager DET Absent on detached duty (serving with other DIN A Direct noise amplifier (airborne radar trans than a naval activity) mitter) DET Long Hull, General Motors Tandem Diesel DlNO Deputy Inspector of Naval Ordnance Drive DIO District Intelligence Office(r) DET USNR officer designation. See DE and T. For *DIR Director merly (DE)-T. #DIRDET When directed by the commanding officer *DET Detachment or commander designated, detached from duty *DET Detail indicated and from such other duty as may have Det d Detached duty been assigned. *DEV Development DIREC Direction "Devastator" See TBD-# DI/RET Vessels returned to their original owners DE-V(G) USNR designation for deck and engineer DirLantDocks Director, Atlantic Division, Bureau of officers qualified for general detail afloat or Yards and Docks ashore. This classification was abolished in DirNavHist Director of Naval History September 1944 and replaced by (DE). DIRO District Industrial Relations Officer; changed DE-V(S) USNR designation for deck and engineer to District Labor Relations Office (DLRO) in officers qualified for specialist duties. This clas 1943. sification was abolished in September 1944 and DirPacDocks Director, Pacific Division, Bureau of replaced by one of the following: (D), (D)L, Yards and Docks (E), (E)L, (DE), (S), S(E), or S(E) with DIS Discharged proper numeral indicating particular specialty *DIS Dispatch within engineering. DI/SAL Vessels disposed of by sale through Navy DEX USNR officer designation. See DE and X. For Material Redistribution Agency merly (DE)-X. *DISB Disbursing *DEY Deputy Disc Discontinue (d) DF Delay Fuse DI/SCP Vessels disposed of by scrapping DF or D/F Direction Finder (radio) DISCREP Discrepancy report DFC Distinguished Flying Cross Disemb Disembark(ed) DFCO Duty Flying Control Officer DIS GRAT Discharge gratuity DFSB Defense Force Section Base Disp Dispatch DFT Director, Fleet Training Disp Dispensary DG Degaussing Disp Disposal DGD Diesel geared drive DG-MG Diesel geared-Motor geared *DIST District DGO Degaussing Officer DISTRIB Distribution; Redistribution
22 Dl/TES Vessels disposed of by using as targets and DMS Mine Sweeper (converted DD) tests DMT USNR officer designation. See DM and T. DI/TRN Vessels transferred to other Government Formerly (DM)-T. Agencies and miscellaneous activities DMX USNR officer designation. See DM and X. DIV Deep Sea Diving Formerly (DM)-X. DIV Diver DN USNR officer designation. See D and N. Form ;'DIY Division erly (D)-N. DivCom Division Commander DNC Director of Naval Communications (changed to Dl/WSA Vessels transferred to War Shipping CNC, October 1945) Administration-Maritime Commission for dis DNI Director of Naval Intelligence position DNI Directorate of Naval Intelligence (British Ad· DL Destroyer Leader miralty) DL USNR officer designation for Limited General DNI Division of Naval Intelligence Service, Deck Duties. Formerly (D) L. DNOP Director of Naval Officer Procurement DLN USNR officer designation. See DL and N. Form- DNP Reservists in drill non-pay status erly (D)L-N. DNTS Director Naval Transportation Service; now, DLNC Deputy Lo.:al Naval Commander CNTS. DLO District Legal Office(r) DO Dental Officer DLR USNR officer designation. See DL and R. DO Disbursing Officer Formerly (D)L-R. DO Diver, First Class DLRO District Labor Relations Office(r) DO Duty Officer D L T Deck Landing Training DO(No.) Radio controlled glider bomb carrier DLT USNR officer designation. See DL and T. *DOCKS Bureau of Yards and Docks Formerly (D) L-T. DOD Died of disease DLTS Deck Landing Training School DofS Depot of Supplies (USMC) DLX USNR officer designation. See DL and X. DofS (W) Director of Stores (Washington) Formerly (D)L-X. Dog "D" in the phonetic alphabet DM Adamsite DOL Detached Officer's List (Army) DM Light Minelayer DOL(S) Dollar(s) DM Master Diver DOO District Operations Office(r) DM USNR officer designation for General Service, DOO District Ordnance Office(r) Deck, Merchant Marine. Formerly (DM). "DOODLE BUG" Pilotless Flying Bomb (V-1) D-M USNR designation for deck officers, Merchant DOT Dictionary of Occupational Titles Marine, commissioned and warrant, including "Double Wasp" !~laval Aircraft engine, 18 cylinders. boatswains, qualified for deck or appropriate manufactured by Pratt and Whitney administrative duties. This classification was DOV Disbursing Officer's Voucher abolished in September 1944 and replaced by DP Dental Prosthetic Technician (DM), (DM)L, or S(DM). DP Department of the Pacific (USMC) DMI Directorate of Military Intelligence (British DP By Direction of the President War Office) DP Displaced Persons D-Minus 1, etc. D-day minus 1, 2, etc. days (before DP Double Purpose Gun attack) DPC Defense Plants Corporation DML USNR officer designation for Limited General DPD Director, Personnel Department (USMC) Service, Deck, l\Ierchant Marine. Formerly DPD District Port Director (DM)L. DPIO District Public Information Office(r) DMLN USNR office designation. See DML and N. DPLO District Postal Liaison Officer Formerly (DM)L-N. D-plus 1, etc. D-Day plus 1, 2, etc. days (after Dml 0 Demolition Officer (Army) attack) DMLR USNR officer designation. See DML and R. DPMC Director of Personnel Marine Corps Formerly (DM)L-R. DPO District Personnel Office(r) DMLT USNR officer designation. See DML and T. DPO Distrirt 'C'stal Office(r) Formerly (DM)L-T. DPPO District Publications and Printing Office DMLX USNR officer designation. See DML and X. DPRO District Public Relations Office(r) Formerly (DM)L-X. · DPT Dental Technology Prosthetic DMN USNR offirer designation. See DM and N. DPTO District Property Transportation Office(r) Formerly (DM)-N. DPWO District Public Works Office(r) DMO Directorate of Military Operations (GB) DQM Depot Quartermaster (USMC) DMO District Marine Officer DQN Depot Quartermaster, Naval Operating Base, DMO District Material Officer Norfolk (USMC) DMO District Medical Officer DQP Depot Quartermaster, Philadelphia (USMC) DMP Disarmed military personnel · DQPH Depot Quartermaster, Pearl Harbor (USMC) DMR USNR officer designation. See DM and R. DQQ Depot Quartermauter, Quantico (USMC) Formerly (DM)-R. DQR Depot Quartermaster, Richmond (USMC) 23 DQSF Depot Quartermaster, San Francisco (USMC) abolished in September 1944 and replaced by D/R Dead Reckoning (D) or (D)L. DR Destroyer (GB) D-V (S) USNR designation for deck officers, com DR Diesel Radial (aircraft engine) missioned and warrant, including boatswains D/R Directional Radio and ship's clerks, qualified for specialist duties. D/R Dispatch Rider (USMC) This classification was abolished in September Dr Drill 1944 and replaced by (D), (D)L, (S), or S with DR USNR officer designation. See D and R. Form proper special designator suffix. erly (D)-R. DWA Died of wounds resulting from action with DRA Dead Reckoning Analyzer enemy DrewUnit Shipping designator for assemblies sched- DWBO District War Bond Office(r) uals to go to Europe for the Normandy invasion DWPO District War Plans Officer DRM Dental Repair Technician DWT Deadweight Tons DRMO District Records Management Officer DX USNR officer designation. See D and X. Form DRMAJ Drum Major (USMC) erly (D)-X. Drone Pilotless FGF "Hellcat" DRP Dead Reckoning Plotter DRT Dead Reckoning Tracer E DRU Demolition Research Unit E Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's DIS Detached Service (Anny) symbol) DIS Direct Support (Army) E Edo Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's sym DS Diver, Salvage bol) DSA Division Service Area (Anny) E Electronic night bombing installation (suffix to DSR Duty Steam or Power Boat plane designation) I DSC Defense Supply Corporation E Gould Aeronautical Division (Pratt, Read & Co.) I DSC Distinguished Service Cross E Electrical Equipment Division of the Engineering DSJ\1 Direct ion de Service de Securite Militaire Department aboard a carrier (France) E Office of Engineering (Engineer-in-Chief) (USCG) DSM Distinguished Service Medal E Piper Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's sym I DSO District Security Office(r) bol) l 030 District Service Office (r) E USNR officer designation for General Service, I DSO District Supply Office(r) Engineering Duties. Formerly (E). DSSO District Ships Service Office(r) E/ A Enemy Aircraft E OST Dennatology and Syphilology Technician EA East Africa 1 DT Diver, Second Class EA Engineer Rear Admiral ( GB) E DT USNR officer designation. See D and T. Form- EAC Eastern Air Command (CBI Theater) E erly (D)-T. EAC European Advisory Commission DTB Destroyer Tactical Bulletin EAD Extended Active Duty ~ DTG" Date time group EAE Aeronautical Engineering Division (USCG) DU Detail(ed) #EARLPRADATE Earliest Practical Date DtlAvr Detailed as Aviator (USMC) EASTCO East Coast DTO District Training Officer(r) EastCon Eastern Sea Frontier Control Local of Ship- DTO District Transportation Officer(r) ping in Gulf of Maine #*DU Duty EASTOMP East-Ocean Meeting Point "Duck" See J2F-3-5, JF-6 EastSeaFron Eastern Sea Frontier #DUCON Duty connection Easy "E" in the phonetic alphabet #DUFLY For duty involving flying E.B.Co. Electric Boat Company E #DUFLYTECH Duty involving flying as a technical EC Electric Coding (Cipher) Machine Repairman E observer EC Engineering Construction E #DUFLYTECHN A V Dut.y involving flying as a tech- ECAD European Civil Affairs Division nical observer non-pilot navigator ECAR European Civil Affairs Regiment E DUKW Amphibious truck Ech Echelon DUMBO Rescue Plane (usuaJly PB type) "Echo" Reflected Signal (radar) E DUPE Duplicate ECM Electric Coding or Cipher Machine Our During ECV Civil Engineering Division (USCG) DU'T' Duplication Technician, Photolithography ED Eastern District E OUT Physically on board for duty in ship's company ED Electric Dynamic (Motors) #DUTOUT For duty outside the continental limits of ED Engineering Draftsman Fl the United St'ltes ED Extra Duty E D-V(G) USNR designation for deck officers, com ED Fingerprint Expert missioned and warrant, including boatswains, EDC Eastern Defense Command (Army) gunners, and torpedomen, qualified for general EDDC East Coast ,(Naval Publications) Distribution E detail afloat or ashore. This classification was Center
24 EDO USN officer designation for Engineering Duty EMLR USNR officer designation. See EML and R. Only Formerly (EM)L-R. EEE Electronics Engineering Division (USCG) EMLT USNR officer designation. See EML and T. EEN&T Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat EMLX USNR officer designation. See EML and X. EE&RM Elementary Electrical and Radio Material Formerly (EM)L-X. (Training School) EMN USNR officer designation. See EM and N. Eff Effect( ed), Effective Formerly (EM)-N. EF & LTC Enemy Fuels and Lubricants Technical El\1R USNR officer designation. See EM and R Committee Formerly (EM)-R. EFM Expeditionary Force Message EMSR Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair EFTS Elementary Flying Training School EMSRG Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, General EG Expert Gunner (Army) Electrician EG Escort Group EMSRS Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, Shop Elec ElL Explosives Investigation Laboratory trician EL USNR officer designation for Limited General EMSRT Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, I.C. Repair- Service, Engineering Duty. Formerly (E)L. man ELEC Electrican EMT Electrician's Mate, Telephone (USCG) Elect Electric (ian) ; Electric (a!) EMT Embalmer EL/G or ELG Emergency Landing Ground EMT USNR officer designation. See EM and T. ELN USNR officer designation. See EL and N. Formerly (EM)-T. Formerly (E)L-N. EMX USNR officer designation. See EM and X. ELR USNR officer designation. See EL and R. Formerly (EM)-X. Formerly (E)L-R. EN USNR officer designation. See E and N. Form- ELSB Edge Lighted Status Board erly (E)-N. ELT Electrocardiography and Basal Metabolism ENC Electroencephalography Technician Technician ENC Enlistment Cancelled ELT USNR officer designation. See ELand T. Form- ENDEK National Democratic Party (Poland) erly (E)L-T. ENE Naval Engineering Division (USCG) ELTC Enlisted loss to commissioned status *ENG Engineering ELTW Enlisted loss to warrant statu:; Engr Engineer ELX USNR officer designation. See ELand X. Form Enl Enlist(ed) (ment) erly (E)L-X. Ens Ensign EM Educational Manual EOC Enemy Oil Committee (US) EM Electrician's Mate EOD Date of Entering Office E.M. Electro-Motive Corporation EOSO Escort Oilers Supervising Officer EM Engine Maintenance EOU Enemy Objective Unit (US) (London) EM Enlisted man (men) EP Engineer Personnel (USMC) EM USNR officer designation for General Service, EPC End Products Committee (WPB) Engineering Merchant Marine. Formerly (EM). EPCO Engine Parts Coordinating Office (BuShips) E-M USNR designation for Engineer Officers, Mer- EPD Eastern Procurement Division chant Marine, commissioned and warrant, includ EPD Eastern Production District ing electricians, radio electricians, carpenters EPF Emergency Plant Facilities and machinists, qualified for engineering or EPLA Electronics Precedence List Agency other appropriate duties. This classification was EPR Engineer Photographic and Reproduction abolished in September 1944 and replaced by (USMC) (EM), (EM)L or S(EM). EQPT Equipment Emb Embark(ed) (ation) Equip Equipment EMCB Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion E&R Engineering and Repair (Department) EMCBC Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion, ER Expert Rifleman (USMC) Communications ER USNR officer designation. See E and R. Form- erly (E)-R. EMCBD Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion, Draftsman ERC Enlisted Reserve Corps (Army) ERO Emergency Repair Overseer EMCBG Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion, General ERSA Electronic Research Supply Agency EsCarFor Escort Carrier Force EMCBL Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion, ESCORON Escort Scouting Squadron Line and Station EscortDiv Escort Division EMERG Emergency EscortFightRon Escort Fighter Squadron EML USNR officer designation for Limited General ESF Eastern Sea Frontier Service, Engineering, Merchant Marine. Form ESHU Emergency Ship Handling Unit erly (EM)L. ESO Educational Services Office(r) EMLN USNR officer designation. See EML and N. ESS Educational Services Section Formerly (EM)L-N. EST Epideniology and Sanitation Technician 25 ESTAB Establish(ment) ExpDivU11it Experimental Di\·ing Unit ESTAR Estimated Arrival Date *EXI'EU Expedition(ary) ET USNR officer designation. See E and T. For- "Expeditor" See JRB-1-4 mPrly (E)-T. Exp Enl Expiration of Enlistment ( t:SMCJ F, ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ExSta Experimental Station F . ETD Estimated Time of Departure Ext Enl Extension of Enlistment ETD Testing and Development Division (USCG) F: F: ETE Estimated Time Enroute ETF EasterP Task Force #F F F. ETF Estimated Time of Flight F ETI Estimated Time of Interception F First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in " I ETM Electronic Technician's Mate dicating a fighting plane F Columbia Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's F ET:\1SR Electronic Technician's Mate, Ship Repair F ETO European Theatre of Operations symbol) Fl Commander-in-Chief, Plahs Division (USN) F ETOUSA European Theater of Operations, United F States Army F2 Commander-in-Chief, Combat Intelligence Divi- sion (USN) F ETRA Estimated Time to Reach Altitude F3 Commander-in-Chief, Operations Division (USN) F ETS Expiration Term of Service (Army) F *EU Europe F4 Commander-in-Chief, Readiness Division (USN) F37 Corr.mander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet F EV Escort Vessels (enemy) F Fairchild Aircraft, Ltd. (Canada) (manufacturer's EVA Escort Vessel Administration symbol) Evac Evacuation 2F Two-seater Fighter Aircraft (Naval) Evap Evaporator F Fitted as Flagship (suffix to plane designation); J E-V(G) USNR designation for Engineer Officers, as: PB2Y-5F commissioned and warrant, including electricians, F Gruman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (manu carpenters, and machinists, qualified for general facturer's symbol) detail afloat or ashore. This rlassification was F Officer designation for Fighter Director (used as abolished in September 1944 and replaced by suffix) one of the following: (E) or (E)L, if general F Fighter Field service; (S), S(E), or S(E) with proper numeral F Fireman indicating specialty within engineering, if special F Fixed (a continuous steady light) service. F Fleet Reserve E-V(RS) USNR designation for Engineer Officers, F2 Fleet Reserve, 4 or more years commissioned and warrant, including radio elec F3 Fleet Reserve, 16-20 years tricians, qualified for specialist duties. This FS Fleet Reserve, 20 or more years classification was abolished in September 1944 F Freight Boats (Army) and replaced by the proper aviation or engineer F French ing classification with the suffix "T". F Frequency E-V(S) USNR designation for Engineer Officers, F Office of Finance and Supply; Chief, Office of Fi- commissioned and warrant, including electri nance and Supply (USCG) cians, radio electricians and machinists, qualified FA Accounting Division (USCG) for specialist duties. This classification was abol FA Family Allowance ished in September 1944 and replaced by one of FA Field Artillery (Army) the following: (E), (E)L, (S), S (E), or S (E) F2A-# "Buffalo"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), with proper numeral indicating particular spe manufactured by Brewster cialty within engineering. F3A-# "Corsair"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), EWAS Economic Warfare Analysis Section manufactured by Brewster EWD Economic Warfare Division (US) (London) FAA Family Allowance Class A · EWT Eastern War Time FAA Fleet Air Arm (GB) EX Excess FAAB Family Allowance, Class A and B EX Experiment(al) FAB Family Allowance, Class B EX Expert F AB Fleet Air Base EX USNR officer designation. See E and X. For F AB For'ca Aerea Brasileira merly (E)-X. FABU Fleet Air Base Unit *EXAM Examining board *F AC Factory Exe Excellent FAC Frequency Allocation Committee (CCB) "Exealibur" See JRS-# FAD Fleet Air Detachment EXCL Exclusive "Fade" Disappearance of echo from radar screen ExDiv Experimental Division FADM Fleet Admiral . EXOS Executive Office of the Secretary FAETUA Fleet Airborne Electronics Unit, Atlantic Exp Experience F AETUP Fleet Airborne Electronics Unit, Pacific Exp Express (boiler) #FAGAIRTRANS (via) First Available Government EXP Express Air Transportation 26 F AGT Fir:;t A vail able Government Transportation FE Far East F AGTrans First .-\ vailable Government Transporta- FEA Foreign Economic Administration tion FEAF Far Eastern Air Forces F AIH Fleet Air FEC (Office of) Foreign Economic Coordination FAIR Fleet Air Wing FECB Far East Combined Bureau (Singapore, 1940) Fairships Fleet Airships *FED Federal FairShipWing Fleet Airship Wing FEO Flag Engineering Officer (GE) #FAIRTRANS First Available Air Transportation FEPC Farm Employment Practices Committee FAIRWest Pac Fleet Air Wing, Western Pacific Area *FER Ferry FAIRWing Fleet Air Wing #FERON If transferred, forward this directive im "Falcon" See SNC-# mediately to his commanding officer for compli F AM U Fleet Aircraft Maintenance Unit ance or further transmittal as appropriate, no FANDT Fuel and Transportation tifying originator in each case the activity to FAO Fleet Administration Office which transferred and your action in forwarding F APG Fleet Air Photogr6-phic Group FF Force Flagship FAPRon Fleet Air Photo Squadron F2F-# Single-engine Navy fighter (VF), biplane, FAS Free Alongside manufactured by Gruman FASA Fleet Airships, Atlantic F3F-# Single-engine Navy fighter (VF), biplane, F ASP Fleet Airships, Pacific manufactureu by Gruman FASRon Fleet Air Service Squadron F4F-# "Wildcat"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), FASTULant Fleet Ammunition Ship Training Unit, manufactured by Gruman Atlantic F6F-# "Hellcat"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), FASTUPac Fleet Ammunition Ship Training Unit, manufactured by Gruman Pacific F6F-#K Navy target training drone (VTD). manu FATU Fleet Air Tactical Unit factured by Gruman (converted from F6F) FA W Fleet Air Wing F7F-# "Tigercat"; twin-engine Navy fighter FB Farrel-Birmingham (ship engines) (VF(M)), manufactured by Gruman FB Fighter Bomber Aircraft FSF-# "Eearcat"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), F/B Flying Boat manufactured by Gruman FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FF A For Further Assignment FBP Fleet Boat Pool FFDO Force Fighter Director Officer FC Fire Control FFI Forces Franc;aises de l'Interieur FC Fire Controlman FFI Fixed and Flashing F4C Fleet Reserve, 16-20 years FFP Fleet Frequency Plans FCA Farm Credit Administration FFT For Further Transfer FCA Fire Control Area (Army) FG-# "Corsair"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), FCA Flight Control Assemblies manufactu-red by Goodyear FCB Facility Clearance Board (WPB) FGO Flag Gunnery Officer FCC Federal Communication Commission FGpFl Fixed and Group Flashing FCE Fleet Civil Engineer FH Flag Hoist FCNL French Committee of National Liberation FHA Federal Housing Administration FCO Fire Co-ntrolmao, Operator FIAT Field Information Agency, Technical (under FCO Flag Communications Officer G-2, SHAEF) FCO Flying Control Officer FIDO Fog, Intensive Dispersal of FCP Fire Control Personnel (USMC) FIGHT Fighting FCR Fire Controlman, Range-finder Operator FightRon Fighting Squadron FCS Fire Controlman, Submarine FIN Finance FCST Forecast Fin 0 Finance Officer (Army) FCT Fire Control Technician FinSupScol Finance and Supply School (USCG) FD-# Twin-engine Navy fighter (VF), manufactured FlO Fleet Intelligence Officer by McDonnell "Fireball" See FR-# FD Fighter direction FirsTaskFlt First Task Fleet FD Finance Department (Army) Fis Fiscal F3D Fleet Reserve, 20 or more years FlU Forward Interpretation Unit (Army) F4D Fleet Reserve, 20 or more years FJ Single-engine Navy fighter (VF), manufactured FDA Food Distribution Administration by North American FDC Fire Direction Center (Army) Fl Flashing FDCS Fighter Director Control Schools FL Florida FDD Floating Drydock FL Small Signal Search Light FD Net Fighter Direction Net FLA Florida FDO Fighter Director Officer FlaGrp Florida Group FDS Fighter Director Ship Flak German anti-aircraft fire; now applied gener FDT Fighter Director Tender ally to all anti-aircraft fire
27 FLC Foreign Liquidation Commission FP A Food Production Administration FldCk Field Cook (USMC) FPC Federal Power Commission II FldCk(B) Field Cook (Baker) (USMC) FPHA Federal Public Housing Authority II FldCk(C) Field Cook {Commissary){USMC) FPL Final Protective Line {Army) *FLE Fleet FPO Fleet Post .fice II FliCon Flight Controller FPT Full Power Trial FLO Florida FR Fighter Reconnaissance FLO Follow {ing) FR-# "Fireball"; single-engine Navy fighter {VF) *FLO:I' Flotilla manufactured by Ryan FLP Fighting Landplane FR Flash Ranging (Army) FLT or Fit Fleet FR Fleet Reserve Fit Flight FR Fragmentation FltAct Fleet Activities FR From FltCert Flight Certificate FRAG Bomb Fragmentation Bomb FltGunSch Fleet Gunnery School FRB Federal Reserve Bank FltLOSCAP Fleet Liaison Officer, Supreme Com- FRC Facility Review Committee mander Allied Powers Frcu Fractocumulus FltServScol Fleet Service School Frd Enl Fraudulent Enlistment FltSoundScol Fleet Sound School FREN French FltTraCen Fleet Training Center Freq Frequency *FLY Flight FrF Free French "Flying Fortress" See PB-1 W FRO Fleet Records Office F.M. Fairbanks, Morse & Company FrOF Freight Office FM Field Music {USMC) *FRON Frontier FM Field Manual {Army) Fr P Parachute Fragmentation Bomb FM Frequency Modulation FRPS Foreign Research and Press Service {GB) FM Titanium Tetrachloride FRRU Freight Receiving and Redistribution Unit FM-# "Wildcat"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), FRS Federal Reserve System manufactured by General Motors FRU Fleet Requirements Units (Aircraft) FMA W First Marine Aircraft Wing FRUPac Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific FMCorp Field Music Corporal {USMC) FS Feet per second {ordnance) FMCpl Field Music Corporal {USMC) FS Final Settlement ( FMF Fleet Marine Force {USMC) Fs Fractostratus (j FMFPac Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Ocean Areas FS Sulphur Trioxide in Chlorsulfonic Acid FMO Fleet Maintenance Office{r) FS Supply Division {USCG) FMO Fleet Medical Officer FSA Travel chargeable to applicable allotment au- FMR Fairbanks Morse Reversible Diesel Drive thority under Finance Service, Army FMS Field Music School {USMC) FSB Federal Specifications Board FMSgt Field Music Sergeant {USMC) FSD Foreign Sea Duty FNOIO Fleet Naval Ordnance Inspecting Officer FSEC Federal Specifications Executive Committee FO Field Order (Army) {now FSB) FO Flag Officer FSO Fleet Supply Officer FO Flight Order F.S.Powder Flashless, Smokeless Powder (for am- FOB Foward Observer Bombardment munition) FOB Free On Board FSR Field Service Regulations (Army) FOBAA Flag Officer British Assault Area {GB) FSR Fin Stabilized Rockets FOCWA Flag Officer Commanding West Africa (GB) FSS Fleet Service School FOIC Flag Officer-in-Charge (British controlled port) FSS Foreign Shore Service {USMC) G FONAP Flag Officer, Naval Air, Pacific {GB) FS Ships Fire Support Ships G FONF Flag Officer Newfoundland {GB) FSU Ferry Service Unit *G FOO Forward Observation Officer F&T Fuel and Transportation G *FOR Force(s) FT-# "Black Widow"; two-engine Navy tighter G FORD Foreign Office Research Department (GB) (VF{M)). manufactured by Northrop "Forwarder" See GK-# FTC Federal Trade Commission " FOTALI Flag Officer Taranto and Adriatic and for FtgDives Footage Dives liaison FTP Fleet Training Publication G FOWABPF Flag Officer Western Area, British Pa Ftr Fighter G cific Fleet FTT Fever Therapy Technician G Fox "F" in the phonetic alphabet FTU Field Torpedo Unit Fox A broadcast method of communication which F4U "Corsair"; single-engine Navy fighter (VF), Gi does not require an answer from the stations manufactured by Chance Vought G addressed (FUBAR) {Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition) G FP Freight and Passenger Vessels (Army) (FUMTU) (Fouled Up More Than Usual) G 28 Fur Furlough GCM General Court Martial #FURAS For Further Assignment GCMed Good Conduct Medal #FURASPERS For Further Assignment by the Bu GCMP General Court Martial Prisoner reau of Naval Personnel GCT Greenwich Civil Time #FURASUB(S) For Further Assignment to Duty in Gd Guard Submarine(s) GDP Gun Director Pointer #FURNARSER Furnish full names, rates, and serv GDP(CL) Gun Director Pointer (Cross Leveler) ice numbers of men transferred iii accordance GDP(L) Gun Director Pointer (Leveler) with this directive GDP(P) Gun Director Pointer (Pointer) FUSA First United States Army GDP(SS) Gun Director Pointer (Sight Setter) . FUSAG First United States Army Group GDP(T) Gun Director Pointer (Trainer) FUT Fleet Utility GE General Electric Company FW Foster Wheeler (boilers) GE Great Exuma FWA Federal Works Agency GED Tests General Educational Development Tests FWD Forward *GEN General FwdArea Forward Area GEN USNR officer designation for General Service FWI French West Indies Reserve Pay Clerk FWOP Furloughed Without Pay GenBoard General Board FX Tenth Fleet GENDET General Detail (USCG) FY Fiscal year Genl General George "G" in the phonetic alphabet GER Germany G GFE Government Furnished Equipment GH-# "Nightingale"; single-engine Navy utility G First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, indi plane (VJ), manufactured by Howard cating a transport plane (single-engine) GHQ General Headquarters (Army) G Globe Corporation (Aircraft Division) (manufac GI Government Issue (Army) turer's symbol) GI U.S. Government Life Insurance (allotment for) G Goodyear Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's GI Bill Veterans Benefits Act, PL345, 1944 symbol) GIRO General Instructions for Routing and Report G Great Lakes Engineering Corporation (plane man ing Officers ufacturer's symbol) GIU General lntelligen~e Unit (US)(London) G Group; e.g.: as, CVG (Aircraft Carrier Group) GK-# "Forwarder"; single-engine Navy utility plane G-1 Personnel (War Department General Staff or (VJ), manufactured by Fairchild USMC) GK Guantanamo to Key West (routing designation) G-2 Intelligence (War Department and USMC) Gldr Glider G-3 Operations (War Department and USMC) GLO Gunnery Liaison Officer G-4 Supply (War Department and USMC) "Glomb" Navy glider equipped with "Block" G-5 PWJ3 Branch of SHAEF GM Galveston to Mississippi River (routing designa- G-6 CAD Branch of SHAEF tion) GA Gage Man GM (or GMC) General Motors Corporation GA Gasoline Stowage and Fuel System Man GM (Pertaining to) Guided Missiles GA Georgia GM Guard Mail GA Ground Attacker Aircraft GM Gunner's Mate GAA General Account of Advances GMCB Gunner's Mate, Construction Battalion GAF German Air Force GMCBG Gunner's Mate, Construction Battalion, Ar· GAl General Accounting Instructions morer Gal Gallon GAO General Accounting Office GMCBP Gunner's Mate, Construction Battalion, Pow- GAO General Administrative Order derman *GARN Garrison GMCM Guided Missile Counter-Measures GAS Gasoline GMSR Gunners' Mate, Ship Repair GAT Guantanamo to Aruba to Trinidad (routing GMSRP Gunner's Mate, Ship Repair, Powderman designation) GMT Short Hull, General Motors Tandem Diesel "Gators" "Alligators"; members of beach battalion Drive at Little Creek Amphibious Training Base GMT Greenwich Mean Time GB General Board GN Guantanamo to New York (routing designation) GB Great Britain GO General Order GB "Traveler"; single-engine Navy utility (VJ), bi- GOC General Officer Commanding plane, manufactured by Beech "Goose" See JRF-# GC Green Cove Springs, Florida GOP General Operational Plot GC Gun Captain *GOV Governor GCA Ground Control Approach (radar) #GOV AIR Including government air GCI Ground Control Intercept (radar) #GOVAIRDIR In performing the above travel gov-
840253 0 - 49 • 5 29 ernment air is directed where necessary (or be "GUNS" Gunner's Mate H tween points specified) to expedite completion of GunSgt Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) H this duty GW General Warning #GOVMERAIR Including government or commercial GY Gyro H air GySgt Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) #GOVMERAIRAUTH In performing the above travel GZ Guantanamo to Panama Canal Zone (routing H government air and/ or commercial air is author design~tion) ized where necessary to expedite completion of this duty H #GOVMERAIRDIR In performing the above travel H government air and/ or commercial air is directed where necessary to expedite completion of this H Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation (now Con duty solidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation) (manu facturer's symbol) E Govt Government Govt Ins Government Insurance (NSI or GI) H Heavier-than-air rotary wing aircraft (helicopter) (H) Heavy or 4-engine plane GP Galveston to Pilottown (routing designation) G P General Purpose H Hospital plane (suffix to plane designation), as GP Gun Pointer PBJ-2H GP Bomb General Purpose Bomb H Howard Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's E Gp Fl Group Flashing symbol) H Medical Department aboard a carrier GPO Government Printing Office E Gp Ore Group Occulting H Mustard gas GQ General Quarters H Stearman-Hammond Aircraft Corporation (manu- GR Geared Radial (aircraft engine) facturer's symbol) GR General Reconnaissance (USMC) HA Headquarters Administration Division (USCG) *GR Group, as COMAIRSHIPGR HA Home Address #GRABADHARV Graduate School of Business Ad- HA Hospital Apprentice I ministration, Harvard University HAC Haitian Air Corps 1 "Grass" Noise (as seen on radar scope) "Harpoon" See PV-2 "Grasshopper" See AE-#, NE-# HAY Heavily Armed Vessels GRB Government Reservation Bureau "Havoc" See BD-# *GRD Guard *HAW Hawaiian, as COMHA WSEAFRON (Com- *GRE Greenland, as COMGREPAT mander Hawaiian Sea Frontier) GrePat Greenland Patrol Haw Dept Hawaiian Department GRFO Gun Range-Finder Operator HawSeaFron Hawaiian Sea Frontier GroPac Group Pacific "Hayrake" Radar beacon and homing device (YE) CRU Group HB Heavy Bomber GruCcm Group Commander HB Horizontal Bomber GS General Staff (Army) HBDC Home Base Development Committee (OpNav) GIS General Support (Army) HBS Harbor Boat Service (Army) GS Greenland to St. Johns, N.F. (routing designa- HC Hexachlorethane Mix tion) HC High Capacity GS Guardship HC Hospital Corpsman GSC General Staff Corps (Army) HC USN Reserve designation for Hospital Corps, GSF Gulf Sea Frontier USN GSGS Geographical Section General Staff (GB) HCA Absent by reason of being held by civil author G Sk General Strekeeper ities GSK General Stores HCCG Discharge under honorable conditions, con GSR General Service Recruit venience of government GSS General Service Schools (Army) HCCM Discharge under honorable conditions, con GSS General Supply Schedule venience of man GSU General Service Unit (USMC) HCDP Discharge under honorable conditions, depend GT Guantanamo, Cuba ency existing prior to enlistment Gtmo Guantanamo, Cuba HCEE Discharge under honorable conditions, expir GU Guam (Naval Operating Base) ation of enlistment GulfCoBaseServUnit Gulf Coast Base Service Unit HCMS Discharge under honorable conditions, medical GulfCon Gulf Control survey GulfSeaFron Gulf Sea Frontier HCMU Discharge under honorable conditions, under "Gulls" Balloon Supported Radar Reflectors to simu age of authorized enlistment late target HCMW Discharge under honorable conditions, minors *GUN Gunboat enlisted without consent, under 18 at time of dis Gun Gunner charge *GUN Gunnery HCO Hanger Control Officer 30 HCP Hangar Control Position HF Fighter Aircraft fitted with engine rated for high HCR USNR officer designation for General Service, altitude performances Hospital Corps. Formerly HC. HF High Frequency radio HCS USNR officer designation for Special Service, HF/DF High Frequency Direction Finder Hospital Corps. Formerly HC(S). H&H Harlan E. Hollingsworth (ship engines) HCUS Discharge under honorable conditions, unsuit HH Hedge Hogs able HHE Household Effects HC-V(G) USNR designation for Hospital Corps H-Hour Hour set for attack or other operation to officers, commissioned and warrant, including begin (on D-Day) pharmacists, qualified for general detail ashore HHX Halifax Joiner to HX Convoy (routing desig or afloat. This classification was abolished in nation) September 1944 and replaced by HC or HC(S). *HI High HC-V(S) USNR designation for commissioned and Hiatus Area Area outside of zone of communications warrant officers, including pharmacists, qualified (where Army not concerned with local popula for specialist duties in connection with the Medi tion except as factors which in these areas might cal Corps of the Navy. This classification was affect progress of allied armies) abolished in September 1944 and replaced by HiCom High Command HC or HC(S). HJ Utility helicopter HCW USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, HK Galveston to Key West (routing designation) Hospital Corps. Formerly HC(W). HMAS His Majesty's Australian Ship HD Harbor Defense (Army) HMBS His Majesty's British Ship HD Hydraulics HMCS His Majesty's Canadian Ship HDC Harbor Defense Command (Army) HMG His Majesty's Government (GB) HDCG Honorab~e discharge, convenience of govern H-minus 1, 2, etc. 1; 2, etc. hours before hour of ment attack HDCM Honorable discharge, convenience of man HMIS His Majesty's Indian Ship HDDP Honorable discharge, dependency existing HMNZS His Majesty's New Zealand Ship prior to enlistment HMRP Hurricane Microseismic Research Problem HDDS Honorable discharge, dependency arising since (aerology) enlistment HMS His Majesty's Ship (GB) HN Training Helicopter HDEE Honorable discharge, expiration of enlistment HN Nitrogen Mustard Gases HDMS Honorable discharge, medical survey HNS-# "Hoverfly"; Navy training helicopter (HN), HDMU Honorable discharge, under age of author manufactured by Sikorsky Air ized enlistment HO Hydrographic Office HDMW Honorable discharge, minors enlisted without HO Observation helicopter consent, under 18 at discharge HOMP Halifax Ocean Meeting Point HDNPRSGR Headquarters Squadron Personnel Hon Honorable Group Hono Honolulu, T.H. Hdr Header type (boiler) HOR Hoover, Owens, Rentschler Company (ship HDR Home Dockyard Regulations engines) HDV Horse Drawn Vehicle Horiz 3--exp Horizontal, triple expansion engine HE High Explosive "Hornet" Naval aircraft engine, 9 cylinders, manu HECP Harbor Entrance Control Post factured by Pratt and Whitney HECPost Harbor Entrance Control Post HOS-# Navy observation helicopter (HO), manu HED Headquarters; as COMHEDRONFAIRWING factured by Sikorsky Air HedRon Headquarters Squadron *HOSP Hospital HedRonFairWing Headquarters Squadron Fleet Air HOSP RATS Hospital Rations Wing "Hoverfly" See HNS-# HEI High Explosive Incendiary How "H" in the phonetic alphabet, replacing the HEIT High Explosive Incendiary Traced obsolete "Hypo" "Hellcat" See F6F-# How Howitzer "Helldiver" See SB2G-#, SBF-#, SBW-# HP High Pressure HERALDS Harbor Echo Ranging and Listening De HP Horse Power vices HP USNR officer designation; probationary commis #HERDESNAVAV Hereby designated as student sion, direct from civilian life, for special duties naval aviator in Medical Corps; formerly H(P) VHERDET Hereby detached from duty indicated and HPF Harbor Patrol Fleet from such other duty as may have been assigned H-plus 1, 2, etc. 1, 2, etc. hours after hour of attack 1/HERDUFLY Hereby detailed to duty involving fly HPT Horizontal Plot Table ing upon reporting in obedience to these orders Hq or HQ Headquarters HESO Hospital Educational Services Officer HQDP Headquarters, Department of the Pacific HET .High Explosive Traced (USMC) 31 HQMC Headquarters, l\1arine Corps (I) To be inactivated Hq&Serv Headquarters and Service (USMC) lA Inspection Administration HqSq Headquarters Squadron lAD Inactive Reservists: USN RET, USNR RET, HR Transport helicopter USNR HON RET, and Fleet Reservists HR (number) House o£ Representatives, Bill (num- IADB Inter-American Defense Board ber) lAS Indicated Air Speed H & RP Holding and Reconsignment Point (Army) IATCB Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board H&S Headquarters and Service (Army) IAZ Inner Artillery Zone H(S) USNR officer designation for Special Service, IB Incendiary Bomb Special Duty in Medical Corps, restricted to IBH Initial Beachhead (Army) those formerly H-VS. IBM International Business Machine HS USNR officer designation for Special Service, IBS Island Base Section commissioned direct from civilian life, special IC Information Center duties in Medical Corps. Formerly H(S). IC Interior Communications HSF Hawaiian Sea Frontier ICB Interior Control Board • HSL High Speed Launch lCD Industrial Cooperation Division HS & SS Headquarters and Service Squadron ICE Iceland H&S Tr Headquarters and Service Troop (Army) IcePat Iceland Patrol HT A Heavier Than Air ICG Interviewer's Classification Guide HTD Hand Target Designator ICIR In Commission, In Reserve (vessel status) HTO Highway Transportation Officer (Army) ICOC Instructions for Commodores of Convoys HTS High Tensile Steel ICOMP Iceland Ocean Meeting P:>int "Hudson" See PBO-# ICPOA Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas Hula Unit Shipping designator for Lend-Lease trans IC&RR Inventory Control and Requirements Review fer of material and training of personnel in 13th Board (CNO) and 17th Naval Districts ID Identification Hun Hundred ID Intelligence Duties HUSAFICPA Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in IDA Idaho Central Pacific Area IDC Interdepartmental Committee (also INDEC) HV High Voltage ID Card Identification Card H-V(P) USNR designation for medical and dental IDFOR Idle Waiting Convoy Forward students, appointed as ensigns, for special duties IDG Inspector of Degaussing • in connection with the Medical Corps of the IDLOD Idle Waiting to Load Navy. This classification was abolished in Sep Id No Identification Number tember 1944 and replaced by H(P). IDREA Idle Other Reasons H-V (S) USNR designation for commissioned and IDS Instrument Development Section warrant officers qualified for specialist duties IDSTO Idle Used for Storage in connection with the Medical Corps of the I&E Information and Education (Army) Navy. This classification was abolished in Sep IE Initial Equipment (Aircraft) tember 1944 and replaced by H(S). IF Intercept and Broadcast HW Herewith (enclosures) IFD Inter-Fighter Director H/W Highway IFF Identification, Friend or Foe HW USNR officer designation for men commissioned IFHOM Idle Waiting Convoy Homeward direct from civilian life, special duties in the IFIS Instrument Flight Instructors School Medical Corps. Formerly H(W). IFU Intelligence Field Unit HX New York to United Kingdom (routing designa IG Inspector General (Army) tion) IGD Inspector General's Department (Army) HXF New York to Liverpool, Fast (routing designa l/1 Inventory and Inspection Report (Army) tion) IL Illinois HXM New York to Liverpool, Medium (routing des Ilium Illuminating ignation) iMNP Symbol for thickened gasoline HXS New York to Liverpool, Slow (routing desig- IMPACT Periodical, published monthly by Assistant nation) Chief of Air Staff Intelligence Hydr Hydraulic #IMREP Immediately Report IMS Industrial Manpower Section Hydro Hydrographic Office / H:·drog Hydrographic I & N Immigration and Naturalization Service (Naval Intelligence) Hypo "H" in the phonetic alphabet; now obsolete and replaced by "How" IN Interpreter IN Journalist IN Key Punch Operator and Supervisor I IN Radio Intelligence Specialist I Incendiary INA Inspector of Naval Aircraft [ India InactFltLant Inactive Fleet, Atlantic Fleet 32 InactFltPac Inactive Fleet, Pacific Fleet #INSTFURASPERS For course of instruction and INACTLANT Inactive Fleet, Atlantic Fleet further assignment by Bureau of Naval Per IN ACTP AC Inactive Fleet, Pacific Fleet sonnel INA/IC Inactive-In Commission, In Reserve (vessel Instn Instruction status) lnstr Instructor INA/IS Inactive-In Service, In Reserve (vessel INSUR Allotment for commercial life insurance status) InSurv Board of Inspection and Survey INA/OC Inactive-Out of Commission, In Reserve INT Ad Interim Specification (BuShips) (vessel status) INT Intelligence and Law Enforcement Division IN A/OS Inactive-Out of Service, In Reserve (vessel (USCG) status) INT Interest INC Incorporated *INT International #INCAIR Includ}ng Air INTCO International Code of Signals INC Bomb Incendiary Bomb ¢INTEL Intelligence *INCEP Interceptor lntelCen Intelligence Center Incl Include; including; inclusive lntelCenPac Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas IND Indiana Intell Intelligence Ind Induction *INTERM Intermediate *IND Industry (ial) IntermTra Intermediate Training (Air) INDAIR Identification of Aircraft #INTERP Interpretation INDEC Interdepartmental Committee (also !DC) InterpRon Photo Interpretation Squadron Indiv Individual Int 0 Intelligence Officer (Army) IndMan Industrial Manager "Invader" See JD-# IndMgr Industrial Manager *INVEST Investigation Inf Infantry (Army) 10 Intelligence Officer INFO Information IO Intercept Officer #INFOREQ Information requested as to IO Issuing Office INIT CCA Initial Cash Clothing Allowance IOL Initial Outfitting List (for Advanced Bases) INM Inspector of Naval Machinery IP Initial Point (Army) INM Inspector of Naval Material IPRB Inter-Allied Post-War Requirements Bureau INS Inspection Division (USCG) IR Infra-Red Equipment *INS Inspector (of) IRAA&A Increase and Replacement of Armor, Arma- InsAir Inspector Naval Aircraft ment and Ammunition (appropriation title) #INSCRUIT Inspector of Navy Recruiting and In IRAC Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee duction, Joint Service Induction Area IRB Industrial Readjustment Branch lnsEng Inspector Naval Engineering Material IRB Industrial Relations Board #INSEREC Indicate by appropriate entry pages 9-10 IRC Industrial Relations Counselors service records, and in orders, rating for which IRC&M Increase and Replacement of Construction men have been trained, to insure assignment to and Machinery (appropriation title) appropriate duty IREC Increase and Replacement of Emergency Con #INSERECA V Indicate by appropriate entry pages 9- struction (ships) (appropriation tit:e) 10 service record, and in orders, rating for which IRNV Increase and Rt:placement of Naval Vessels nonrated men have been trained, to insure assign (appropriation title) ment to aviation duty IRS Induction and Recruiting Station (USMC) #INSERECSUB Indicate by appropriate entry pages I&S (Board of) Inspection and Survey 9-10 service record, and in orders, rating for IS Invalided from Service (Medical) which men have been trained, to insure assign IS Island ment to submarine duty ISA Inductee Special Assignment InsGen Inspector General (Naval) ISBIC Interservice Balkan Intelligence Committee InsGenPac Inspector General, Pacific Fleet and ISCB Inter-Allied Staff Communications Board f'acific Ocean Areas !sCorn Island Commander lnshorePat Inshore Patrol lSD Industrial Survey Division; now, OIS InsMach Inspzctor of Naval Machinery ISIC Immediate Superior-in-Command InsMat Inspector of Naval Material ISinC Immediate Superior-in-Command lnsNavMat Inspector Navigational Material ISIR In Service, In Reserve (vessel status) lnsOrd Inspector of Ordnance (Naval) ISIS Inter-Servic~ Information Series (GB) Insp Inspector ISLD Inter-Service Liaison Department (GB) *INSP Inspection ISN Indefinite SeeN av Allotments INSPAT Inshore Patrol ISRB Inter-Serviee Research Bureau (GB) InsPetRes Inspector Petroleum Reserves ISTD Inter-Servi~e Topographical Department (Brit Insp-Instr Inspector-Instruction (USMC) ish Admiralty) INST Instantaneous ITANDT International Telephone and Telegraph *INST Instruction (s) Item "I" in the phonetic alphabet 33 ITM Inspector of Torpedoes and Mines Jdreenl Joined by reenlistment (USMC) ITO Inspecting Torpedo Officer Jds/RS Joined by Staff Returns (USMC) IV Initial Velocity JEEP Small open Army motor car • IV Inverted Vertical (aircraft engine) JEIA Joint Electronics Information Agency 1-V(S) USNR designation for commissioned intelli J2F-3-5 "Duck"; single-engine Navy utility (VJ), gence officers qualirled for specialist duties. This biplane, manufactured by Gruman classification was abolished in September 1944 J2F-6 "Duck"; single-engine Navy utility (VJ), bi and replaced by S(I). plane, manufactured by Columbia IX Miscellaneous Unclassified (for any unclassified J4F-# "Widgeon"; twin-engine Gruman, Navy util ships in the Navy) ity plane (VJ(M)), manufactured by Gruman • JIC Joint Intelligence Center JIC Joint Intelligence Committee JICA Joint Intelligence Center, Africa J JICA Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency (USMC) J First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, indi JICACBI Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency, cating a utility plane China, Burma, India J North American Aviation Corporation (manufac JICAME Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency, Mid turer's symbol) dle East J Converted to a utility airplane (suffix to plane des JICANA Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency, North ignation) Africa JA Judge Advocate JICARC Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency, Re JA-# "Norseman"; single-engine Navy utility plane ception Committee (Navy Department) (VJ), manufactured by Noorduyn #JICPOA Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean JAAF Japanese Army Air Force Areas JACCI Joint Allocation Committee Civil Intelligence Jig "J" in the phonetic alphabet (US-& GB) JIS Joint Intelligence Staff "Jackal" Barrage jammer (radar and radar counter- JISPB Joint Intelligence Studies Publishing Board measure) JLC Joint Logistics Committee JACSPAC Joint Air Communications of the Pacific JLPC Joint Logistics Plans Committee JAG Judge Advocate General JM-# "Marauder"; twin-engine Navy utility plane JAGD Judge Advocate General's Department (Army) (VJ(M)), manufactured by Martin *JAN Joint Army-Navy JMAC Joint Munitions Allocation Committee JANCOM Joint Army-Navy Communications JMC Joint Meteorological Committee JANET Joint Army-Navy Experimental and Testing JMTC Joint Military Transportation Committee Board JMVB Joint Merchant Vessels Board JAN Grid Joint Army-Navy Grid JNW Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equip JANIC Joint Army-Navy Information Center ment JANIS Joint-Army-Navy Intelligence Studies JOC Joint Operations Center JANP Joint Army-Navy Publication JOC Squadron Observation plane squadron ( obso- JANWSA Joint Army-Navy-War Shipping Admin- lete) istration JOSCO Joint Overseas Shippjng Control Office JAP Japanese JP Type of sonar JAPA Japan Area JPB Joint Planning Board JASASA Joint Air-Surface Anti-Submarine Action JPB Joint Purchasing Board #JASCO Joint Assault Signal Company JPC Joint Planning Committee JATO Jet Assisted Take-Off JPPL Joint Personnel Priority List JB Joint Army-Navy Board JPS Joint Planning Staff (US & GB) JB-2 American version of German V-1 flying bomb JPSG Joint Production Survey Committee JB-2 Twin-engine Navy, special plane JPWC Joint Post-War Committee JCA Joint Communications Activity JR First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa JCAC Joint Civil Affairs Committee tion, indicating a utility-transport plane JCB Joint Communications Board JRB-1-4 "Expediter"; twin-engine Navy utility plane *JCC Joint Communications Center (VJ(M)), manufactured by Beech JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff (US-GB) JRB-2-3-4 "Voyager";. twin-engine Navy utility JD "Invader"; twin-engine Navy utility plane plane (VJ(M) ), manufactured by Beech (VJ(M)), manufactured by Douglas JRC-# "Bobcat"; twin-engine Navy utility (VJ(M) ), Jd Joined (USMC) manufactured by Cessna JDCS Joint Deputy Chiefs of Staff Jdenl Joined by enlistment (USMC) JRF-# "Goose"; twin-engine Na•ry utility (VJ(M}), Jdfr Joined from (USMC) manufactured by Gruman Jdind Joined by induction (USMC) JRM-# "Mars"; four-engine Navy transport JDPC Joint Defense Production Committee (later (VR(HS)), seaplane, manufactured by Martin changed to Joint War Production Committee) JRPM Joint Registered Publications Memorandum
34 JRS-# "Excalibur"; four-engine Navy transport Kn(s) Knot(s) (VR(HS)), manufactured by Sikorsky KO Kodiak, Alaska JSC Joint Security Control KPO Keypunch Operator JSC Joint Strategic Committee KS Norfolk to Key West (routing designation) JSIA Joint Service Induction Area KS Pilotless aircraft for attack on ship targets JSM Joint Staff Mission (GB) KT Knots JSOC Joint Ship Operations Committee KV(s) Kilovolt(s) JSP Joint Staff Planners (Joint Chiefs of Staff) KW Key West, Florida JSRC Joint Ship Repair Committee KW(s) Kilowatt(s) JSSC Joint Strategic Survey Committee KY Kentucky JT Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad (routing designation) JT Type of sonar JTF Joint Task Force JTR Joint Termination Regulation L JUSSC Joint U.S. Strategic Committee L First Jetter in the Navy aircraft designation, in JWPC Joint War Plans Committee dicating a glider JWPC Joint War Production Committee L Bell Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol) L Columbia Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol) K L First letter of plane model designation signifying K Communications Division aboard a carrier glider K Fairchild Aviation Corporation (manufacturer's L Landplane symbol) L Langley Aviation Corporation (manufacturer's K Kaiser Cargo, Inc. (Fleetwings Division) (manu symbol) facturer's symbol) L Legal Division (USCG) K Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation (manu L Lewisite facturer's symbol) L Equipped with search light (suffix to plane desig K Nash-Kelvinator Company (manufacturer's sym nation) bol) L Single Bank Vertical (aircraft engine) K Modified for use as target aircraft (suffix to plane L Suffix to USNR line officer classification symbol designation) denoting Limited General Service; As, (A)L is K Pilotless Aircraft Limited General Service, Aviation Non-flying KA Contraction of AKA (attack cargo ship) LA Lighter than Air KA Pilotless aircraft for attack on aircraft LA Louisiana KANS Kansas Lab Laboratory "Kansan" See SNB-1 LAC Liberated Areas Committee "Kaydet" See N2S *LAIS Liaison KBO Kite and Balloon Officer *LAN Landing KC Kilocycle(s) LANCRA Landing Craft KD Pilotless aircraft for use as target aircraft *LANCRAB Landing Craft and Bases K-Day Day set for strike or assault by a carrier's LanCraBNA W Landing Craft and Bases, Northwest aircraft; corresponds to land forces' designation African Waters of D-Day with which it may or may not coincide LanForASCU Landing Force Air Support Control KDD-# Navy pilotless aircraft, target, manufactured Unit by McDonnell LANT Atlantic KEN Kentucky LantFit Atlantic Fleet KG Key West to Guantanamo (routing designation) LantResFlt Atlantic Reserve Fleet KG Pilotless aircraft for attack on ground targets LA T Latitude KGW-# Navy pilotless aircraft for attack on ground LAW Local Air Warning targets, manufactured by Willys-Overland LB Landing Barge(s) KH Key West to Galveston (routing designation) L/B Light Bomber Ki Kilocycle(s) LB Photographic Laboratory Specialist(s) KIA Killed In Action LB Pound King "K" in the phonetic alphabet LBD Twin-engiue McDonnell, Navy special piau<· "Kingfisher" See OS2N-#, OS2U-# LBE Landing Barge, Emergency Repair "Kites" Radar countermeasures; previously called LBE Landing Barge, Oiler "Angels" LBE Navy transport glider (VLR) known ~~~ KJ Pilotless aircraft for utility purposes "Glomb"; manufactured by Gould KM United Kingdom to Mediterranean (routing LBK Landing Barge, Kitchen designation) LBP-1 Twin-engine Piper, Navy glider KN Key West to New York or Key West to Norfolk LBS Landing Barge, Support (routing designation) LBT Chemical Laboratory Technician KNA Killed; not enemy action LBT Clinical Laboratory Technology 35 LBT Navy transport glider (VLR), known as LD Line of Departure (Army) L "Glomb"; manufactured by Taylorcraft LD Line of Duty (Army) L LBV Landing Barge, Vehicle LDD Letter of Determination of Dependency L LC or L/C Landing Craft LDF Local Defense Forces L LC Lines of Communications (Army) LE Low Explosive (Army) L LCA Landing Craft, Assault LEA/BZ Vessel leased to Brazil L LCC Landing Craft, Control LEA/CH Vessel leased to China LCC (1) Landing Craft, Control (Mark I) LEA/EC Vessel leased to Ecuador LCC (2) Landing Craft, Control (Mark II) LEA/FR Vessel leased to France LCC London Communications Committee LEA/GR Vessel leased to Greece LCDR Lieutenant Commander LEA/MX Vessel leased to Mexico LCE Landing Craft, Emergency Repair LEA/NE Vessel leased to Netherlands LCEOP Landing Craft, Engine Overhaul Parties LEA/NO Vessel leased to Nonyay LCF Landing Craft, Flak LEA/PA Vessel leased to Panama LC(FF) Landing Craft, Flotilla Flagship LEA/PE Vessel leased to Peru LCFlotsPac Landing Craft, Flotilla, Pacific Fleet LEA/PG Vessel leased to Paraguay LCG(L) Landing Craft, Gun, (Large) LEA/RU Vessel leased to Russia LCGM Landing Craft, Gunboat LEA/UK Vessel leased to United Kingdom LCGP Landing Craft, Group LEA/UR Vessel leased to Uruguay LCI Landing Craft, Infantry LEAVE RATS Leave Rations LCIDiv LCI Division LF Fighter aircraft fitted with engine rated for LCIFlot LCI Flotilla low altitude performance LCI (G) Landing Craft, Infantry Gunboat LF Low Frequency LCIGrp LCI Group LFM Landing Force Manual LCI(L) Landing Craft, Infantry, Large LG Landing Ground LCILFiot LCI (L) Flotilla Lg Comb Large Combatant LCI(M) Landing Craft, Infantry (Mortar Ship) "Liberator" See PB4Y-1, 1P-12RY-l-2-3 LCI(R) Landing Craft, Infantry (Rocket Ship) Lifesta Lifeboat Station (USCG) LCM Landing Craft, Mechanized LINE Line Officer, USN LCM(l) Landing Craft, Mechanized, Mark I "Lion" A large advanced base unit consisting of all LCM (2) Landing Craft, Mechanized, Mark II the personnel and material necessary for the LCM(3) Landing Craft, Mechanized, Mark III establishment of a major, all-purpose naval base. LCM(6) Landing Craft, Mechanized, Mark VI It is made up of a large number of functional LCMSO Landing Craft Material Supply Officer components which enables the base to perform LCN Landing Craft, Navigation voyage repairs and repair minor battle damage LCNT Link Celestial Navagation Trainer to a major portion of a fleet. LCOCU Landing Craft, Obstruction Clearance Unit LLI Latitude and Longitude Indicator LCP Landing Craft, Personnel LLLO Lend-Lease Liaison Office LCP(L) Landing Craft, Personnel (Large) LM Land Mine LCP(M) Landing Craft, Personnel (Medium) LM Legion of Merit LCP(N) Landing Craft, Personnel (Nested) LMG Light Machine Gun (Arm~) LCP(P) Landing Craft, Personnel (Plastic) LNC Local Naval Comrhander LCP(R) Landing Craft, Personnel (Ramp) LNE-# Navy training glider (VLN), manufactured LCP(Sy) Landing Craft, Personnel (Survey) by Gould LCR(L) Landing Craft, Rubber (Large) LNS-# Navy training glider (VLN), manufactured LCR(R) Landing Craft, Rubber (Rocket) by Schweizer LCR(S) Landing Craft, Rubber (Small) LNT-# Navy training glider (VLN), manufactured LCRU Landing Craft, Recovery Unit by Taylorcraft LCS(L) (3) Landing Craft, Support (Large) (Mark LO Liaison Office(r) III) *LO Local LCS(M) Landing Craft, Support (Medium) LOAN/A Vessels loaned to Army LCS(R) Landing Craft, Support (Rocket) LOAN/C Vessels loaned to Coast Guard LCS(S) Landing Craft, Support (Small) LOAN/M Vessels loaned to misellaneous activities LCS (S) (1) Landing Craft, Support (Small) (Mark (U.S. Maritime Academy, etc.) I) LOAN/S Vessels loaned to States LCS (S) (2) Landing Craft, Support (Small) LOAN/W Vessels loaned to War Shipping Admini- (Mark II) stration LCT Landing Craft Tank LOCAL Permanent local fleet LCT(S) Landing Craft Tank (Mark V) LODC Local Defense District Craft LCT(6) Landing Craft, Tank (Mark VI) "Lodestar" See R50-# LCT (A) Landing Craft, Tank (Armored) LODIG Loading LCV Landing Craft, Vehicle LODOR Loaded, Waiting Orders or Assignment LCVP Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel LofC Line9 of Communications 36 LONG Longevity LVT(4) Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Unarmored LONG Longitude (Mark IV) LOP Local Operational Plot LVT(A) Landing Vehicle, Tracked, (Armored) (Tur LOPU Logistics Organization Planning Unit ret Type) LORAN Long-Range Radio Aid to Navigation LVT(A) (1) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armored) LOSTI A Vessels lost by accident, collision or similar (Mark I) ("Water Buffalo," Turret Type) methods LVT(A)(2) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armored) LOST/E Vessel lost through enemy action \Mark II) ("Water Buffalo," Canopy Type) LOST/P Vessels lost due to weather, perils of the LVT(A)(4) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armored) sea or similar reasons (Mark IV) LOTON Long tons discharged or loaded LVT(A)(5) Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armored) LOTS LORAN Operational Training School (Pearl (Mark V) Harbor) LW U.S. East Coast to Southwest Pacific (routing LOU Louisiana designation) Love "L" in the phonetil! alphabet LWT Light Weight Type (anchor gear) LP I.andplane LP Loss pay/ loss of pay LP Low Pressure M LPC Low Pressure Chamber Technician LR Long Range Plane(s) M General Motors Corporation (Eastern Aircraft LRNA Laws Relating to the Navy Annotated Division) (manufacturer's symbol) M Glenn L. Martin Co. (manufacturer's symbol) LRW-# Navy tral!sport glider (VLR), manufactured by WACO M Marine Corps; used as prefix with plane designa- tion LSB Landing Ship, Bombardment l\1 Medium or 2-engine plane LSD Landing Ship, Dock l\1 Monoplane LSH(L) Landing Ship, Headquarters (Large) 1\1 Merchant Marine Reserve LSH(S) Landing Ship, Headquarters (Small) Ml Merchant Marine Reserve Seagoing LSM Landing Ship, Medium M2 Merchant Marine Reserve Coastal Defense LSM(R) Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket) M Metalsmith LSMSO Landing Ship Material Supply Officer M Model LSO Landing Signal Officer M Office of Merchant Marine Safety (USCG) LST Landing Ship, Tank MA Manila, P.I. LST(H) Landing Ship, Tank (Casualty Evacuation) MA Mediterranean Area LSV Landing Ship, Vehicle MA Military Attache LSX Landing Ship Planned MAA Master-at-Arms LT Large Tug (Army) MAAF Mediterranean Allied Air Force LT or Lt Lieutenant MAATC Mobile Anti-Aircraft Training Center L/T Line Telecommunications MAB Marine Air Base L T Link Trainer Instructor MAB Munitions Assignment Board LTA Lighter Than Air MABDG Marine Aircraft Base Defense Group LtCol Lieutenant Colonel MABDW Marine Air Base Defense Wing LtCorn Lieutenant Commander MABO Marianas-Bonins Group LtCorndr Lieutenant Commander MABS Marine Air Base Squadron LTD Limited MAC Marine Amphibious Corps LtGen Lieutenant General MAC(Air) Munitions Assignment Committee (Air) Lt (jg) Lieutenant (Junior Grade) (Washington) Ltr Letter MACAF Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces Ltr Lighter than Air *MACH Machinery LTS Landfall Technique School, New York MACH Machinist Lv Leave MachGr Machine Group LV Light Vessel MACRI Mercantile Atlantic Coastal Routing In- LVD Absent on leave from ship's company duty structions L VN Absent on leave not from ship's company MACTU Mines and Countermeasures Technical Unit L-V(S) USNR designation for commissioned legal MAD Magnetic Airborne Detector officers qualified for specialist duties. This classi MAD Marine Aviation Detachment fication was abolished in September 1944 and MAD Mine Assembly Depot replaced by S(L). MADepSq Marine Air Depot Squadron L VT Landing Vehicle, Tracked MADP Main Air Display P.lot LVT(l) Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Unarmored (Mark MAEE Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment I) ("Alligator"} MAF or MAFac Marine Air Facility LVT(2) Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Unarmored (Mark MAFOG Mediterranean Area Fighter Operations II) ("Water Buffalo") Grid LVT(3) Landing Vehicle, Tracked, (Mark III) *MAG Magazine
840253 0 - 49 - 6 37 MAG Marine Aircraft Group MATD Mine and Torpedo Detector (sonar) l\fairMar Marine Air Depot Miramar MATMU Mobile Aircraft Torpedo Maintenance Unit l\IAIRU Mobile Aircraft Instrument Repair Unit MATS Mediterranean Air Transport Service l\laj Major MAW Marine Aircraft Wing MajGen Major General MA WC Marine Air West Coast MAL Malariology MA WP Marine Air Wing Pacific . MAL Malariology Technician MAWS Marine Air Warning Squadron MaM Mailman ME Main Battery •MAN Manager ME Marine Barracks Man Manual M/B Medium Bomber MAN or MN Very high frequency voice radio (FM) MB Motorboat (USCG) MANDREL Electric Jammer (radar) MBC Mediterranean Bombardment Code ManMedDept Manual of the Medical Department MBDG Marine Base Defense Group MAP Ministry of Aircraft Production (GB) MBMU Mobile Base Maintenance Unit MAPRC Mediterranean Allied Photographic Recon MBNAD Marine Barracks Naval Ammunition Depot naissance Command MBNAS Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station MAPUC Modified Area Production Urgency Com MBNMD Marine Barracks, Naval Mine Depot mittee MBNOB Marine Barracks, Naval Operating Base MAQ Money allowance for quarters for dependents MENS Marine Barracks, Naval Station (W for wife; M, mother; F, father; LC, legiti MBNYd Marine Barracks, Navy Yard mate child; AC, adopted child) MBSB Marine Barracks, Submarine Base *MAR Marine MBW Munitions Assignment Board (Washington) MarAirWing Marine Aircraft Wing MBY&D Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks "Marauder" See JM-# (appropriation title) MarBasScol Marine Corps Basic School MC Marine Corps MarBks Marine Barracks MC Maritime Commission MarBrig Marine Brigade MC Megacycles MARCOR Marine Corps MC USN officer designation for Medical Corps MarCorps Marine Corps MCA Maritime Control Area MarDiv Marine Division MCA Material Coordinating Agency MARE Mare Island MCAAF Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Facility l\IARegSq Marine Air Regulating Squadron MCAAS Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station MarFair Marine Fleet Air MCAB Marine Corps Air Base MarFAIRWest Marine Fleet Air, West Coast MCAD Marine Corps Air Depot MarGarFor Marine Garrison Force MCAF Marine Corps Air Facility MarGilsArea Marshalls-Gilberts Area MCAF Mediterranean Coastal Air Force Headquar- MARl Mercantile Atlantic Routing Instructions ters "Mariner" See PBM-1, PBM-3-5, PBM-3R M CAS Marine Corps Air Station Mark or Mk Symbol used to distinguish different MCB Marine Corps Base types of ordnance and certain other equipment. MCk Master Cook A newly developed type would be designated MCM Manual for Court Martial (Army) Mark (Mk)I; with the first minor change it would MCM Marine Corps Manual be Mki Mod (modification)!. Eventually these MC-M USNR designation for Merchant Marine of changes would become sufficient to start with ficers qualified for General Service in the Medical Mkii. On 17 April 1944, BuShips changed the Corps; this classification was abolished in Sep· numerals from Roman to Arabic; Mark II be tember 1944 and replaced by MCM. came Mk 2, etc. MCM USNR officer designation for General Service, MarPac Headquarters, Department of the Pacific Medical Corps, Merchant Marine (USMC) MCMR USNR officer designation for General Serv "Mars" See JRM-#, PB2M-1R ice, Medical Corps, Merchant Marine. Formerly MarTra&ReplComs Marine Training and Replace MCM. ment Commands MCMS USNR officer designation for Special Service, MAS German and Italian craft corresponding to Medical Corps, Merchant Marine. Formerly United States MTB MCM(S). MAS Low-powered guided missile jammer (radar) MCO Marine Corps Order MASAF Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force MCPD Marine Corps Procurement District MA/SB Motor Anti-Submarine Boat MCR Marine Corps Reserve MASCU Marine Air Support Control Unit MCR USNR officer designation for General Service, MASG Marine Air Support Group Medical Corps. Formerly MC. MASS Massachusetts MCS Marine Corps Schools MAT Material MCS Megacycles MAT Mechanical Aptitude Test MCS USNR officer designation for Special Service, MATAF Mediterranean All-ied Tactical Air Force Medical Corps. Formerly MC(S).
38 MCT Mechanical Comprehension Test l\1F Medium Frequency MCV Maritime Commission, Victory Ship MF Midget peeper radar jam MCVG Marine Carrier Group MF A&A Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives MC-V(G) USNR designation for medical officers, (SHAEF) qualified for general detail afloat or ashore. This MFairWest Marine Fleet Air, West Coast classification was abolished in September 1944 !\1FT Medical Field Service and replaced by MC or MC(S). MFT Medical Field Service Technician MC-V(S) USNR designation for medical officers MFWC Marine Fleet Air West Coast qualified for specialist duties. This classification :\1G Machine Gun was abolished in September 1944 and replaced :\1 G' Marine Gunner by MC or MC(S). MG Mark I Machine Gun Trainer MCW Modulated Continuous Wave MG Military Government MCW USNR officer designation for Women's Re- :'11G Mississippi River to Galveston (routing designa- serve, Medical Corps. Formerly MC(W). tion) MCWR Marine Corps Women's Reserve :\!gas Motor gasoline MD Marine Detachment !\1GB Motor Gunboat (GB) MD Maryland MGDA Multiple Degaussing Cable MD Medical Department MGM Mailgram MD Methldichlorarsine MGU Military Government Unit MD Mine Disposal MGU~ Marine Gunner MDW Military District of Washington (Army) :\1GunS~t Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) ME Maine l\1GySgt Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) ME Middle East l\IH Congressional Medal of Honor MEBD Medical Examining Board :'11HB Master Horizontal Bomber Mech Mechanical MI Mare Island *MECZ Mechanized l\ll Medical Illustrator *MED Medical l\11 Mile(s) Med Mediterranean l\ll Military Intelligence (Army) MEDICOS Mediterranean Instructions to Convoys 1\liA Missing In Action #MEDOFCOMD Medical Officer-in-Command l\IICH Michigan MedSupDep Medical Supply Depot "Mickey Mouse" Chartlet showing estimated posi- MEF Forces in the Middle East (GB) tions at specific times during invasions MEl Manual of Engineering Instructions Mid Middle MEIU Middle East Interpretation Unit (GB) Mid Midshipman MEIU Mobile Explosives Investigation Unit MID Military Intelligence Division (War Depart- MEMO Memorandum ment) :\fEO Major Engine Overhaul MIDN Midshipman *MER Merchant l\lidPac Middle Pacific (Army) MER Merchant Shipping Control Plan MIDS Movement Information Distribution Station MER-1 Merchant Shipping Control Operating Plan Mike "M" in the phonetic alphabet for the United States *l\IIL Military #MERAIR Including commercial air l\Ill\IE Ministry of Information Middle East (GB) #MERAIRDIR In performing the above travel, com *MIN Mine; Minecraft mercial air is directed where necessary (or be MIN Minute tween points specified) to expedite completion of MinBatFor Minecraft Battle Force, Pacific Fleet this duty MinDiv Mine Division MERCO Mercantile Communications l\lineCtrMeasSta Mine Counter-Measure Station MERCO Merchant Ship Movement Reports :\HNN Minnesota MERCOS Merchant Codes MinRon Mine Squadron MERSIGS Merchant Ships' Signal Books MINSY Mare Island Naval Shipyard MERSTGS Merchant Signals MI ru Mobile Instrument Investigation Unit #MERTRANSUB Commercial transportation and sub- MINY Mare Island Navy Yard sistence authorized l\110 Mobile Is~uing Office MESC Middle East Supply Center M!RS Military Intelligence Research Section MesCpl Mess Corporal (USMC) MIS Material Inspection Service MESS Messman MIS Military Intelligence Services (Army) MessSgt Mess Sergeant (USMC) l\IIS Mine Issuing Ship *MET Meteorological *MIS Mission Metal Metallurgical MISC Allotments for miscellaneous purposes METON Measured tons discharged or loaded MISS Mississippi MEW Microwave Early Warning (radar) MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MEW Ministry of Economic Warfare (GB) Mit Mitigate (d) MEX Mexico, Mexican "Mitchell' See PBJ-#
39 #MITRE Authorized to omit or revisit any of the "Moby Dick" Experimental Navy rocket engine above mentioned places as may be deemed Mod Modification; used especially to distinguish suc necessary cessive modifications of a type of ordnance #MITREV AR Authorized to omit or revisit any of the equipment. See Mark. above mentioned places and to vary the above *MOD Modify (ied) (ing) itinerary as may be deemed necessary MOF Ministry of Food (GB) ~MITVAR Authorized to omit any of the above men MoGas Motor Gasoline tioned places and to vary the above itinerary as MOl Ministry of Information (GB) may be deemed necessary MOIC Medical Officer-in-Charge MJAO Mediterranean Joint Air 01Jers MOINC Medical Officer-in-Charge Mk Mark; see Mark. MoMM Motor Machinist's Mate Mks Marksman (USMC) MoMMSR Motor Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair MKUD People's Commissar for Internal Affairs MOMP Mid-Ocean Meeting Point (USSR) MONAB Mobile Naval Air Base M/L Minelayer (GB) MONT Montana I ML Molder "Moonshine" RCM countermeasure device ' M L Money List MOP Mustering Out Pay ML Motor Launch *MOR Moroccan ML Small Mine Sweeper Morest Mobile Arresting Gear MLC Major Landing Craft MoroccanSeaFron Moroccan Sea Frontier MLC Military Landing Craft MorSeaFron Moroccan Sea Frontier Mldr Molder MOS Marking of Overseas Shipments MLR Main Line of Resistance (Army) MOS Ministry of State (GB) MLSR Molder, Ship Repair Mo(s) Month(s) MLSRC Molder, Ship Repair, Cupola Tender MOSC Military Oil Sub-Committee (of North MLSRF Molder, Ship Repair, Foundryman African Economic Board) MLSRM Molder, Ship Repair, Molder MOSRD Motor Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair, Diesel MM Machinist's Mate Engineering Mechanic MM Milimeters MOSRG Motor Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair, Gaso MMCBE Machinist's Mate, Construction Battalion, line Engine Mechanic Equipment Operator *MOT Motor MMD Manual of the Medical Department MoTarDiv Mobile Target Division MME Machinist's Mate, Engineman MOTG Marine Operational Training Group MMG Machinist's Mate, Industrial Gas Generating "MOTHER" Land-based radio homing beacon (YG) Mechanic MotoGas Motor Gasoline MMNIC Main Mediterranean Naval Intelligence MotPict Motion Picture Center Mov Movement MMP Merchant Marine Personnel Division (USCG) MOWT Ministry of War Transport (GB) MMR Machinist's Mate, Refrigeration MP Military Police MMS British vessel corresponding to U.S. YMS MP Motion Picture Production MMS Machinist's Mate, Shop Mechanic MPC Manpower Priorities Committee MMS Motor Minesweeper MPCo Military Police Company (USMC) MMSR Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair MPCRI Mercantile Pacific Coastal Routing Instruc· MMSRE Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair, Engine Op tions erator MPH Miles Per Hour MMSRI Machinist's Mate, Ship Repair, Instrument MPO Motion Picture Operator Maker MPRI Merchant Pacific Routing Instructions MMSRO Machinst's Mate, Ship Repair, Outside Ma MPSC Material Planning Schedule and Control chinist (Division of Inspection Offices, Navy) MMSRS Machinst's Mate, Ship Repair, Inside Ma- MQO Marksmanship Qualification Order (USMC) chinist MR Medium Range Planes MMT Merchant Marine Technical Division (USCG) MR Mobilization Regulation (Army) MN Mineman M/R Morning Report (Army) MN or MAN Very high frequency voice radio (FM) MRC Material Redistribution Center MN A Missing not enemy action MRC Movement Report Center MNAO Mobile Naval Airfield Organization MR&D Material Redistribution & Disposal MNAU Mobile Naval Airfield Unit MRI Machine Records Installation Mngr Manager MRM Medical Repair Technician MO Medical Officer MRO Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies MO Missouri MRO Management Review Officer "'MO Mobile MRO Movement Report Office MO Monthly Order MRS Military Railway Service Mob Mobile MRS Movement Report Sheet
40 MRU Machine Records Unit (Army) MRU Material Recovery Unit N MS Medical Survey N First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in· M&S Bureau of Medicine & Survey eluding a training plane MS Medium Steel N A suffix which, when appended to a basic USNR MS Minesweeper officer classification, indicates special qualifica MIS Minesweeper (GB) tions in electronics: officers who are qualified MS Mine Sweeping CIO Watch Officers and who are also qualified MS Motor Ship in aircraft control under all conditions. MSCI Mediterranean Secret Convoy Instructions N Naval Aircraft Factory (manufacturer's symbol) MSCS Merchant Ship Control Service N Navigation Department of a carrier Msg Message N Night Fighter (suffix to plane designation); as MsgCen Message Center F6F-5N MSGO Mediterranean Secret General Orders N North Msgr Messenger NA Canada to United Kingdom (routing designa Msm Messman· (USMC) tion) MSmth Metalsmith NA National Archives MSR Metalsmith, Ship Repair NA Naval Academy MSR Monthly Status Report *NA Naval Air MSRB Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Blacksmith NA Naval Attache MSRC Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Coppersmith NA Naval Aviator MSRF Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Forger-Anglesmith NA Not Appropriated MSRS Metalsmith, Ship Repair, Sheet Metal Worker NAA Naval Attache for Air MStd Master Steward (USMC) NAA Northern Attack Area MSU Material Salvage Unit NAAF Naval Auxiliary Air Facility MIT Measurement Tons N AAF Northwest African Air Force MT Military Transport NAAS Naval Auxiliary Air Station MT Motor transport (ation) NAB Naval Advanced Base MT AF Mediterranean Tactical Air Force Head- NAB Naval Air Base quarters NABA Naval Amphibious Base Annex MTB Maintenance of True Bearing NABU Naval Advanced Base Unit MTB Motor Torpedo Boat NAC Naval Academy MTBRon Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron NAC Naval Air Center MTBSTC Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training NACA National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics Center (Melville, R.I.) NACAF Northwest African Coastal Air Force Mtcl Motorcycle NACIO Naval Air Combat Information Office(r) MTD Mobile Target Division (Mine Force) NACIS Naval Air Combat Information School MTF Mechanical Time Fuse NACSB Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board MTk Medium Tank NACTU Night Attack Combat Training Unit MTO Medical Transport Officer NACU National Association of Colleges and Uni- MTO Mediterranean Theater of Operations versities MTO Mission, Task, Objective NAD Naval Air Depot MTP Mobilization Training Program (Army) N AD Naval Air Detail MTSgt Master Technical Sergeant (USMC) NAD Naval Ammunition Depot MTSgt(C) Master Technical Sergeant (Commissary) NADM Naval Administration (USMC) " NADU Naval Aircraft Delivery Unit MunBg Munitions Building (War Department) N AEB North African Economic Board Mus Musician NAer Bureau of Aeronautics Publications; later, MV Cargo Ship (GB) NAVAER MIV Merchant Vessel NAES Naval Air Experimental Station MVI Merchant Vessel Inspection Division (USCG) NAF Naval Aircraft Facility MVSS Marine Wing Service Squadron NAF Naval Aircraft Factory MWB Marine whaleboat NAF Northern Attack Force MWT Ministry of War Transport (GB) NAFC Naval Air Ferry Command MWTR Ministry of War Transport Representative NAFC Northern Attack Force Commander (GB) NAFI Naval Air Fighting Instructions MYDIS My dispatch NAFS Naval Air Fighter School MYLTR My letter NAGC Naval Armed Guard Center MYMGM My mailgram NAGCO Naval Air Ground Center MYMSG My message NAGS Naval Air Gunners School MYRAD My radio NAIT Naval Air Intermediate Training MYSER My serial NAIT(C) Naval Air Intermediate Training (Com MYTEL My telegram mand) 41 NALO Naval Air Liaison Officer NATSFerry Naval Air Transport Service, Ferry NA.M Naval Aircraft Modification Command NAMB Naval Amphibious Base NATSLant Naval Air Transport Service, Atlantic NAMC Naval Aircraft Material Center Wing NAMD Naval Ammunition Depot NATSPac Naval Air Transport Service, Pacific Wing NAMO Naval Aircraft Maintenance Orders NatSup National Supply Company NAMT Naval Aircraft Mobile Trainer NATT Naval Air Technical Training NAMU Naval Aircraft Material (Utility) NATTC Naval Air Technical Training Center NAMU Naval Aircraft Modification Unit *NAY Naval; Navy; Navigation (al) "NAN" Infra-red signalling system NAVACT Communication directed to all Navy activ- Nan "N" in the phonetic alphabet ities NANCF North Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier NAVAER Bureau of Aeronautics Publications "NANCY" Gear Infra-red gear for night signalling; NavAirFac Naval Air Facility formerly, NAN Gear NavAirTraCen Naval Air Training Center NANews Naval Aviation News NA V ALOT Allotment Division (BuSandA) N ANF AC Naval Air Navigation Facility Advisory NavAmDep Naval Ammunition Depot Committee NAVAUTH Naval Authority NANS Naval Air Navigation School NavBase Naval Base NAOT Naval Air Operational Training N A VBOILAB Navy Boiler Laboratory NAOTC Naval Air Operational Training Command NAVC Naval Aviation Cadet NAP Naval Air Priorities NAVCG Coast Guard Publications NAP Naval Aviation Pilot NavCloDep Naval Clothing Depot "Napalm" Fire bomb used in pre-invasion assaults NAVCM Navigation countermeasures and deception NAP(G) Naval Aviation Pilot (Glider) NAVCOM Naval Communications NAPC Naval Air Priorities Office #NAVCONTRACEN N a v a 1 Construction Training . NAPP Naval Aviation Preparatory Program Center NAPRW Northwest African Photographic Recon- #NAVCONVHOSP Naval Convalescent Hospital naissance Wing NavDet Naval Detachment NAPT Naval Air Primary Training NavDis Naval District NAPT(C) Naval Air Primary Training (Command) NavDiscBar Naval Disciplinary Barracks NAPTCRO Naval Air Primary Training Command NavDisp Naval Dispensary Regional Office NAVDIST Naval District NAR Naval Air Representative (British Admiralty NAVDOCKS Bureau of Yards and Docks Publications Delegation, Washington) NavEu U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters NARSTC Naval Air Rescue Training Command NAVEXAM Naval Examing Board NARTC Naval Air Research Training Command NAVEXOS Executive Office of the Secretary Pub- NARTU Naval Air Reserve Training Unit lications NAS Naval Air Station NavFac Naval Facility NASBERM Naval Air Station Bermuda NavFlightPrepScol Naval Flight Preparatory School NASCRIST Naval Air Station Corpus Christi NavFor U.S. Naval Forces NASD Naval Aviation Supply Depot (Philadelphia) NavForces Naval Forces NASDIEGO Naval Air Station San Diego NavForEu U.S. Naval Forces Europe; later, NavEu NASGTMO Naval Air Station Guantanamo NavForGer U.S. Naval Forces Germany N ASJAX Naval Air Station Jacksonville NavFrOf Navy Freight Office NASLAKE Naval Air Station Lakehurst NavFuelDep Naval Fuel Depot NASPENSA Naval Air Station Pensacola NAVGEN Navy General Publications NASQUO"N Naval Air Station Quonset Point NavGun Naval Gun Factory NASS Naval Air Signal School NavHome U.S. Naval Home (Philadelphia) NAT Naval Air Training NavHosp U.S. Naval Hospital NAT North African Theater Navig Navigation; Navigator NATAF Northwest African Tactical Air Force "Navigator" See SNB-2-2C NATB Naval Air Training Base NAVINSGEN Naval Inspector General #NATBASES Naval Air Training Bases NAVINTEL Naval Intelligence NATC Naval Air Testing Center NAVJAG Judge Advocate General's Office Publica- N A TC Naval Air Training Center tions NATEC Naval Air Training and Experimental Com NavJap U.S. Naval Forces, Japan mand (LTA, Lakehurst) NavMag U.S. Naval Magazine NATechTraCen Naval Air Technical Training Center NAVMC Marine Corps Publications #N ATN A VMEDCEN National Naval Medical Center NAVMED Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Publi- (Bethesda, Maryland) cations NATOUSA North African Theater of Operations NavMed U.S. Naval Forces, Mediterranean United States Army NavMinDep Naval Mine Depot N ATS Naval Air Transport Service NAVMIS Naval Mission 42 NAVMUT Navy Mutual Aid Insurance (allotment Number FPO Place for) 19 NY David, Canal Zone (Land NavNAW U.S. Naval Forces, Northwest African plane Facility) Waters; later, NavMed 20 NY Fonseca, Nicaragua (Sea NavNetDep Naval Net Depot plane Base) NavNorSols Naval Forces, Northern Solomons 21 NY Gourock, Scotland NavNZ Naval Forces, New Zealand 22 NY Great Exuma Island, Ba NAVOBSY Naval Observatory hamas (NAS) NavOpFac Naval Operation Facility 23 NY Havana, Cuba N A VORD Naval Ordnance Publications 24 SF Hilo, Hawaii, T.H. (Section NavPhil U.S. Naval Forces Philippines Base) NavPowFac Naval Powder Factory 25 NY Hvalfjorcbr, Iceland (Navy NavPreFlightScol Naval PreFlight School Depot) NavPris Naval Prison 26 NY lvigtut, Greenland (Nav NavProv Naval Proving Ground (Dahlgren, Va.) Sta-later, Advance Base) N A VPUBSConBd N a v y Department Publications 27 SF Kahului, Maui, T.H. (Sec Control Board tion Base) NavPur Navy Purchasing Office 28 SF Kaneohe, Oahu, T.H. (NAS) NavRadSta Naval Radio Station 29 SF Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, NavRes Naval Reserve T.H. (NAS) NavResLab Naval Research Laboratory 30 SF Puunene, Maui, T.H. (NAS) #NA VRESMIDSCOL N a v a 1 Reserve Midshipmen's 31 SF Molokai, T.H. (NAF) School 32 NY Nassau, Bahamas NavRetrainCom Naval Retraining Command 33 SF Nawiliwili, Kauai, T.H. NavRoute Navy Routing Office (Section Base) NavRyukyus Naval Forces, Ryukyus 34 SF Newcastle, Australia (Navy NAVSANDA Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Pub- Signal Station) lications; formerly, NSA 35 NY Toro Point, Canal Zone NAVSHIPS Bureau of Ships Publications (Rad Compass Sta) NavShipYd Naval Ship Yard 36 SF Waianae, 0 a h u , T . H . NavSta Naval Station (AATC) NavTechJap Naval Technical Mission to Japan (US) 37 NY St. Lucia, B.W.I. (NAS) NavTechTraCen Naval Air Technical Training Center 38 NY St. Thomas, Virgin Islands NavTecMisEu Naval Technical Mission in Europe (Sub Base) (US) 39 NY Summit, Canal Zone (Rad NavTorpSta Naval Torpedo Station Sta) #NAVTRADISTCEN Naval Training and Distribution 40 NY · Taboga Island, Canal Zone Center (Nav Base) li N A YTRANSAIR For travel by Naval Transport 41 SF Wahiawa, Oahu, T.H. (Rad Aircraft Class priority is hereby certified Sta) NavTraScol Naval Training School 42 NY Portland Bight, Jamaica NavTraSta Naval Training Station (NAS) #NAVWARCOL Naval War College 43 SF Port Allen, Kauai, T.H. NavWesPac U.S. Naval Forces Western Pacific (USCG) Navy No.- Navy Number (mail address, disguised) 44 SF Ahukini, K a u a i , T . H . (USCG) NAVY NUMBERS 45 SF Nawiliwili, Kauai, T.H. Number FPO Place (USCG) 10 SF Aiea, Oahu, T.H. (Navy Re- 46 SF K a h u I u i , Maui, T . H . ceiving Barracks) (USCG) 11 NY Antigua, B.W.I. 47 SF Hilo, Hawaii, T.H. (USCG 12 NY Georgetown, British Guiana -COTP) 14 SF Barber's Point, Oahu, T.H. 48 SF Honolulu, 0 a h u , T . H . (NAS) (USCG-CG Post Office 15 SF Bishop's Point, Oahu, T.H. Pier II) (Section Base) 49 NY San Juan, P u e r t o R i c o 16 NY Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (USCG-District CG Of (Dir. Finder Sta) fice) 17 NY Cape Mala, Panama, Canal Zone (Rad Sta) 50 NY Ponce, Puerto Rico (USCG 18 SF Canberra, Australia (Rad -Ass't COTP) Sta) 51 NY Mayaguez, P u e r t o R i c o (USCG-Ass't COTP) t Never activated
43 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place 52 NY To bas (Aquirre), Puerto 87 SF Nowra, New South Wales, Rico ( USCG-Ass't Australia (Torpedo Unit) COTP) t88 SF CTF 78 53 NY Guanica, P u e r t o R i c o t89 CTG 71.9 (USCG-Ass't COTP) 90 NY Fortaleza, Brazil (Naval 54 NY Fajardo, P u e r t o R i c o Observer) (USCG-Ass't COTP) 91 SF Camp Catlin, Oahu, T.H. 55 NY Ensenada Honda, Puerto (Naval Post Office) Rico ( U S C G-A s s 't 92 NY Fernando, Noronha, Brazil COTP) (Naval Air Facilities) 56 NY Guayanilla, Puerto Rico 93 NY Bizerte, Tunisia (U.S. Nav (USCG-Ass't COTP) al Installation-later Am 57 NY Culebra Island, Puerto Rico phibious Training Base) (USCG-Ass't COTP) 94 NY Tunis, Tunisia (U.S. Nav. 58 NY Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Installation; later Amph Islands (USCG-COTP) Trng Base) 59 SF Honolulu, D a h u, T. H. 95 NY Gourock, Scotland (AATC) 96 NY Loch Ewe, Scotland 60 SF Russell Islands, Solomon 97 NY Liverpool, England Islands (Adv Base) 98 NY Cardiff, Wales 61 SF Ewa, Oahu, T.H. (MAS) 99 NY Algiers, Algeria 62 NY Freetown, Sierra Leone, 100 NY London, England (Special Africa (Naval Observer) Naval Observer) 63 NY Farfan, Canal Zone (Rad 100, Box A NY The Hague, Netherlands Sta) 100, Box B NY Copenhagen, Denmark 64 NY Gatun, Canal Zone (Rad 100, Box C NY Oslo, Norway Sta) 101 NY Reykjavik, Iceland 65 SF Great Sitkin Island, Alaska 102 NY Falcon Point, Iceland (Adv. Fueling Sta) 103 NY Argentia, Newfoundland 66 SF Lualualei, Dahu, T.H. (Rad 104 Portland, Maine Sta) 105 Boston, Massachusetts 67 SF Ofu, Samoa Islands, (Rad 106 Newport, Rhode Island Sta) 107 New York, New York 68 SF Swain's Island, S a m o a 108 New London, Connecticut Islands (Rad Sta) 109 Washington, D.C. 69 SF Tau, Samoa Islands (Rad 110 Norfolk, Virginia Sta) 111 Charleston, South Carolina 70 SF Vaitogi, Samoa Islands 112 Miami, Florida (RDF Sta) 113 Key West, Florida 72 NY Port Empedocle, Sicily 114 New Orleans, Louisiana 73 NY Licata, Sicily 115 NY Guantanamo Bay, Cuba t74 SF CTF 19 116 NY San Juan, Puerto Rico t75 c/o APO 633 NY Mine Detail #7 117 NY Trinidad, British West t76 c/o APO 650 NY Mine Detail #12 Indies 77 SF Camp Andrews, Oahu, T.H. 118 NY Belem, Brazil 78 SF Kewalo Basin, Oahu, T.H. 119 NY Natal, Brazil t79 c/o APO 696 NY Mine Detail #ti 120 NY Recife, Brazil 80 SF French Frigate Shoals, T.H. 121 NY Balboa, Canal Zone 81 SF Exmouth Gulf, Australia 121, Box 20 NY Summit, Canal Zone (Naval Post Office) 121, Box 70 NY Farfan, Canal Zone 82 SF Port Stephens, Australia 121, Box L NY Lima, Peru (Naval Post Office) 121, Box S NY Santiago, Chile 83 SF St. Paul's Island, Alaska 121, Box S NY Valparaiso, Chile (CG Unit #60) 122 · NY Cristobal, Canal Zone 84 SF St. Matthew's Island, Alas 122, Box 30 NY Toro Point, Canal Zone 122, 60 ka (CG Unit #5) Box NY Gatun, Canal Zone 123 San Diego, California 85 SF Umnak Island, Alaska (CG 124 San Pedro, California Unit #40) 125 San Francisco, California 86 SF Cape Sarichef, Alaska (CG 126 Seattle, Washington Unit #25) 127 SF Kodiak, Alaska t Never activated 128 SF Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H. 44 Number FPO Plaee Number FPO Plaee 129 SF Tutui!a, Samoa Islands 169 NY Chungking, China 130 SF Suva, Fiji Islands t170 Assigned Cub 10 131 SF N oumea, New Caledonia t171 Assigned Lion 4 132 SF Auckland, New Zealand t172 Assigned Commander Third 133 SF Wellington, New Zealand Fleet 134 SF Brisbane, Australia t173 Assigned Commander Third 135 SF Sydney, Australia Fleet 136 SF Melbourne, Australia t174 Assigned Gropac 2 137 SF Fremantle, Australia t175 Assigned Cub 11 138 NY Bermuda, British West t176 Assigned Gropac 6 Indies t177 Assigned Cub 12 139 NY North Sydney, Nova Scotia t178 Assigned Cub 15 140 SF Espiritu Santo, New He 179 SF Adelaide River, Australia brides 180 NY Changting, China 140, Box 3 SF Luganville Airfield, Espiritu 185 Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan Santo, N.H. 200 SF Tongatabu Island, Tonga 141 Baltimore, Maryland Islands 142 NY Casablanca, French Moroc- 201 SF Nandi, Fiji Islands co, Africa t202 SF Suva, Fiji 143 SF Townsville, Australia 203 SF Bora Bora Island, Society 144 SF Cairns, Australia Islands 145 SF G u a d a I c a n a I , Solomon t204 SF Auckland, New Zealand Islands t205 SF Wellington, New Zealand 146 SF Toorbul, Queensland, Aus- t206 SF Efate Island tralia 207 SF Uea, Wallis Island, Samoa 147 NY Oran, Algeria, Africa Islands 148 SF Shemya, Alaska 208 SF Upolu, Samoa Islands t149 SF Assigned to 5th Construc- 209 SF Savaii I sIan d , S am o a tion Battalion, 2nd Section Islands 150 NY Bahia, Brazil t210 SF Tutuila, Samoa 151 SF Dutch Harbor, Alaska t211 SF Noumea, New Caledonia 152 SF Tulagi, Solomon Islands t212 SF Espiritu Santo, New He- 153 NY Rio de Janeiro, Brazil brides Islands 153, Box A Rio Grande, Brazil 213 NY Corinto, Nicaragua 153, Box B Santos, Brazil 214 NY Port Lyautey, French Mor 153, Box C Victoria, Brazil occo, Africa 153, Box D Buenos Aires, Argentina 215 NY Fedala, French Morocco, 153, Box E Montevideo, Uruguay Africa 153, Box F Santiago, Chile t216 NY Casablanca, French Moroc 153, Box G Asuncion, Paraguay co, Africa 153, Box H Florianopolis, Brazil 217 NY Safi, French Morocco, Af- 153, Box J Porte Alegre, Brazil rica 154 NY Cura~ao, Netherlands West 218 NY Lough Erne, Ireland Indies 219 NY Loch Ryan, Scotland 155 NY Aruba, Netherlands West 220 NY Londonderry, Ireland Indies 221 NY Rosneth, Scotland 156 SF Efate Island, New Hebrides 222 NY Rosyth, Scotland 157 NY Palermo, Sicily t223 SF Tulagi, Solomon Islands 158 SF Torokina, Bougainville, Sol- t224 SF G u a d a I c a n a I , Solomon omon Islands Islands t159 Echelon Three of Cub Three 225 SF Funa Futi, Ellice Islands t160 Assigned to Base Unit 4 226 NY Frederiksdall, Greenland t161 2nd Airdrome Battalion 227 NY Bona Vista, Newfoundland 162 SF Port Moresby, New Guinea 228 NY Battle Harbor, Labrador 163 SF Attu, Alaska 229 SF Atka, Aleutian Islands, 164 SF Hobart, Tasmania Alaska t165 SF Mobile Fleet, Post Office #1 230 SF Adak, Aleutian Islands, t166 To accompany Cub 8 Alaska 167 SF Gamadodo, Milne Bay, New t231 NY Oran, Algeria, Africa Guinea 232 NY Arzeu, Algeria, Africa t168 NY Drew Unit 1 233 NY Mers El Kebir, Algeria, t Never aetivated Africa 45 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place 234 NY Grondal, Greenland t324 SF Assigned to ComServFor 235 NY Nemours, Algeria 7th Fleet 236 NY Beni Saf, Algeria, Africa t325 SF Assigned to ComServFor t237 NY Arzeu, Algeria, Africa 7th Fleet 238 NY Mostaganem, Algeria, Af- 326 NY Pembroke Dock, Wales rica 327 NY J obos Bay, Puerto Rico 239 NY Tenes, Algeria, Africa 328 NY Amapa, Brazil 240 NY Cherchel, Algeria, Africa 329 NY Cannavieriras, Brazil 241 NY Tipaza, Algeria, Africa 330 NY Sao Luiz, Brazil 242 SF Mackay, Australia 331 NY Caravelas, Brazil 243 NY Belfast, Ireland 332 NY Santa Cruz, Brazil ·!244 SF Naval Base Unit #1 333 SF Nukufetan, Ellice Islands 245 SF Darwin, Northern Territory, 334 NY Igurape Assu, Brazil Australia 335 NY lpitanga, Brazil 246 NY Appledore, England 336 NY Hull, England 247 NY Port au P r i n c e , H a i t i 337 SF N anomea, Ellice Islands ( Comdr Coast Guard Ves 338 SF Barakoma, Vella Lavella, sels) Solomon Islands 248 NY Plymouth, England t339 NY Victoria, Brazil 249 NY Portsmouth, England 400 NY or SF Monypenny Anchorage, Bay 250 SF Munda, New Georgia, Solo- of Fonseca (Managua, mon Islands Honduras) 251 SF Rendova, New Georgia, Sol 401 NY South Seymour Island, Gal- omon Islands apagos Islands 252 SF Segi, New Georgia, Solomon t402 SF of NY Corinto, Nicaragua Islands t403 SF Efate Island 253 SF Wickham, New Georgia, 404 NY Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana Solomon Islands t405 NY Belem, Brazil 254 .SF Viru, New Georgia, Solo- t406 NY Natal, Brazil mon Islands 407 NY Maceio, Brazil 255 SF Perth, Australia t408 NY Recife, Brazil t256 c/ o APO 465 NY Mine Detail #10 409 NY Cayo Frances, Cuba t257 c/ o APO 879 NY Mine Detail #14 410 NY La Fe, Cuba t258 NY Drew Unit 2 411 NY Camocim, Brazil t259 NY Drew Unit 3 412 NY Aratu, Brazil 300 NY Holstenburg, Greenland 413 NY Santa Elena Bay, Salinas, 301 NY San Julian, Cuba Ecuador 302 NY Santa Lucia, Cuba 414 NY Fowey, Cornwall, England 303 NY Isle of Pines, Cuba 415 NY Salcombe, Devonshire, Eng 304 NY Cosumel, Mexico land z<·s SF Fiji Islands 416 NY Dartmouth, Devonshire, t306 SF Tongatabu Island England t307 SF Bora Bora Island 417 NY Teignmouth, Devonshire, 308 SF Christmas I s I a n d , L i n e England Islands 418 NY Brixham, Devonshire, Eng 309 SF Palmyra I s 1 a n d , L i n e land Islands 419 NY Tarquay, Devonshire, Eng- 310 SF Canton Island land 311 SF Johnston Island 420 SF Palm Island, Australia t312 SF Tutuila, Samoa 421 SF Samarai Island, New Guinea t313 SF Espiritu Santo Island, New 422 SF Kiska, Alaska Hebrides 423 NY Southhampton, England t314 SF Upolu, Samoa 424 NY Leith, Scotland t315 SF Efate Island t500 SF Noumea, New Caledonia 316 NY Ascension Island, Brazil (Base Construction 317 NY Cienfuegos, Cuba Depot) 318 SF Constantine Harbor, Am- t501 SF N oumea, New Caledonia chitka, Alaska (Supply Depot) 321 NY Milford Haven, Wales t502 SF Noumea, New Caledonia t323 SF Assigned to ComServFor (Aviation Supply Depot) 7th Fleet t503 SF Noumea, New Caledonia
t Neve~ activated (Ammunition Depot)
46 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place t504 SF Tongatabu Island (Supply t610 NY Londonderry, Ireland (U.S. Depot) Naval Base Hospital #1) 505 SF Bora Bora Island (Supply t611 SF Auckland, New Zealand Depot) (USN Medical Storehouse t506 SF Tutuila, Samoa (Supply De #1) pot) t612 SF Tutuila, Samoa (USN Medi t507 SF Efate Island (Supply De cal Storehouse #2) pot) t613 SF Kodiak, Alaska (USN Med t508 NY Cienfuegos, Cuba (Supply ical Storehouse #3) Depot) t614 SF Sydney, Australia (USN 509 NY Puerto Castillo, Honduras Medical Storehouse #4) 510 NY Almirante, Panama t 615 NY Londonderry, Ireland (USN t511 NY Ivigtut, Greenland Medical Storehouse #5) 512 NY G r a n d C a y m a n Island, t616 SF Fremantle, Australia (USN B.W.I. Medical Storehouse #6) 513 NY Walker Cay, Bahamas 617 NY Camaguey, Cuba t514 SF Bora Bora Island (Fuel De 618 NY Taranto, Italy pot) 619 NY Brindisi, Italy t515 SF Tongatabu Island (Fuel De 620 NY Bari, Italy pot) t621 NY CTF 22 516 SF Fiji Islands (Fuel Depot) t622 NY CTF 121 t517 SF; Tutuila, Samoa (Fuel De 623 NY St. David's, P em b r o k e, pot) Wales 518 NY Staines, England 624 SF Otter Point, Umnak, Alaska Nepoui, New Caledonia 520 NY Tideworth, Wiltshire, Eng 625 SF land 626 SF Ondonga, New Georgia 521 NY Twillingsgate, Newfound- 627 SF Vila, Kolombangara, New land Georgia 522 NY Agadir, French Morocco, 628 SF Tanaga, Aleutian Islands Africa 629 SF Akutan, Aleutian Islands Salinas, Ecuador 523 SF Fergusson I s I a n d , N e w t700 NY Guinea t701 NYorSF South Seymour Island, Gal apagos Island 524 NY Falmouth, England Monypenny Anchorage, Bay 525 NY Exeter, Devonshire, Eng t702 NY or SF land of Fonseca (Managua, Honduras) 526 NY Launceston, Cornwall, Eng Espiritu Santo, New He land t703 SF brides (MTB Base 3) 527 NY Tiverton, England Espiritu Santo, New He 528 SF W oodlark I s I a n d , N e w t704 SF Guinea brides (MTB Base 1) Gavutu, Tulagi, Solomon 529 SF Sasavele Island, New Geor 705 SF Islands (MTB Base) gia N deni, Santa Cruz, Fiji t600 SF Efate Island (U.S. Naval 706 SF Base Hospital) Islands Guadalcanal, S o 1 o m o n t601 NY Recife, Brazil t707 SF Islands (MTB Base) t602 NY Bermuda, B.W.I. (Mobile Efate Island (MTB Base) Hospital #1) t708 SF t603 SF Pearl Harbor, T.H. (Mobile t709 NY Cayo Frances, Cuba (Patrol Hospital #2) Craft Base) t604 SF Tutuila, Samoa (Mobile t710 NY La Fe, Cuba (Patrol Craft Hospital #3) Base) t605 SF Auckland, New Z e a Ian d 711 NY Mujeres, Mexico (Patrol (Mobile Hospital #4) Craft Base) t606 SF Noumea, New Caledonia t712 SF Tutuila, Samoa (MTB Base (Mobile Hospital #5) 7) Wellington, New Zealand t607 SF Tongatabu Island (MTB (Mobile Hospital #6 ) t713 SF Base 8) t608 SF Noumea, New Caledonia (Mobile Hospital #7) 714 SF Kana Kopa, Milne Bay, New t609 SF San Pedro, California (Mo Guinea bile Hospital #8) t715 SF Cairns, Australia (MTB Base) t Never activated 47 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place t716 SF Cairns, Australia (Motor t823 NY Mine Detail #25 Minesweeper Base) 824 SF Kwajalein Island, Marshall 717 SF Gil!i Gilli, Milne Bay, New Islands Guinea 825 SF Roi Island, Marshall Islands 718 NY St. Mawes, Cornwall, Eng 826 NY Alghero, Sardinia land 827 NY Maddelena, Sardinia 719 NY Jan Mayen Island, North 828 NY Newcastle, England Atlantic 829 NY Ajaccio, Corsica 720 NY Upham, Coco Solo, Canal 900 SF Kamaole Maui, T.H. Zone (NAS) 901 SF Barking Sands, Kauai, T.H. 721, Box F Barranquilla, Columbia 902 NY Portland, England 721 SF Cape Gloucester, New Brit- 903 NY Bugle, England ain 904 NY Ipswich, England 722 SF Finschhafen, New Guinea 905 SF Waimanalo, Oahu, T.H. 723 SF Gasmatta, New Britain 906 NY Nore, England 724 SF Goodenough Island, New 907 SF Hawkins Field, Tarawa, Gil Guinea bert Islands 725 NY Penarth, Wales 908 SF Mullinix Field, Tarawa, Gil- 728 NY Naples, Italy bert Islands 728, Box 23 NY Leghorn, Italy 909 NY Colombo, Ceylon 728, Box 25 NY Algiers, Algeria, Africa 910 NY Poole, England 728, Box 30 NY Bari, Italy 911 NY Cairo, Egypt 728, Box 35 NY Rome, Italy 911, Box A NY Alexandria, Egypt 728, Box 45 NY Bucharest, Roumania 911, Box B NY Port Said, Egypt 728, Box 50 NY Sofia, Bulgaria 911, Box C NY Port Tewfik, (Suez), Egypt 728, Box 60 NY Budapest, Hungary 911, Box D NY Beirut, Lebanon 728, Box P NY Malta Island 911, Box E NY Durban, South Africa 729 NY Marchwood, England 911, Box F NY Mombasa, Kenya Colony, t800 SF Noumea, New Caledonia Africa (Radio Facilities) 911, Box G NY Capetown, South Africa 801 NY Gamatron, Greenland (RDF 911, Box H NY Athens, Greece Station) 911, Box J NY Ankara, Turkey t802 SF Noumea, New Caledonia t912 NY Drew Unit 5 (Radio Facilities) 913 NY Bremerhaven, Germany t803 NY Task Force 122 t914 NY Drew Unit 7 804 NY Dunkeswell, England 915 NY Bremen, Germany t805 SF Torokina, Bougainville, Sol- 916 NY Weymouth, England omon Islands 917 NY Aden, Arabia 806 SF Mohile, New Guinea 918 NY Calcutta, India 807 SF Ebeye Island, M a r s h a II 918, Box M Madras, India Islands 918, Box R Rangoon, Burma 808 SF Tarawa, Gilbert Islands 919 SF Manana, Oahu, T.H. 809 SF Apamama, Gilbert Islands t920 SF Coast Guard Army Manning 810 SF M a k i n I s I a n d , Gilbert Detachment Islands t921 NY CTF 22, Atlantic Fleet 811 SF Treasury Island, Solomon 922 NY Algiers, Algeria, Africa Islands t923 NY CTF 24, Atlantic Fleet 812 NY Woolacombe, Devon, Eng 924 NY Cherbourg, France land 926 SF Guam, Marianas Islands 813 SF C o o k t ow n , Queensland, 927 SF Aitape, New Guinea Australia 928 SF Madang, New Guinea 814 NY Netley, England 929 NY Brest, France 815 NY Azores 930 NY Kunming, China 816 NY Gibraltar 931 NY Paris, France 817 SF Hilimoi, Milne Bay, New 932 NY Morlaix, France Guinea 933 NY Port de Bouc, France 818 SF Stringer Bay, Milne Bay, 934 NY Le Havre, France New Guinea 935 NY Lorient, France 819 NY Deptford, England 936 SF Morotai, Netherlands East 821 SF Port Allen, Kauai, T.H. Indies 822 NY Salerno, Italy 937 NY Antwerp, Belgium t Never activated 938 NY Rouen, France 48 Number r'PO Place Number FPO Place 939 SF 0 rote, Guam, Marianas 1156 SF Balikpapan, Borneo Islands 1157 SF Tarakan, Borneo 940 NY Granville, France 1158 SF Banjermassin, Borneo 941 SF Talasea, New Britain 1159 SF Cotabato, Mindanao, P.I. 942 SF Cape Hoskins, New Britain 1160 SF Kogo Shima, Japan 943 SF Agana, G u a m , Marianas 1161 SF Shibushi, Kyushu, Japan lslands 1162 SF Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan 945 NY St. Malo, France 1163 SF Kushikino, Kyushu, Japan 948 NY Frankfurt-on-Main, G e r 1164 SF Yokohama, Honshu, Japan many 1165 SF Tokyo, Honshu, Japan 949 NY U.S. Ports and Bases, Ger 1166 SF Osaka, Honshu, Japan many 1167 SF Kobe, Honshu, Japan 950 SF Clipperton Island, South 1168 SF Khabarovsk, Siberia east Pacific 1169 SF Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka 951 NY Cognac, France 1170 SF Katchin Hanto, Okinawa 954 SF Cavite, Luzon, Philippine 1171 SF Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa Islands 1172 SF Bishi Gawa, Okinawa 956 NY Orly Field, Paris, France 1173 SF Chimu Wan, Okinawa 957 SF Kobler, Saipan, Marianas 1174 SF Awase, Okinawa Islands 1175 SF Yonabaru, Okinawa 958 SF Kagman, Saipan, Marianas 1176 SF Aomori, Honshu, Japan Islands 1177 SF Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan 959 SF Marpi, Saipan, Marianas 1178 SF Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan Islands 1179 SF Okayama, Honshu, Japan 960 SF Calapan, Mindoro, P.I. 1180 SF Wakayama, Honshu, Japan 961 SF Sangley Point, Luzon, P .I. 1181 SF Wake Island 962 SF Clark Field, Luzon, P.I. 1300 SF C h r i s t m as Island, Line 963 NY Berlin, Germany Islands (Ferry Transport 964 SF Jinsen, Korea Base) 965 SF Seishin, Korea 1301 SF Canton Island, P h o e n i x 966 SF Fusan, Korea Islands (NATB) 967 SF Miyagahama, Kyushu, Japan t1400 SF Noumea, New Caledonia 968 SF Fukushima Gawa, Kyushu t1401 NY F e d a I a , French Morocco, 969 SF Hongkong, China Africa t1000 NY CTF 64; later, CTG 60.4 t1402 NY Safi, Africa t1001 NY CTF 66 1403 SF Thursday Island, Australia t1002 NY CTF 61 t1500 SF Auckland, New Z c a Ian d t1003 NY CTF 62 (Operating Base) t1004 NY CTF 65; later CTG 60.1 t1501 NY Recife, Brazil (Operating t1005 NY CTF 63 Base) t1006 NY CTF 67 t1502 NY Bahia, Brazil (Operating t1007 NY CTF GO Base) t1008 NY CTG 60.3 1503 NY Narsarssuak, Green Ian a t1009 NY CTG 61.4 (Operating Base) t1010 NY CTG 61.2 Midway Island (Operating t10ll NY CTG 61.1 1504 SF Base) t1012 NY CTG 61.3 t1013 NY CTG 61.6 t1505 NY Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Op t1014 NY CTG 61.5 erating Base) t1015 NY CTG 60.2 1506 NY Roosevelt Roads, Puerto t1016 NY CTG 60.6 Rico (Operating Base) t1017 NY CTG 60.7 t1600 SF Noumea, New Caledonia t1018 NY CTG 60.9 (Port Director) t1019 NY CTG 60.10 t1601 SF Suva, Fiji Islands (Port Di t1020 NY CTG 61.7 rector) CTG 61.8 t1021 NY Noumea, New Caledonia CTG 61.9 t1700 SF t1022 NY (Receiving Station) t1023 NY CTG 60.12 t1024 NY CTF 69 t1800 NY L o n d o n d e r r y , Ireland 1133 SF Casiguran Sound, P.I. (Training Base) 1155 SF Batavia, Java t1900 NY Frederiksdall, Green! and (Loran Station) t Ne\'er activated 49 Number FPO Place Number FPO 11905 SF Mobile Explosive Investiga 3043 SF Sourabaya, Java tional Unit #1, Southwest 3044 SF Puluwat Island, Truk La Pacific Area goon, Caroline Islands 11910 SF Midway Island (Submarine 3045 SF Fefan Island, Truk Lagoon, Base) Caroline Islands 1915 NY Dakar, French West Africa 3046 SF Sarigan Island, Marianas 11925 NY Algiers, Algeria, Africa Islands 11930 NY U.S. Amphibious Forces, 3047 SF Guguan Island, Marianas NorthwestAfrican Waters Islands 11935 NY Moroccan Sea F r o n t i e r 3048 SF Uman Island, Truk Lagoon, Forces Caroline Islands 11940 NY Northwest African Waters 3049 SF Koepang, Timor - L an d i n g Craft and 3050 SF Param Island, Truk Lagoon, Bases, Amphibious Force 11945 Caroline Islands NY Dakar, French West Africa 3052 SF Kendari, Celebes (Naval Observer) 3053 SF Nauru Island 1955 NY Coco Solo, Canal Zone (Na- 3054 SF Koror Island, Palau Group val Station) 3055 SF Rongerik Atoll, Marshall 3000 SF J aluit, Caroline Islands Islands 3001 SF San Antonio, Luzon, P.I. 3056 3002 SF L u k uno r Island, Nomoi SF Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I. Island 3003 SF Masinloc, Luzon, P.I. 3057 SF Taongi Atoll, Marsh a II 3004 SF Batangas, Luzon, P.I. 3006 Islands SF Balayan, Luzon, P.I. 3058 SF 3011 Likiep Atoll, M a r s h a II SF Ulithi Island, C a r o 1 i n e Islands Islands 3059 SF 3012 E r i k u b Atoll, Marshall SF S o r o I I s I a n d , Caroline Islanda Islands 3060 SF Ailingalpalap Atoll, Mar- 3013 SF Chimu Wan, Japan 3014 shall Islands SF Yap Island, Caroline Islands 3061 SF 3015 Hall Island, Caroline Islands SF Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto, 3062 SF Marianas Islands Japan 3063 SF 3016 Urukthapel Island, Palau SF N geregong Island, Palau Group Islands 3064 SF Pakin Island, Car o 1 in e 3017 SF Fukae Shima, Japan 3019 Islands SF Tungao, China 3066 SF Manado, Celebes 3020 SF Hinghwa, China 3067 SF 3021 Ant Island, Caroline Islands SF Southern Kyushu, Island 3068 SF Rabaul, New Britain 3022 SF Ningpo Pennisula, China 3069 SF 3027 Ngargol Island, Palau Group SF Kosso! Roads, C a r o I i n e 3070 SF Zambonanga, P.I. Islands 3071 SF 3028 SF Namu Atoll, Marsh a 11 Baler Bay, P h i I i p p i n e Islands Islands 3072 SF 3029 SF N aha, Ryukyu Retto, Japan K u s a i e Island, Marshall 3030 SF Nakagusuku, Ryukyu Retto, Islands Japan 3073 SF Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands 3031 SF Takasu, Southern Kyushu, 3074 SF W ewak, New Guinea Japan 3075 SF Oroluk, Caroline Islands 3032 SF Petropavlovsk, USSR 3076 SF Ujae At oll, Marshall Islands 3036 SF Medinilla Island, Marianas 3077 SF Islands Maug Island, M a r i an a s Islands 3037 SF N amonuite Island, Caroline Islands 3078 SF Bikini Atoll, Marsh a 11 3038 SF Minto Reef, Caroline Islands Islands 3039 SF Pulap Island, Car o I in e 3079 SF Ngu!u Island, Caroline Islands Islands 3)40 SF Taroa Island, M o I o e I a p 3081 SF Namolus Island, Caroline Atoll Islands 3041 SF Anatahan Island, Marianas 3082 SF Tonelik Island, C a r o I i n e Islands Islands 3042 SF Davao, P.I. 3083 SF Pagan Island, M a r i a n a s t Never activated Islands 50 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place 3084 SF' Marcus Islands, Marianas 3160 SF Batangas Bay, P.I. Islands 3166 SF Miyako Jima, Japan 3085 SF Kabarei Bay, W aigeo Island 3167 SF Ariake Wan, Southern Kyu 3086 SF Saidor, New Guinea shu, Japan 3087 SF Amoy, China 3169 SF Kume Jima, Japan 3088 SF Sungum, New Guinea 3172 SF Iheya Jima, Ryukyu Retto, 3092 SF San Cristobal Island, Solo- Japan mon Islands 3175 SF A vacha Bay, Russia 3099 SF Halmahera Group 3177 SF Chusan Archipelago, China 3100 SF San Jose, Mindoro, P.I. 3181 SF Kikai Jima, Japan 3101 SF Bacolod, Negros, P.I. 3182 SF Ningpo Peninsula (North 3102 SF Ormoc, Leyte, P.I. Shore), China 3103 SF Kudat, British North 3184 SF Okino Daito Jima, Japan Borneo 3186 SF Paramashiru, Russia 3104 SF Brunei, B r i t i s h N o r t h 3186 SF T o k u n o Shima, Amami Borneo Gunto, Japan 3105 SF To! Island, Truk 3190 SF Tinghai Harbor, C h u s a n 3106 SF Laoag, Luzon, P.I. Island, China 3107 SF Dingalan, Luzon, P.I. 3191 SF Y amagawa, Southern Kyu 3108 SF Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Ret- shu,Japan to, Japan 3201 SF Leyte Island, P.I. 3109 SF Izena Jima, Ryukyu Retto, 3202 SF Nissan Island, S o I o m on Japan Islands 3110 NY Marseilles, France 3203 SF Yap Islands Group 3111 SF Waki Beach, Kyushu, Japan 3204 SF Eten Island, Truk 3115 SF Hollandia, New Guinea 3205 SF M a n u s Island, Admiralty 3117 SF Arakabesan Island, Palau Islands Group 3216 SF Nomoi Atoll 3119 SF Moloelap Island, Marshall 3217 SF Kavieng, New Ireland Islands 3220 SF Emirau Island, St. Matthias 3121 SF Japen Island, New Guinea Islands 3122 SF Aurapushekaru Island, Pa 3233 SF Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall lau Group Islands 3123 SF Vogelkop, New Guinea 3234 SF Majuro Atoll, Marsh a 1 1 3124 SF Talaud Island, Netherlands Islands East Indies 3236 SF Engebi Island, M a r s h a I 1 3125 SF E i I M a I k Island, Palau Islands Group 3237 SF Eniwetok Island, Marshall 3128 SF Sandakan, Borneo Islands 3132 SF Aparri, P.I. 3238 SF Ujelang, Marshall Islands 3133 SF Cebu, P.I. 3243 SF Ormed Island, Wotje Atoll 3135 SF Ceram Island, Netherlands 3244 SF Rongelap Island, Marshall East Indies Islands 3136 SF Legaspi, P.I. 3245 SF Saipan Island, M a r i a n a s 3138 SF Vigan, P.I. Islands 3139 SF Bonin Islands 3246 SF Woleai Island, Car o 1 in e 3142 SF Manila, P.I. Islands 3144 SF Tawi Tawi Island, P.I. 3247 SF Tin ian Island, M a r i a n a s 3146 SF Palawan, P.I. Islands 3148 SF Chichi Jima Island, Bonin 3248 SF M a k a k a I Island, Palau Group Islands 3149 SF Samar Island, P.I. 3249 SF Caroline Islands 3150 SF Iwo Jima, Kazin Group, 3250 SF Mille Island, Marsh a 1 1 Japan Islands 3151 SF Cape Sansapor, New Guinea 3251 SF Babelthuap Island, Palau t3152 SF Assigned Commander 7th Islands Fleet 3252 SF Peleliu, Palau Islands 3154 SF Sulu Archipelago t3254 SF Commander, Western Caro 3155 SF Kornasoren, N o e m f o o r lines Sub Area Island, New Guinea 3256 SF Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Ret 3159 SF Mugio, Ryukyu Ret~o, Japan to, Japan t Never activated 3257 SF Anguar, Palau Islands 51 Number FPO Place Number FPO Place 3261 SF Rota Island, M a r i a n a s 3921 SF Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan Islands 3922 SF Nigata, Honshu, Japan 3265 SF Kamiri, Noemfoor Island, 3923 SF Yokosuku, Honshu, Japan New Guinea 3924 SF Sendai, Honshu, Japan 3266 SF Jef Lio, New Guinea 3926 SF Tsuruga, Honshu, Japan 3268 SF Iriomote Shima, Sakishima 3930 SF Shanghai, China Gunto, Japan 3932 SF Chingwangtao, China 3269 SF Vladivostok, USSR 3934 SF Tientsin, China 3274 SF Taohwa Shan, China 3935 SF Kure Area, Honshu, Japan 3275 SF Lu Wang, China 3938 SF Kochi, Shikoku, Japan 3276 SF Ningpo Peninsula (South 3940 SF Chefoo, China Shore), China 3955 SF Cagayan, Mindanao, P.I. 3277 SF Saishu To, Japan 3956 SF Buenavista, Mindanao, P.l. 3278 SF Nakandari Shima, Japan 3957 SF Calbayog, Samar, P.I. 3279 SF Gaja Shima, Japan 3958 SF Hinundayan, Leyte, P.I. 3280 SF Yaku Shima, Japan 3959 SF Iloilo, Panay, P.I. 3286 SF Ust Bobsheretsk, USSR 3960 SF Lingayan, Luzon, P.I. 3291 SF Puerta Princessa, Palawan, 3961 SF Masbate, Masbate, P.I. P.I. 3962 SF Misamis, Mindanao, P.I. 3292 SF Coron Bay, Palawan, P.I. 3963 SF Saragani, Mindanao, P.I. 3293 SF Bacuit, Palawan, P.I. 3964 SF Tacloban, Leyte, P.I. t3294 SF Hula Unit 2 t3295 SF Hula Unit 4 Navy Regs U.S. Navy Regulations t3296 SF Hula Unit 6 NB Naval Base t3297 SF Hula Unit 8 NBAD Naval Bases Air Defense 3305 SF Augustine Island, Kwajal NBC Navy Beach Commando ein Atoll NBPA Navy Board for Production Awards 3310 SF L o r a i n e Island, Majuro NBS Bureau of Ships Publications; later, NAVSHIPS Atoll NBSS Naval Beach Signal Section 3400 SF Truk Islands Group NC Naval Correspondence 3410 Sl" Moen Island, Truk NC Navy Cross 3415 SF Wakde Island, New Guinea NC North Carolina 3416 SF Yawato, Kyushu, Japan NC Petroleum Technician 3417 SF Ominato, Honshu, Japan NC Special Projects 3418 SF Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan NC USN officer designation for Nurse Corps USN 3419 SF Nagoya, Honshu, Japan NCA Naval Communications Annex 3420 SF Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan NCAP Naval Air Combat Patrol 3421 SF Otomari, Kara Futo, Japan NCAR North Carolina 3422 SF Nantambu, New Britain NCB Naval Communications Board 3505 SF Biak Island, New Guinea NC&B Naval Courts & Boards 3510 NY Lorient, France NCD Notice of Credit Due 3605 NY Toulon, France NCDC Naval Contract Distribution Center 3610 SF Bakati Island, Makin Atoll NCDT&E Base Naval Combat Demolition Training 3700 SF Ponape, Western Carolines and Experimental Base (Maui, T.H.) 3705 SF Dublon Island, Truk NCDU Naval Combat Demolition Unit 3710 SF M a r i 1 y n Island, Majuro NCG Coast Guard Publications; later, NAVCG Atoll NCI Naval Cost Inspector t3800 SF Coast Guard Detachment M NCO Non-Commissioned Officer 3810 NY Brest, France NCOinC Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge 3815 SF Satawan Island, Nomi Atoll NCPI Navy Civilian Personnel Instructions 3832 NY Odessa, USSR NCSL Naval Code and Signal Laboratory 3858 SF Mactan Island, P.I. NCSO Naval Control Service Office (World War II 3863 SF San Fernando (Union), Lu British Routing Service) zon, P.I. NCTC Naval Construction Training Center 3864 SF M a n i c a n i Island, Leyte NCUSA Navy Club of the United States of America Gulf, P.I. NCWTF Naval Commander Western Task Force 3910 SF Wenchow, China ND Naval District 3912 SF Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan ND Navy Department 3913 SF Tsingtao, China NDAC National Defense Advisory Commission 3914 SF Shimonoseki, Honshu, Japan NDAK North Dakota 3919 SF Gunsan, Zenshu, Korea NDB Naval Disciplinary Barracks NDB Navy Department Bulletin t Never activated 52 NDBS Naval Despatch Boat Service NIO Naval Inspector Ordnance NDBulCumEd Navy Department Bulletins, Cumula- NIO Navigational Information Office tive Editions NIP Nipponese NDD&RF Naval Dry Dock and Repair Facility NIS Naval Inspection Service NDF Naval Dairy Farm NITE Night NDGO Navy Department General Order NiteDevRon Night Development Squadron NDO Navy Disbursing Office NIU Naval Intelligence Unit NDOS National Defense Operations Section (FCC) NJ New Jersey NDP Navy Department Personnel NJC Navy Job Classification Manual NDRC National Defense Research Council NJPMB Navy Jet Propelled Missile Board NE-# "Grasshopper"; single-engine Navy utility NK New York to Key West (routing designation) plane (VJ), manufactured by Piper NL Naval Lighter (5x5x7 welded steel pontoons) NE Northeast NL New London, Connecticut #NEARNAVDIST Commandant of the nearest Naval NLD Naval Lighter (Pontoon) Dock District NLDF Naval Local Defense Forces NEBR Nebraska NLFED Naval Landing Force Equipment Depot NEF Naval Emergency Fund (appropriation title) NLFM Noise Level Monitor (sonar) NEGAT Negative NLO Naval Liaison Officer NEI Netherlands East Indies NLRB National Labor Relations Board NEL Naval Electronics Laboratory NLSC Navy Lockheed Service Center NEL Naval Explosive Laboratory NLT Night Letter "Neptune" See P2V-2 NM Nautical Miles NES Naval Experimenting Station NM Naval Magazine NEV Nevada NM New Mexico *NEWFO Newfoundland NM Sounding gear (fathometers); for use with WCA NEWLON New London, Connecticut and WDA installations for sonar NF or N/F Night Fighter aircraft NMAA Navy Mutual Air Association NF Norfolk NMAG Naval Magazine NF Norfolk, Virginia (Navy Yard) NMB Naval Model Basin NF Nose Fuse NMC Marine Corps Publications; later, NAVMC NFA Naval Fuel Annex NMC Naval Medical Center NFB Naval Frontier Base NMC Navy Mail Clerk NFD Naval Fuel Depot NMCJS Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff NFIS Naval Fighting Instruction School NMCLK Navy Mail Clerk NFPS Naval Flight Preparatory School N&MCM Navy and Marine Corps Medal NFTB Naval Fleet Training Base NMD Naval Mine Depot NFTS Naval Flight Training School NMDS Naval Mine Disposal School NG New York to Guantanamo (routing designation) NMEX New Mexico NGA A two frequency supersonic sounding gear for NMG Navy Military Government use with WFA (sonar) NMP Naval Management Program NGF Naval Gun Factory NMRC Navy Material Redistribution Center NGF Naval Gunfire NMR&DA Navy Material Redistribution and Disposi- NGLO Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer tion Administration (BuSandA) NGS Naval Gunfire Support NMR&DO Naval Material Redistribution and Dis- NH Naval Home posal Office(r) NH-# "Nightingale"; single-engine Navy trainer NM&S Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Publications (VN), manufactured by Howard NMS Naval Meteorological Service NH Naval Hospital NMSB Navy Manpower Survey Board NH New Hampshire NMSD Naval Medical Supply Depot NHA National Housing Administration NMSHC Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Hospital NHAMP New Hampshire Corps Publications; later, NAVMED NHO Hydrographic Office Publications NMTS Naval Mine Testing Center NHOS Naval Hospital NMWS Naval Mine Warfare School NI Naval Intelligence NMWTS Naval Mine Warfare Test Station NIA Navy Industrial Association N3N Navy training plane (CV), manufactured by NICO Navy Inventory Control Office Naval Aircraft Factory NID Naval Intelligence Division (British Admiralty) NN Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com NID U.S. Naval Intelligence Division; usually, ONI pany NIDS Navigation Instrument Development Unit NNAV Bureau of Navigation Publications; later, NIG Naval Inspector General BPN; then, NAVPERS "Nightingale" See GH-#, NH-# NNC or NC Navy Nurse Corps NIM Naval Inspector of Machinery NND Naval Net Depot Nlnst Nose Instantaneous NNI Office of Naval Intelligence Publications
53 NNMC National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, N5ss Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Maryland) for the Bureau of Ships (BuSandA symbol) NNSB&DDCo Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry- N5sx Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts dock Company for the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NNYd Norfolk Navy Yard (BuSandA symbol) NO Naval Observatory N5sy Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NO New Orleans, Louisiana for the Bureau of Yards and Docks (BuSandA No Number symbol) NO Civil Works Contracts (BuSandA symbol) NOB Naval Operating Base NOa Miscellaneous contract, written by BuAer NOBDUCHAR Naval Operating Base, Dutch Harbor (BuSandA smbol) NOBFRAN Naval Operating Base, San Francisco NOa(F) Purchases by Bureau of Aeronautics (Facil NOBNEWT Naval Operating Base, Newport ities) (BuSandA symbol) NOBSOLO Naval Operating Base, Coco Solo NOa(S) Purchases by Bureau of Aeronautics (Sup NOBSY Naval Observatory plies); contracts written by BuAer (BuSandA NOBTRIN Naval Operating Base, Trinidad symbol) NOCT Navy Overseas Cargo Terminals NObs Contract for BuShips; written by BuShips NODC Naval Operating Development Center (BuSandA symbol) NodE Netherlands "Forces in the East NObs(F) Purchases by Bureau of Ships (Facilities) NO EFF No effects (BuSandA symbol) NOF Naval Operating Facility NOd Contract for Adjutant-General (BuSandA sym NOFT Naval Overseas Freight Terminal bol) NOI Non-Operational Intelligence NOd Contract written by Secretary of Navy's Office NOIC Naval Officer-in-Charge (BuSandA symbol) NOlO Naval Ordnance Inspecting Officer NOIC Naval Officer-in-Charge (British controlled NOL Naval Ordnance Laboratory port) NOLa New Orleans, Louisiana NOm Contract for U.S. Marine Corps (BuSandA "Nomad" See PBN-# symbol) NOP Naval Officer Procurement NOm Purchases by the Quartermaster, Headquarters, NOP Naval Ordnance Plant U.S. Marine Corps (BuSandA symbol) NOPCL Naval Officer Personnel Circular Letter Non Nonclassified Nor Normand (boiler) NOp Purchases by Bureau of Naval Personnel; con *NOR North (ern) tract written by BuPers (BuSandA symbol) NORBS Northern Base Section (Corsica) NOrd Purchases by Bureau of Ordnance; contract NorCalSec Northern California Section, Western Sea written by BuOrd (BuSandA symbol) Frontier NOrd (F) Purchases by Bureau of Ordnance (Facili NOrd Bureau of Ordnance Publication; later, ties) (BuSandA symbol) NAVORD NOs Contract for Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NorPac North Pacific Area; North Pacific Force (BuSandA symbol) "Norseman" See JA-# NOy Contract for Bureau of Yards and Docks NorSols Northern Solomons Area (BuSandA symbol) NorVa Norfolk, Virginia NOy Purchases by Bureau of Yards and Docks; NorVaGrp Norfolk, Virginia Group contract written- by BuDocks (BuSandA symbol) Nor,VesSeaFron Northwestern Sea Frontier NOyr Contract for real estate (BuSandA symbol) NorWesSec Northwestern Sector, Western Sea Nps Payments by Office of the Under Secretary of Frontier the Navy for personal services (BuSandA sym NOTAL Not at all bol) NOTS Naval Ordnance Test Station N5sa Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NOTU Naval Operational Training Unit for Bureau of Aeronautics (BuSandA symbol) NP Naval Prison NP Newport, Rhode Island NSsd Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NP A Naval Procurement Account for the Office of the Secretary (BuSandA symbol) NP A Postal Affiairs Section Publications NSsm Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NPAB Navy Price Adjustment Board for the Bureau of MeJicine and Surgery NPANX Naval Potomac Annex (BuSandA symbol) NPC Neuropsychiatry Clerical Procedure NSso Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NPC Neuropsychiatry Clerical Technician for the Bureau of Ordnance (BuSandA symbol) NP-CLT Neuropsychiatry Clerical Procedure Tech- N5sp Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts nician for the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuSandA NPDI Non-performance of duty because imprisoned symbol) NPF Naval Powder Factory NSsr Purchases by Bureau of Supplies and Accounts NPF Naval Procurement Fund (appropriation title) for the Bureau of Ships (Radio) (BuSandA sym NPF&PP Naval Prison Farms and Prison Personnel bol) (appropriation title)
54 NPFS Naval Pre-Flight School NTI Naval Travel Instructions NPG Naval Proving Grounds NTORS Naval Torpedo Station NPO Naval Port Officer NTTC Naval Technical Training Center NPR Naval Petroleum Reserve NTTR Naval Torpedo Testing Range NPSC Naval Personnel Separation Center NTS Naval Target Sub-division (G-2, SHAEF) NPSD Naval Photographic Services Depot (Holly- NTS Naval Torpedo Station wood) NTS Naval Training School NPT Neuropsychiatry NTS Naval Training Station NPT Neurosychiatry Technician NTS Naval Transportation Service NR U.S. Naval Reserve NTSch Naval Training School NR U.S. Naval Regulations NTU Naval Training Unit NR Number NTX Navy Teletypewriter System (previously NTE) NRA Naval Radio Activity NUSL Naval Underwater Sound Laboratory NRAB Naval Reserve Aviation Base NW Northwest NRAF Naval Reserve Auxiliary Field NWB New War Department Buildin"g NRB Naval Repair Base NWC Naval War College NRB Navy Reservation Bureau NWF Naval Working Fund NRD Office of Naval Research and Development NWI Netherlands West Indies NRDFS Naval Radio Direction Finder Service NWLB National War Labor Board NRES Naval Receiving Station NWSF Northwest Sea Frontier NRL Naval Research Laboratory Nxs Contract for BuSandA; written by BuSandA NRLO Royal Naval Liaison Officer (BuSandA symbol) NRMC Naval Records Management Center Nxss Contract for BuShips; written by BuSandA NRMS Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School symbol NROTC Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps NY Navy Yard NRPB National Research Planning Board NY New York NRPB National Resources Planning Board NY. New York (Navy Yard) NRPIO Naval Registered Publications Issuing Office NYA National Youth Administration NRPM Non-Registered Publications Memoranda NY AL National Yugoslav Army of Liberation NRS Naval Radio Station NYBos Navy Yard Boston NRS Naval Recruiting Station NYCharl Navy Yard Charleston NRS Navy Relief Society NYD, NYd or NY Navy Yard NRT Vessels assigned Naval Districts for training NYK or Nyk New York, New York Naval Reserves NYk Navy Yard New York N2S "Kaydet"; Navy training plane (VN), manu· NykGrp New York Group factured by Stearman NYMI Navy Yard Mare Island NS Naval Station NYNor Navy Yard Norfolk NS Nibostratus NYNyk Navy Yard New York NSA Navy Stock Account NYPE New York Port of Embarkation NSA Naval Supply Account NYPH Navy Yard Pearl Harbor NSB Naval Submarine Base NYPhil Navy Yard Philadelphia NSC Naval Supply Center NYPort Navy Yard Portsmouth, New Hampshire NSCF Naval Small Craft Facilities NYPS Navy Yard Puget Sound (Bremerton) NSD Naval Supply Depot NYS New York Shipbuilding Company NSDA Naval Supply Depot Annex NYWash Navy Yard Washington (D.C.) NSF Naval Stock Fund NZ New Zealand NSHO Naval Servic.e Headquarters, Ottawa NZLO New Zealand Liaison Officer NSI National Service Life Insurance NZNB New Zealand Naval Board (Wellington) NSMG Naval School of Military Government NZSeaFron New Zealand Sea Frontier NSMG&A Naval School of Military Government and Administration NSPD Naval Shore Patrol Detachment 0 NSRS Naval Supply Radio Station NS&T Naval Science and Tactics 0 First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in NSU Naval Scout Unit dicating an observation plane · NSY Naval Shipyard 0 Horizontal Opposed (aircraft engine) NSYd Naval Shipyard 0 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's NT Naval Training symbol) N2T "Tutor"; single-engine Navy training plane 0 Office of Operations (USCG) (VN), manufactured by Timm 0 Organized Naval Reserve NTC Naval Training Center 01 Organized Naval Reserve Seagoing NT&DC Naval Training and Distribution Center 02 Organized Naval Reserve Aviation NTE Navy Teletypewriter Exchange (now NTX) OAA Radar Test Equipment 55 OAD Officers' Accounts Division OFT Operational Flight Trainer O&A Date Oath and Acceptance Date OFU Floating Units Division (USCG) OAM Orthopedic Appliance Mechanic OG Officer of the Guard (Army) OAN Aids to Navigation Division (USCG) OGC Office of General Counsel OANDOS Ordnance and Ordnance Stores (USCG) OGR Ordnance, Gunnery and Readiness Division OAP Observation amphibian plane (USCG) (USCG) OAS Occupied Areas Section (Military Government) OGU Outgoing Unit OATC Oceanic Air Traffic Center OHI Ordnance Handling Instructions OATC Overseas Air Traffic Control OIAA Office of Inter-American Affairs OAV Aviation Division (USCG) OIC Officer-in-Charge OB Operating Base OIL Ordnance Investigation Laboratory OB Operational Base OinC or OINC Officer-in-Charge OB Ordnance Battalion OinCABCCTC Officer- in - Charge, Advanced Base OB Ordnance Board Combat Communication Training Center (Pearl OBB Old Battleship Harbor) OBJ Radar training device OIR Office of IndUAtrial Relations (previously SECP) Oboe "0" in the phonetic alphabet "Oka" Japanese rocket-propelled one man guided OBR Office of Budget and Reports missile; also called "Cherry Bl~ssom" •oss Observatory OKLA Oklahoma ObsRon Observation Squadron OLLA Office of Lend-Lease Administration OBSY Observatory OLP Observation landplane (USCG) OC Communications Division (USCG) OLP Office of Labor Production (WPB) OC Office of Censorship O&LS Ocean and Lake Surveys (Navy) (appropri- OC Officer Candidate (Army) ation title) OC Officer Commanding (USMC) OM Officer Messenger 0/C Officer-in-Charge (Army) OM Order of Merit OCAS Officer-in-Charge of Armament Supply OME Office of Management Engineer Occ Occulting OMGUS Office of Military Government United States OCD Office of Civilian Defense OMI Ordnance Modifications Instructions OCE Officer Conducting the Exercise OMM Officer Messenger Mail OCJ Radar Training Device OMMC Officer Messenger Mail Center OCL Old Light Cruiser OMM(S)C Officer Messenger Mail (Sub) Center OCL Ordnance Circular Letters OMPUS Official Munitions Production United States OCNPR Operation and Cc!lservation of Naval Petrol- ON Liverpool to New York, fast (routing desig- eum Reserves (apropriation title) nation) OCR Office of Civilian Requirements (WPB) #ONBOSUB And on board a submarine of that (fleet, OCS Office of Contract Settlement force, squadron, or division, as appropriate) OCS Officer Candidate School (Army) #ONBOWOOM For duty on board that vessel when OCSigO Office of the Chief Signal Officer (Army) placed in commission OCT Office of the Chief of Transportation (Army) #ONBOWSERV For duty onboard that vessel when OCV Old Aircraft Carrier placed in service OD Officer-of-the-Day ONH Office of Naval History OD Ordnance Data (inspection and test data) ONI Office of Naval Intelligence ODD Old Destroyer ONM Liverpool to New York, medium (routing desig ODP Organized Reservists in drill pay status nation) ODT Office of Defense Transportation ONOP Office of Naval Officer Procurement OEG Operations Evaluation Group •oNOP Officer-in-Charge, Branch Office of Naval OEM Office of Emergency Management Officer Procurement OEW Office of Economic Warfare ONR Office of Naval Research (formerly Office of •oF Office(r) Research and Inventions (ORI) OFEA Office of Foreign Economic (Lend-Lease) Ad ONS Liverpool to Halifax, slow (routing designation) ministration OOD Officer-of-the-Deck OFEC Office of Foreign Economic Coordination 0&08 Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, Navy (appro- OFERRA Office of Foreign Economic Relief and Re- priation title) habilitation Administration OP Observation Post (USMC) Off Office(r) OP Office of Chief of Naval Operations OlfNavHist Office of Nalal History Op 1(2, etc.) Division 1 (2, etc.) of Office of CNO OFLC Office of Foreign Liquidation Commission •op Operating; Operator; Operation(al) OFP Operating Force Plan OP Operational Priority O.!i'RR Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation OP Ordnance Pamphlets OFRRO Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation OP Ordnance Personnel Operations OP A Office of Price Administration OFS Office of Field Service (OSRD) OpAttyGen Opinion of the Attorney General 56 OI'C Optician Osc Oscillator Op-Com Operations-Communications OSC Own ship's course OPD Operations Division (War Department, General OS&D or OS/D Over, Short, and Damaged (Report) Staff) (Army) OpDevFor Operations Development Forces OSFCW Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator Oper Operator OSigO Office of Chief Signal Officer Open; Operations OS2N "Kingfisher"; single-engine Navy scout-ob OPET Organization, Personnel Equipment and Train- servation (VSO), seaplane, manufactured by ing (Group) Naval Aircraft Factory OP&I Office of Patents and Inventions OSRD Office of Scientific Research and Development Oplntel Operational Intelligence OSS Office of Strategic Services; now, SSU OPL Outpost Line (Army) OSS Old Submarine OPLR Outpost Line of Resistance (Army) OSTD Ordnance Standards OP&M Office of Procurement and Material OSU Shore Units Division (USCG) OPM Office of Production Management OS2U "Kingfisher"; single-engine Navy scout-obser OPM Optometrist vation (VSO), landplane and seaplane, manu OPMG Office of Provost Marshal General (also factured by Vought-Sikorsky PMGO) OSW Office of Secretary of War OpNav Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; short OT Aruba or Cura~;oa to Northwest Africa (routing title: CNO designation) OP Plan Operating Plan OT Cura~;ao to Trinidad (routing designation) OPR Office of Public Relations OT New Yor~ to Netherlands West Indies (routing Opr Operator designation) OPS Operations OT Occupational Therapy Technician Op(s)ArmyJAG Opinion(s) of the Army Judge OTC Officer-in-Tactical Command Advocate General OTC Officers' Training School OPT Optician OTCLant Fleet Operational Training Command, At OpTra Air Operational Training lantic (usually COTCLant) OPU Overseas Plexiglass Unit OTCPac Fleet Operational Training Command, Pa- OQMG Office of the Quartermaster General (Army) cific (usually CQTCPac) OR Operations Room OTI Ordnance Technical Instructions OR Orange, Texas OTU Operational Training Unit ORA 0 r g ani z at ion de Resistance de l'Armee OUSW Office of the Under Secretary of War (France) OVPD Overpaid Orange War plans for use in war against Japan 0-V(RS) USNR designation for ordnance officers, ORC Officers' Reserve Corps (Army) commissioned and warrant, including radio ORD Office of Rubber Director (WPB) electricians, qualified for specialist duties. This Ord Orderly classification was abolished in September 1944 •ORD Ordnance and replaced by the proper aviation or engineer ORDALT Ordnance Alterations ing classification with the suffix "T". ORDC Ordnance Research and Development Center 0-V(S) USNR designation for ordnance officers, (Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland) commissioned and warrant, including gunners #ORDCAN Orders (identified by date or dispatch and torpedomen, qualified for specialist duties. reference numbers following) are hereby can This classification was abolished in September celled 1944 and replaced by one of the following: (D), #ORDCOR Orders (identified by date or dispatch (D)L, (S), S(O), or S(O) with proper numeral reference numbers following) are hereby cor indicating particular specialty within ordnance. rected OWl Office of War Information ORD DIS Ordinary Discharge OWM Office of War Mobilization Ord Eng Ordnance Engineering OWM&R Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion #ORDMOD Orders (identified by date or dispatch OWU Office of War Utilities (WPB) reference numbers following) are hereby modi OY-# "Sentinel"; observation-scout (VOS), manu fied factured by Consolidated-Vultee ORE Oregon ORG Operations Research Group ORI Office of Research and Inventions; now, Office p of Naval Research, ONR Orig Original P First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in ORIG Originator dicating a patrol plane ORT Operating Room Technician P Office of Personnel (USCG) OS First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa P Fixed provision for photographic reconnaissance tion, indicating an observation-scouting plane missions (suffix to plane designation); as, OS Ordnance Specifications F6F-5P
57 P Pilot PatWingLantFleet Patrol Wing Atlantic Fleet P Piper Aircraft corporation (Glider) (manufac PatWingScoFor Patrol Wings Scouting Force turer's symbol) Patx Patuxent River P Professional (Civil Service employees designation) PAU Pilotless Aircraft Unit P P-V Engineering Forum, Inc. (Helicopter) (manu P A V Pay Adjustment Voucher facturer's symbol) PAW Petroleum Administration for War P Spartan Aircraft Co. (manufacturer's symbol) *PAY Paymaster P A Attack Transport (contraction of APA) PAY Payment •PA Panama PayMarCorps Paymaster, Marine Corps P A Pennsylvania PB First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa P A Permanent Appointment tion, indicating a patrol-bombing plane PA Philadelphia (Navy Yard) PB2B-# "Catalina"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber PI A Pilotless Aircraft (VPB(MS) ), seaplane, manufactuerd by Boeing P A Port Agency (Army) (Canada) P&A Procurement and Assignment PBJ-# "Mitchell"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber P A Public Address (VPB(MS)), manufactured by North American P AA Pan-American Airways PBM-1 "Mariner"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber P AB Price Adjustment Board (VPB), manufactured by Martin P AB Priorities Allotment Board PBM-3-5 "Mariner"; twin-engine Navy 'patrol •PAC Pacific bomber (VPB (IllS)), seaplane, manufactured by PAC Political Action Committee Martin PAC Program Adjustment Committee PBM-3R "Mariner", twin-engine Navy transport PacAdv Pacific Fleet Advance Headquarters (Guam) (VR(MS) ), seaplane, manufactured by Martin PacCall Pacific Fleet Calls (radio call signs) PB2M-1R "Mars"; four-engine Navy transport (VR PacCom Pacific Fleet Communications Instructions (HS)), seaplane, manufactured by Martin PacFleet Pacific Fleet PBN-# "Nomad"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber PacFlt Pacific Fleet (VPB(MS)), seaplane, manufactured by Naval PacHedPearl Pacific Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Aircraft Factory T.H. PBO-# "Hudson"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber PaCorNaLog Pacific Coast Coordinator of Naval (VPB), landplane, manufactured by Lockheed Logistics P Boat Patrol Bomber (PBY) P ACREP Port Activities Report PBS Peninsular Base Section PacResFlt Pacific Reserve Fleet PB-lW "Flying Fortress"; four-engine Navy patrol PAct Acting Pay Clerk plane, manufactured by Boeing PACUSA Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army PBY-# "Catalina"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber PAD Pilotless Aircraft Division (VPB), manufactured by Consolidated-Vultee PAD Pontoon Assembly Detachment PB2Y-2-3 "Coronado"; four-engine Navy patrol P AGTU Pan-American Ground Training Unit bomber (VPB), manufactured by Consolidated. PAL Prisoner-at-Large Vultee PAN AIR Panama Air Lines PB2Y-3R Four-engine Navy transport (VR(HS)). PANOS Pay and Supply (USCG) manufactured by Consolidated-Vultee PanSeaFron Panama Sea Frontier PB2Y-5 "Coronado"; four-engine Navy patrol PAP Patrol Amphibian Plane bomber (VPB(HS) ), seaplane, manufactured by Par Parsons design (ship engines) Consolidated-Vultee Para Parachute; Parachutist PB2Y-5R "Coronado"; four-engine Navy transport, Para Paragraph (VR(HS) ), seaplane, manufactured by Consol P AREC Pay Record idated-Vultee P AREN Parenthesis PB4Y-1-1P "Liberator"; four-engine Navy patrol PARU Photographic and Reproduction Unit bomber (VPB), landplane, manufactured by Con 'PAS Passage (enger) solidated-Vultee PAS Physically on board as a prisoner PB4Y-12 "Liberator"; four-engine Navy transport P A/SO Port Anti-Submarine Officer (VR(HL)), landplane, manufactured by Consoli PASU Patrol Aircraft Service Unit dated-Vultee •PAT Patrol PB4Y-2-2C "Privateer"; four-engine Navy patrol PAT Physically on board for treatment; not ship's bomber (VPB(HL) ), landplane, manufactured by company Consolidated-Vultee PAT Property and Accounting Technician (Medical) PBX Private Branch Exchange (telephone switch- PatBomRon Patrol Bombing Squadron board) PatFor Patrol Force PC Civilian Personnel Division (USCG) PatRon Patrol Squadron PC Patrol Vessel, Submarine Chaser (173'> PatSU or Patsu Patrol Aircraft Service Unit PC Pay Clerk Pat Wing Patrol Wing.; now, Fleet Air Wing PC Pharmacy Corps (Army) PatWingLantFlt Patrol Wing Atlantic Fleet PCA Personal Cash Allowance
58 PCC Postal Concentration Center "Phantom" Radar decoy PC(C) Submarine Chaser (173') (Control) Phar Pharmacist PCCNL Pacific Coast Coordinator of Naval Logistics Pharrn Pharmacist PCE Patrol Vessel, Escort (180') PHB Public Health Service Building PCE(C) Patrol Vessel, Escort (180') (Control) PHIB Amphibian; Amphibious PCE(R) Patrol Craft, Escort (Rescue) (180') PhibCorPac Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet PCFO Position Classification Field Office PhibCorps Amphibious Corps PClk Pay Clerk PhibDet Amphibious Detachment PCmdr Post Commander (USMC) PhibDetlnd Amphibious Detachment India PCO Prospective Commanding Officer PhibEu Amphibious Forces Europe PCS Patrol Vessel, Submarine Chaser (136') (Con- PhibFor Amphibious Force rol) PhibGroup Amphibious Group PCS Position, Course, and Speed PhibLant Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet PCT Pharmacy and Chemistry Technician PhibN A W Amphibious Forces Northwest African PD Demobilization Division (USCG) Waters PD Port Director #PHIBOPS Amphibious Operations PD Port of Debarkation PhibPac Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet PD Priority Directive PhibsEu Amphibious Forces Europe PDD Physical Damage Division PhibsForPac Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet Pdr Pounder (armament) PhibsLant Amphibious Forces Atlantic Fleet P&D Sec Pioneer and Demolition Section (Army) PhibsPac Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet PE Enlisted Personnel Division (USCG) PhibsUKay Amphibious Bases United Kingdom PE Patrol Vessel, Eagle (Eagle Boat) PhibTra Training Command Amphibious Forces PE Pensacola, Florida PhibTraBase Amphibious Training Base PE Pistol Expert PhibTrainLant T r a i ni n g Command Amphibious PE Port of Embarkation Forces, Atlantic Fleet PE Post Exchange (USMC) PhibTraLant Training Command Amphibious Forces, P&E Procurement & Expedition U.S. Atlantic Fleet P&E Progress & Expedity #PHIBTRANS Amphibious Transport Pearl Pearl Harbor, T.H. PhibTraPac fraining Command Amphibious Forces, PEC Production Executive Committee U.S. Pacific Fleet PEDC Personal Effects Distribution Center PhibsTraPac Training Command Amphibious Forces, PENN Pennsylvania U.S. Pacific Fleet PEO Prospective Engineer Officer PhibTrainPac T r a i n in g Command Amphibious #PERGRA Permission granted Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet #PERNOGRA Permission not granted PhibTrBase Ampibious Training Base ~PERS Personnel Phib W arTraCen A m p h i b i o u s Warfare Training PersClfn Personnel Classification Center PersD Personnel Department (USMC) Phil Navy Yard, Philadelphia PERSOF Personnel Officer *PHIL Philippine PersSepCent Personnel Separation Center Phila Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pers&TraCornd Personnel and Training Command PhilaGrp Philadelphia Group PERS TRAN Personal Transportation PhiiSeaFron Philippine Sea Frontier *PET Petroleum PhM Pharmacist's Mate Peter "P" in the phonetic alphabet PhMDP Pharmacist's Mate, Dental Prosthetic Tech- PetRes Petroleum Reserves nician PetSec Petroleum Section (Allied Force Head- PHNY Pearl Harbor Navy Yard quarters) PHO Photographer PF Patrol Vessel, Frigate PHOAC Photographer's Mate, Combat Aircrewman PFC Private First Class PhoM Photographer's' Mate PFCO Position Field Classification Officer PHONE Telephone PG Patrol Vessel, Gunboat Phot Photographer PG Pay Group Photo Photograph(ic) PG Photogrammetry PHPC Post Hostilities Planning Committee PG Pilottown to Galveston (routing designation) PHS Public Health Service PG Post Graduate PHT Physical Therapy Technician PGC Persian Gulf Command (US Army) PHTH Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii PGM Patrol Vessel, Motor Gunboat Phys Physical PH Pearl Harbor, T.H. PI Philippine Islands PH Plane Handler PI Pigeon Trainer PH Purple Heart PIBALS .Pilot Balloon Reports PH-2-3 Twin-engine Coast Guard patrol (VP), bi PICAO Provisional International Civil Aviation Or plane, manufactured by Hall ganization
59 "Picket" Advanced or distant radar guard ship #PORICH To the port in which activity designated PICME Political Intelligence Center Middle East may be ll}B) Posit Position Pict Picture Pot Potential PID Political Intelligence Department (GB) POT Potomac PIO Public Information Officer PotAnn Potomac Annex (Navy Department) "Pip" Displacement of radar trace caused by echo PoTelCo Postal Telegraph Company PIU Pnotographic Interpretation Unit (USMC) *POW Powder PkHow Pack Howitzer (USMC) POW Prisoner of War PL Plain Language PP Public Property PL Plastic Expert PPC Partial Pay Card PL Post Laundry (Army) PPC Patrol Plane Commander PL Public Information Man PPF Parti Populaire Fran~ais PL Public Law PPI Plan Position Indicator (radar scope) Plat Platoon PP&NA Private Plants and Naval Activities PLC Platoon Leaders Class (USMC) PPPC Petroleum Pool Pacific Coast PLD Procurement Legal Division; later, Office of PPPI Precision Plan Position Indicator General Counsel (OGC) PPPI Projection Plan Position Indicator PlLdr Platoon Leader (USMC) PPS Polish Socialist Party PLS Please PPSMEC Procurement, Precedence of Supplies, Ma- PlSd Platoon Sergeant terial and Equipment Committee (JCB) PLU Platoon Leaders Unit (USMC) P&PW Publicity and Psychological Warfare PLY Plymouth, England PQM Post Quartermaster (USMC) PM Medical Division (USCG) PR Parachute Rigger PM Patternmaker PR Patrol Vessel, River Gunboat PM Paymaster (USCG) PR Pay Roll PM Portland, Maine PR Photographic R~connaissance Aircraft PM Postmaster PR Priority Regulation PM Post-Meridian PR Public Relations PM Prime Minister PR Puerto Rico PM Procurement and Material PRA Pay Readjustment Act (1942) PM Provost Marshal (Army) PRA Reserve and Auxiliary Division (USCG) PMG Paymaster General Prac Practice PMG Provost Marshal General (Army) PRC Production Readjustments Committee (WPB) PM GO Office of Provost Marshal General PR/COM Vessels delivered in a partially completed PMKr Patternmaker status PMLO Principal Military Landing Offices (GB) Prd Period PMM Military Morale Division (USCG) PRD Public Relations Division PMSGT Paymaster Sergeant (USMC) #PRECOMMDET Pre-Commissioning Detail PMSR Patternmaker, Ship Repair #PRECOMMSCOL Pre-Commissioning School PMSRP Patternmaker, Ship Repair, Patternmaker *PREP Preparatory PMS&T Professor of Military Science and Tactics PREP Unique method of pulse communications d,.· (Army) veloped by Federal Telegraph and Radio Lab PMT Medical Photography Technician oratories PNNCF Pacific Northern Naval Coastal Frontier Pres President PNR Preliminary Negotiation Reports PreSign Procedure Sign PNS&T Professor of Naval Science and Tactics PresProc Presidential Proclamation PO Officer Personnel Division (USCG) Prev Previous PO Petty Officer PRF · Pulse Repetition Frequency PO Port Officer *PRI Prison PO Portsmouth, England Prim Primary PO Post Office PrimTra Air Primary Training POA Pacific Ocean Areas PrinMus Principle Musician (USMC) POAHedPearl Pacific Ocean Areas Headquarters PRISIC Photographic Reconnaissance Interpretation Pearl Harbor Section (Squadron) Intelligence Center POATSC Pacific Overseas Air Technical Service (JICPOA) Command "Privateer" See PB4Y-2-2C PRLTRL&M Printer, Lithographer and Multilith Op- POD Podiatrist erator POE Port of Embarkation PRNC Potomac River Naval Command, Washington, POL Petrol Oil and Lubricants (GB) D.C. POM Preparation for Overseas Movements (Army) PRO Personnel Relations Officer (for Shore Sta POOD Permanent Officer of the Deck (Day) tions) 60 •PRO Promote(d); Promotion PS&TN Pay, Subsistance and Transportation, Navy PRO Public Relations Officer PSTO Principal Sea Transport Offices Prob Probation(ary) PT Patrol Vessel, Motor Torpedo Boat Proc Procurement PT Portsmouth Navy Yard #PROFAGTRANS Proceed by first available Govern PT Postal Telegraph Company ment transportation (not including air) PT Primary Target (Army) #PROIMREP Proceed immediately to (location of PTC Patrol Vessel, Motor Torpedo Boat, Submarine ship, commander, or station designated by Chaser group(s) immediately following) and upon ar PTCAD Provisional Troop Carrier Airborne Division rival report for duty or purposes indicated PTO Port Transportation Officer (Army) Proj Propected PTP Training and Procurement Division (USCG) •PROJ Projectile PTR Painter Prom Promoted PTR Patuxent River Prop Propeller PtrV Painter, Aircraft •PROP Property PTSNH Portsmouth, New Hampshire Propul Propulsion Publnfo Office of Public Information; formerly, Of- #PROREP Proceed to (location of ship, commander, fice of Public Relations or station designated by group(s) immediately Publ Publications following) and upon arrival report for duty or Pub Wks Public Works purpose indicated PUC Port Utilization Committee ProSig Procedure Signal PUC Production Urgency Committee (WPB) •PROV Proving Grounds PUG Puget Sound Prov Provisional *PUR Purchase(ing) ProvGr Proving Ground Pur Pursuant #PROWDELREP Proceed without delay to (location *PUR Pursuit of ship, commander, or station designated by Purif Purification group(!!) immediately following) and upon ar PURS Pursuit rival report for duty or purpose indicated PV Public voucher PRP Production Requirements Plan PV-1 "Ventura"; twin-engine Navy patrol PRP Public Relations Personnel (VPB(HL)), landplane, manufactured by Vega PRR Pulse ,Repetition Rate PV-2 "Harpoon"; twin-engine Navy Patrol-bomber PRSec Pay Roll Section (VPB (ML)), land plane, manufactured by Lock PRTR Printer heed PRTRL Printer, Lit~ographer PV-3 "Ventura"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber PRTRM Printer, Offset Process (VPB(ML) ), manufactured by Lockheed PRU Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Aircraft) P2V-2 "Neptune"; twin-engine Navy patrol-bomber (USMC) (VPB(HL) ), landplane, manufactured by Lock PS Chlorpicrin heed PS Motion Picture Service Bookers Pvt Private PS Philippine Scouts (Army) P&W Pratt and Whitney (airplane engine) PS Pistol Sharpshooter (Army) PW Prisoner of War PS Puget Sound PW Public Works PS Navy Yard Puget Sound PWA Public Works Administration PSandT Pay, Subsistence and Transportation PWB Psychological Warfare Branch (AFHQ) PSCLA Petroleum Supply Committee for Latin PWB Pulling Whaleboat America PWC Pacific War Council PSF Panama Sea Frontier PWD Psych~ogical Warfare Division PSF Parti Social Francais PWD Public Works Department PSF Philippine Sea Frontier #PWDEPT Public Works Department P&SI Pay and Supply Instructions (USCG) P2Y-2-3 Twin-engine Navy patrol, sesquiplane (VF), PSL Photographic Science Laboratory manufactured by Consolidated PS&M Division of Personnel Supervision and Man P4Y-l Twin-engine Navy patrol plane (VP), mono agement of AstSecN av's Office; absorbed into plane, manufactured by Consolidated SECP, 1944 PWE Political Warfare Executive (GB) PSNCF Pacific Southern Naval Coastal Frontier PWEME Political Warfare Executive Middle East P&SNP Pay and Subsistence of Naval Personnel (GB) (appropriation title) PWO Public Works Office(r) PSNSY Puget Sound Naval Shipyard #PWOF Public Works Officer PSNYd Puget Sound Navy Yard PK Press PSO Political Survey Officers PX Post Exchange (USMC) (Army) PSO Publicity Security Officer PXO Prospective ExecHtive Officer PSP Patrol Seaplane PY Patrol Vessel, Yacht PS&T Pay, Subsistence and Transportation PYc Patrol Vessel, Yacht, Coastal 61 R A suffix which, when appended to a basic USNR Q officer classification, indicates special qualifica Q Bristol Aeronautical Corporation (glider) (manu tions in Electronics R30-2 Twin-engine Navy Transport (VR(ML)), facturer's symbol) manufactured by Lockheed Q Electronic countermeasures missions (suffix to R50-# "Lodestar"; two-engine Navy transport (VR plane designation) (ML) ), manufactured by Lockheed Q Fairchild Aircraft Division (Fairchild Corpora RA Regular Atmy tion) RA Rental Agreement Q Ranger-Lark Division (Fairchild Corporation) RAACEF Rear Admiral Airc1:aft Carriers, Eastern (manufacturer's symbol) Fleet (GB) Q Stinson Aircraft Corporation (now Consolidated- RA(A)EF Rear Admiral (Administration) Eastern Vultee) (manufacturer's symbol) Fleet (GB) Q Card Qualifications Card RAAF Royal Australian Air Force QCJ Underwater sound gear RAB Radio Receiver (HF) QCL Underwater sound gear RAC Rear Admiral Commanding (GB) Q-Day Day for dress rehearsal of atom bomb test RAC Rubber Allocation Committee (23 June 1946) RACOB(WA) Rear Admiral Commanding Combined QLA Frequency Modulated (sonar) Operational Bases (Western Approaches) (GB) QM British Long Range Radio Aid to Navigation RACON Radar Beacon (Decca) RAD(No.) Radar Bulletin; as, RADSIX (Radio Bul QM Plotting & Chart Work (Operations) letin, No. 6) QM Quartermaster *RAD Radio QM Research Laboratory RAD Released from active duty QMAO Qualified for mobilization ashore only RAD Reported for active duty QMC Quartermaster Clerk (USMC) RAD Reservists on active duty under "Appropri QMC Quartermaster Corps (Army) ation Chargeable Naval Reserve" (does not in QMClk Quartermaster Clerk (USCG) clude Reservists on annual training duty) QMG Quartermaster General Radar Radio detection and ranging QMSgt Quartermaster Sergeant (USMC) RAD (BPF) Rear Admiral Commanding Destroyers QMSO Quartermaster Supply Officer (Army) (British Pacific Fleet) QPE Physical Education Specialist, Medical RadCM Radar Countermeasures and De'ception QRPAO Qualified Radium Plaque Adaptometer Op- Radex Radar countermeasures training erator RADM Rear Admiral Qtr(s) Quarter(s) RadOp Radio Operator QTRS Quarters allowance. RadPlanBd Radio Planning Board Quad Quadruple (gun mounts) RAF Royal Air Force (GB) Qual Qualified for all types of duty RAFT Rear Admiral Fleet Train (British Pacific Quart Quartermaster (USCG) Fleet) Queen "Q" in the phonetic alphabet Rainbow War plans for use in war against a coali- QUES Question mark tion of enemies RAK Radio Receiver (HF) RAL Radio Receiver (HF) R RAL Rear Admiral Alexandria (GB) R Aeronca Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's RAN Royal Australian Navy symbol) RAN(V)R Royal Australian Naval (Volunteer) Re R American Aviation Corporation (Glider) serve R Brunswick- Balke- Callender (aircraft company) RAO Radio Receiver (HF) (manufacturer's symbol) RAO Received for record purposes only. Individual R Damage Control, Construction and Repair Division not received physically. of a carrier RAOB Radio Meteorograph Sounding R Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation RARC Revoked appointment and returned to civilian (manufacturer's symbol) status R Maxson-Brewster (W.L. Maxs~n Corporation) RAS Radio Receiver (MF to HF) (aircraft) (manufacturer's symbol) RASC Royal Army Service Corps (GB) R Radial (aircraft engine) Rasta Radio Station (USCG) R Radio Phone Company Rat(s) Ration(s) · (R) Reduced Operation RATT Radio Teletypewriter R Resister; Resistance RAWA Rear Admiral West Africa (GB) R Ryan Aeronautical Company (manufacturer's sym RAWIND Radio Wind (USCG) bol) R/B Radio Beacon R Converted to a transport (suffix to plane desig RB-# "Conestoga"; twin-engine Navy transport (VR nation); as, PBM-3R (ML)), manufactured by Budd
62 RBB Radio Reciver (MF) *RECOG Recognition RBC Radio Receiver (HF) Recom Recommend(ed); Recommendation RBH Radio Receiver (HF) *RECON Reconnaissance RBH Regimental Beachhead (Army) ReconCo Reconnaissance Company (USMC) RBK Radio Receiver (VHF) RecruitSta Recruiting Station RBO Radio Receiver (HF) RecShip Receiving Ship RSC-# "Commando"; twin-engine Navy transport RecSta Receiving Station (VR(ML)), manufactured by Curtiss RedAS Reduced to Apprentice Seaman RC Reception Center (Army) Reefer Refrigeration; Cold Storage locker R/C Request for checkage REEN ALLOW RePnlistment Allow11nce RCA Radio Corporation of America Reenl Reenlist(ed); Reenlistment RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force *REF Refer(ence) RCL Ramped Cargo Lighter Refrig Refrigeration RCI\1 Aviation Radio and Radar Countermeasures REFURDIS Reference your dispatch Technician REFURLTR Reference your letter RCI\1 Radio and Radar Countermeasures Reg Registered RCN Reconnaissance REGS Regulations RCN Royal Canadian Navy Regt Regiment RcnLR Reconnaissance Long Range (Army) Rehab Rehabilitation RCN(V)R Royal Canadian Naval (Volunteer) Re- Rein Reinforced serve Reinf Reinforced RCO Radar Control Officer *REL Relief RCO Radio Receiver (VHF) Rei Relieve(d) RCO Remote Control Office # RELBY- When relieved by- RCo Rifle Company (Army) #RELDET When relieved detached from duty indi RCRC Revoked commission , retumed to civilian ca ted and from such other duty as may have status been assigned RCS Radar Control Ship #RELDIRDET When relieved and when directed by RCT Regimental Combat Team the commanding officer or commander designated Rctg Recruiting d t> tached from duty indicated and from such RCU Requisition Control Unit other duty as may have been assigned R3D-# Twin-engine Navy transport (VR(ML)), RELE Radio Electrician landplane, manufactured by Douglas (El Se RELES Released to War Shipping Administration gundo) Rem Remit(ed) R4D-1-5-6-7 "Skytrain"; twin-engine NaYy trans Rem-Rand Remington-Rand port (VR(ML) ), landplane, manufactured by Ren MR Reconnaissance Medium Range (Army) Douglas RENT Allotment for payment of rent when specifi- R4D-2-3-4 "Skytrooper"; two-engine Navy trans cally authorized by the Secretary of the Navy port (VR(ML) ), manufactured by Douglas *REP Repair RSD-4 "Skymaster"; four-engine Navy transport Rep Repairman (VR(HL)), manufactured by Douglas REP AR Repairing RDB Ramped Dump Barge RepComD~sPac Representative of Commander De RDEM Released from active duty result demobili- stroyers, Pacific Fleet zation RepForMaint Representative of Maintenance Force RDep Recruit Depot #REPISC Report to immediate superior in command RDF Radio Direction Finder if present, otherwise by dispatch, for duty indi RDFSta Radio Direction Finder Station cated RDM Radarman REPL Replacement ROM Ramped Dump Barge Repln, Replacement RDO Radio; Wireless #REPLTR Report(ing) by letter to RD OPR Radar Operator RepO Reporting Officer Rdr Raider (USMC) *REPT Report(ing) Rds Rounds of ammunition #REPTRANS Report for transportation to the port RDU Receipt and Despatch Unit (Aircraft) in which ship or commander designated may be, RE Radio Electrician or to location designated. Upon arrival report Rear Adm Rear Admiral for duty or purpose indicated. *REC Receive(ing) Req Request; Requisition RecBaks Receiving Barracks REQN Requisition Reece Reconnaissance # REQNOM Request nomination RECD Received #REQREC Request recommendation Recg Receiving Requa! Requalify; Requalified Recipro Reciprocating RER Rubberized Equipment Repair Reel Reclamation *RES Reserve 63 •RESC Rescue RNLO Royal Naval Liaison Officer ResDist Reserve District RNN Royal Netherlands Navy Resgd Resigned RN(V)R Royal Naval (Volunteer) Reserve (GB) RES!IC Reserve-In Commission (vessel status) RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force RES/IS Reserve-In Service (vessel status) RNZN Royal New Zealand Navy R~sLab Research Laboratory RNZN(V)R Royal New Zealand Naval (Volunte~r) RES/OC Reserve-Out of Commission (vessel status) Reserve RES/OS Reserve-Out of Service (vessel status) RO Recruiting Officer Rest Restricted RO Regimental Orders (Army) Restd Restricted RO Routing Office(r) Rest ltr Restricted letter ROB Reserve on Board RESTR Restricted "Roc" Television system for guiding bombs Ret Retain ( ed) ROCCM Guided Missile Countermeasures RET Retired "Roger" "I understand" RET AN Retained "Roger" "R" in the phonetic alphabet Retd Retired ROinC Resident Officer-in-Charge RETRO FA Retroactive Family Allowance check age *RON Squadron Ret ser Retained in the service RONLY Receiver only Reurad Refer to (Regarding) your message RONS Reserve Officers of the Naval Service ~ REV AR Authorized to revisit any of the above men RORET Authorized Rotational Retention tioned places and to vary the above itinerary as ROTATE Return to may be deemed necessary ROTC Reserve Officers Training Corps (usually RF Radio Frequency NROTC) RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary (GB) ROVNITE Remaining overnight RFAD Released from active duty not result of de- RP Raid Plotter mobilization RP Rocket Projectile RFC Reconstruction Finance Corporation RP A Radium Plaque Adaptometer RFD Rural Free Delivery RP AO Radium Plaque Adaptometer Operator RFP Radio Finger Printing RPC Registered Publication Clerk RFS Ready for sea RPD Radar Planning Device RgPh Regidered Pharmacist RPH Registered Pharmacist RHO Railhead Officer RPIO Registered Publications Issuing Office RHQ Regimental Headquarters RPM Registered Publications Manual RI Recruit Instruction RPM Registered Publication Memorandum RI Rhode Island RPM Revolutions Per Minute Rig Rigger RPPI Remote Plan Position Indicator RIIA Royal Institute of International Affairs (GB) RPS Registered Publications Section RIN Royal Indian Navy (GB) RPS-DL Registered Publications Section-Districf RINA Resident Inspector of Naval Aircraft Library Ring Airborne television system R&PSec Radio and Panel Section RINM Resident Inspector of Naval Material RPSM Registered Publication Shipment Memorandum RlnsMat Resident Inspector of Naval Material RPS-PL Registered Publications Section-Personnel RlnsOrd Resident Naval Inspector of Ordnance Library RKO Range Keeper Operator R&PT Rifle and Pistol Team RL Rocket Launcher RPU Radio Phone Unit RLO Repairs Liaison Officer (Landing Craft and RPU Registered Publication Unit Barges) RR Railroad RM Radioman RR Recruit Roll RM Arrnd Sp Gp Royal Marine Armored Support RR Rifle Range Group RRC Requirements Review Committee (AstSecNav) RME Royal Marine Engineers (GB) RRC Rubber Reserve Committee RML Rescue Motor Launch (Air/ Sea Rescue) RS Passenger Transportation Specialist RMN Reserve Material (Account) Navy RS Radio Duties-Special RMO Radio (Radar) Material Office RS Receiving Ship or Station RN Royal Navy (GB) RS Recruiting Station RNAMY Royal Naval Aircraft Maintenance Yard R/S Report of Survey (Army) (GB) RS Revised Statutes RNATE Royal Naval Air Training Establishment RSC Reserve Service Control (GB) RSO Regimental Supply Officer (Army) RNBC Royal Naval Beach Commando (GB) R&SSq Repair and Salvage Squadron RNGHQ Royal Navy General Headquarters (Cairo) RT Radio Technician (GB) RT or R/T Radio Telephony RNIO Resident Naval Inspector of Ordnance RTC Replacement Training Center (Army) 64 RTL Regimental Training Line (Army) SA4 USNR officer designation for Speci~l Service, RTO Railroad Transportation Officer (Army) Lighter-than-Air Pilot. Formerly S(A4) and RTTY Radio Teletype A-VG. RUDAOE Report of Unsatisfactory or Defective SA5 USNR officer designation for Special Service, Aviation Ordnance Equipment Heavier-than-Air Pilot. Formerly S (A5). RUDM Report of Unsatisfactory or Defective Ma SAG USNR officer designation for Special Service, terial (aircraft) Lighter-than-Air Pilot. Formerly S(A6) and RUG Electronic Jammer (radar) A-VT. RUSNO(Location) Resident United States Naval SAA Small Arms Ammunition Officer (Location) SAC Supreme Allied Command RV A Retailer's Uniform Agency SAC Supreme Allied Commander RW Recreation and Welfare SACMED Supreme Allied Command(er), Mediter RW Recruiting Warrant ranean RY-# "Liberator"; four-engine Navy transport (VR SACO Sino-American Cooperative Organization (HL)), manufactured by Consolidated-Vultee SACSEA Supreme Allied Command(er), Southeast Asia SAD Special Artificer, Special Synthetic Training s Devices S First letter in the Navy aircraft designation, in SAD Support Air Direction dicating a scouting plane SADMG Special Artificer, Special Devices, Machine S Anti-Submarine Patrol (suffix to plane designa Gun Trainer tion); as, PBM-3S SAF Southern Attack Force S Boeing Aircraft Co. (formerly Stearman) (manu- SAF Strategic Air Force facturer's symbol) SAFPlan Submarine Area Frequency Plan S School(s) SAl Special Artificer, Instruments S Schweizer Aircraft Co. (manufacturer's symbol) SAIC Small Arms Interpost Competition S Seaman; as Sl (Seaman 1st class) Sail "S" in the phonetic alphabet; now obsolete and S Seaplane replaced by "Sugar" S Secret dispatch SAITR Special Artificer, Instruments, Typewriter S (No.) Senate Bill (Number) and Office Equipment Repairman S Sesquiplane SAIWR Special Artificer, Instruments, Watch Re S Sikorsky Aircraft (United Aircraft Corporation) pairman (manufacturer's symbol) *SAL Salvage S South SAL DIVES Salvage Dives S3 Squadron Operations Officer (USMC) SALED Sailed S Stearman Aircraft Co. (now Boeing) (manufac SAN USNR officer designation. See SA and N. Form· turer's symbol) erly S(A)-N. S (number) Commanding Officer (number) Sub SAlN USNR officer designation. See SAl and N. marine Flotilla · Formerly S(Al)-N. S Supply Department aboard a carrier SA2N USNR officer designation. See SA2 and N. S USNR officer designation of Special Service, Un Formerly S(A2)-N. limited. Formerly ( S). SA3N USNR officer designation. See SA3 and N. S Vought-Sikorsky (United Aircraft Corporation) Formerly S(A3)-N. (manufacturer's symbol) SA4N USNR officer designation. See SA4 and N. SA Air Search Radar (shipborne) Formerly S(A4)-N. SA Arsine SA5N USNR officer designation. See SA5 and N. S&A Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Formerly S(A5)-N. SA Limited duty SAGN USNR officer designation. See SAG and N. SA Semiautomatic Formerly S(A6)-N. SA South America SandA Bureau of Supplies and Accounts SA Special Artificer SandFSD Sea and Foreign Service Duty SA Special Assignment SandFran San Francisco, California SA USNR officer designation for Special Service, SAO Special Artificer, Optical Aviation Non-flying. Formerly S(A). SAO Support Air Observation SAl USNR officer designation for Special Service, SAP Scouting Amphibian Plan (USCG) Heavier than-Air Pilot. Formerly S(Al) and SAP Semi-Armor Piercing A-VN. SAP Spot Authorization Plan (WPB) SA2 USNR officer designation for Special Service, SAPC Small Arms Post Competition Lighter-than-Air Pilot. Formerly S(A2) and SAR Semi-Automatic Rifle (Army) A-VN. SAR USNR officer designation. See SA and R. SA3 USNR officer designation for Special Service, Formerly S(A)-R. E eavier-than-Air Pilot. Formerly S(A3) and SAIR USNR officer designation. See SAl and R. A-VG. Formerly S(Al-R. 65 SA2R USNR officer designation. See SA2 and R. SBD-# "Dauntless"; single-engine ~avy scout Formerly S(A2)-R. bomber (VSB), manufactured by Douglas. SA3R USNR officer designation. See SA3 and R. #SBDC Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Formerly S(A3)-R. #SB&DDCo Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Federal, SA4R USNR officer designation. See SA4 and R. Newport News, Sun) Formerly S(A4)-R. SBF-# "Helldiver"; single-engine Navy scout-bomb SA5R USNR officer designation. See SA6 and R. er (VSB), manufactured by Fairchild (Canada) Formerly S(A5)-R. SBN-# Single-engine Navy scout-bomber (VSB), SA6R USNR officer designation. See SA6 and R. manufactured by Naval Aircraft Factory Formerly S(A6)-R. SB ro Senior British Naval Officer (U.S. controiied SAR Net Support Air Request Net (Communica- port) tions) SBNOWA Senior British Naval Officer, Western At- SASAT Shipboard Anti-Submarine Attack Teacher lantic Sat Saturated SBP Summary Plot Board SAT USNR officer designation. See SA and T. Form SBS Strategic Balkan Services erly S(A)-T. SBU-# Single-engine Navy scout-bomber (VSB), bi SAlT USNR officer designation. See SAl and T. plane, manufactured by Chance-Vought Formerly S(Al)-T. SB2U-# "Vindicator"; single-engine Navy scout SA2T USNR officer designation. See SA2 and T. bomber (VSB), manufactured by Vought-Sikor Formerly S(A2)-T. sky SA3T USNR officer designation. See SA3 and T. SBW-# "Heildiver"; single-engine Navy scout-bomb Formerly S(A3)-T. er (VSB), manufactured by Canadian Car and SA4T USNR officer designation. See SA4 and T. Foundry Formerly S(A4)-T. SC Halifax Slow to United Kingdom (routing desig SA5T USNR officer designation. See SA5 and T. nation) Formerly S(A5)-T. SC Radar type designation for shipborne equipment SA6T USNR officer designation. See SA6 and T. used in air search Formerly S(A6)-T. SG-# "Seahawk"; single-engine Navy observation- SATFor Special Air Task Force scout (VOS), manufactured by Curtiss SA TP Small Arms Target Practice S-C Secret and Confidential Files SA V AIIotment for Savings SC Ship's Cook SA VBOND AIIotment for purchase of War Savings SC Signal Corps (Army) Bonds SIC Statement of Charges (Army) SAX USNR officer designation. See SA and X. Form SC Strato-cumulus erly S(A)-X. SC Submarine Chaser (110') SAlX USNR officer designation. See SAl and X. SC Summary Court Formerly S(Al)-X. SC Supply Corps SA2X USNR officer designation. See SA2 and X. SC USN officer designation for Supply Corps Formerly S(A2)-X. SCI USNR officer designation for Special Service, SA3X USNR officer designation. See SA3 and X. Special Communications Duties. Formerly S(Cl) Formerly S(A3)-X. and C-VL. SA4X USNR officer designation. See SA4 and X. SC2 USNR officer designation for Special Service, Formerly S(A4)-X. Special Communications Duties. Formerly S(C2) SA5X USNR officer designation. See SA5 and X. and C-VX. Formerly S(A5)-X. SCAEF Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary SA6X USNR officer designation. See SA6 and X. Force Formerly S(A6)-X. SCAJAP Shipping Control Administrator Japan SB First two letters in the Navy aircraft designation, SCAO Senior Civil Affairs Officer indicating a scouting-bombing plane SCAP Supreme Commander Allied Powers (Japan) SB Secondary Battery SCAR South Carolina #SB Shipbuilding SCAT Service Command Air Transportation SB Submarine Base SCAT South Pacific Combat Air Transport (USMC) Sb Switchboard SCB Ship's Cook, Butcher SB Switchboard Operator SC(C) Submarine Chaser (110') (Control) SB2A-# "Bermuda"; single-engine Navy scout SCD Supply, Commissary and Disbursing bomber (VSB), manufactured by Brewster SCE Superintending Civil Engineer (GB) SBAE Stabilized Bombing Approach Equipment SCF Support Carrier Force SBG-# Single-engine Navy scout-bomber (VSB), bi Sch School pl~ne, manufactured by Curtiss SCI Ship Controlled Intercept (radar) SB2G-# "Helldiver"; single-engine Navy scout SCI Supervisory Cost Inspector bomber (VSB), manufactured by Curtiss SC!k Ship's Clerk SBCn Shipbuilding Company SC.M Sender's Composition Message SBCorp Shipbuilding Corporation SCM Summary Court Martial 66 SC:\1 USNR officer designation for General Service, SCW USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve. Supply Corps, Merchant Marine. Formerly Supply Corps. Formerly SC(W). SC-M. SCIX USNR officer designation. See SCl and X. SC:\IR US:N'R officer designation for General Service, Formerly S(Cl)-X. Supply Corps, Merchant Marine. Formerly SCM. SC2X USNR officer designation. See SC2 and X. SClN · USNR officer designation. See SCl and N. Formerly S(C2)-X. Formerly S(Cl}-N. SD Aircraft detection radar for submarines SC2~ USNR officer designation. See SC2 and N. S&D Single and Double Reduction Gears Formerly S(C2}-N. SD Special Duty *SCO Scouting SD Spectacle Dispenser SCOFA Shipping Control Office, Forward Area SD Supply Department ScoFor Scouting Force SDA San Diego, California •scoL School SDAK South Dakota SC0:\1 USNR officer designation for Special Service, SDC Southern Defense Command (Army) Communications Duties. Formerly S(C). SDEJ\I USNR officer designation for Special Service, SCO:\IA Shipping Control Office, Marianas Deck and Engineering Duties, Merchant Marine. SCOX USNR officer designation. See SCOM and N. Formerly S(DEM). Formerly S{C)-N. SDEN USNR officer designation. See SDEM and N. SCOR USNR officer designation. See SCOM and R. Formerly S(DEM)-N. Formerly S(C)-R. SDER USNR officer designation. See SDEM and R. ScoRon Scouting Squadron Formerly S(DEM)-R. SCOROR Secretary's Committee on Research on Re SDET USNR officer designation. See SDEM and T organization (Navy) Formerly S{DEM)-T. SCOT USNR officer designation. See SCOM and T. SDEX USNR officer designation. See SDEM and X. Formerly S(C)-T. Formerly S(DEM)-X. Scotch Firetube boiler SDGA Single Degaussing Cable #SCOTRACEN Scouting Training Center SDHIRS Sub-District Headquarters Induction and SCOX USNR officer designation. See SCOM and X. Recruiting Station Formerly S{C)-X. SD:\1 USNR officer designation for Special Service, SCR(number) Signal Corps Radio (number) (Army) Deck Duties, Merchant Marine. Formerly S(DM). SCR Summary Control Report (Planning and Pro SD:'ItN USNR officer designation. See SDM and N. duction) Formerly S(DM)-N. SCR USNR officer designation for General Service, SD:\IR USNR officer designation. See SDM and R. Suppl~· Corps. Formerly SC. Formerly S(DM)-R. SClR USNR officer designation. See SCI and R. SD:\IT USNR officer designation. See SDM and T. Formerly S(Cl)-R. Formerly S(DM)-T. SC2R USNR officer designation. See SC2 and R. SD:\IX USNR officer designation. See SDM and X. Formerly S(C2)-R. Formerly S{DM)-X. SCS USNR officer designation for Special Sen·ice, SDO Specialist Duty Only Snpply Corps. Formerly SC{S). SDO Staff Duty Officer SClT USNR officer designation. See SCI and T. SDO Station Duty Officer Formerly S(Cl)-T. SdOpr Sound Operator SC2T USNR officer designation. See SC2 and T. SE Single-ended, cylindrical boiler Formerly S(C2)-T. SE Single Engine SCTC Submarine Chaser Training Center SE Southeast SE USNR officer designation for Special Service, SCTD Scattered Engineering Duties. Formerly S(E). SCTraCen Submarine Cha£er Training Center SEl USNR officer designation for Special Service, SC-V(G) USNR officer designation for supply offi- Special Engineering Duties, equivalent to EDO ' cers, commissioned and warrant, including pay Hull. Formerly S(El}. clerks, qualified for general detail afloat or SE2 USNR officer designation for Special Service, ashore. This classification was abolished in Sep Special Engineering Duties, equivalent to EDO tember 1944 and replaced by SC or SC(S). Machinery. Formerly S(E2). :SC-V(P) USNR officer designation for supply officers SE3 USNR officer designation for Special Service, (General Service), commissioned in probationary Special Engineering Duties, equivalent to EDO status, and, after qualification and transfer to Electrical. Formerly S(E3). SC-V(G), available for general detail afloat or SE4 USNR officer designation for Special Service, ashore. This classification was abolished in Sep Special Engineering Duties, equivalent to EDO tember 1944 and replaced by SC{S). Diesel. Formerly S(E4). SC-V(S) USNR officer designation for commissioned SEA Ships Editorial Association and warrant supply officers qualified for special SEA Southeast Asia (Theater) ist duties. This classification was abolished in "Seabee" Member of a Construction Battalion (CB) .September 1944 and replaced by SC or SC(S). SeaC Seacoast
67 SEAC Southeast Asia Command SE2R USNR officer designation. See SE2 and R. "Sea Clutter" Echo from surface of sea (sea return) Formerly E(E2)-R. (radar) SE3R USNR officer designation. See SE3 and R. SEAFRON Sea Frontier Formerly S(E3)-R. "Seagull" See SOC-#, S03C-#, SON-# SE4R USNR officer designation. See SE4 and R. "Seahawk" See SC-# Formerly S(E4)-R. SeaS Sea School (USMC) SerForSoPacSubCom Service Force South Pacific SEATIC Southeast Asia Translation and Interroga- Subordinate Command tion Center Seron Service Squadron SEATL Seattle, Washington SERRON Service Squadron "Seawolf'' See TBY-# *SERV Service Sec Second ServComFMFPac Service Command, Fleet Marine *SEC Secretary (to the) (of) Force, Pacific *SEC Sector ServDiv Service Division SecNav Secretary of the Navy ServFor Service Force SECP Division of Shore Establishments and Civilian ScrvLant Service Force, Atlantic Fleet Personnel (formed by merger of SOSED and ServLantSubOrdComd Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, PS&M in 1944; renamed OIR in 1945) Subordinate Command Seer Secret SERV NO Service Number *SECT Section Servon Service Squadron SecTaskFlt Second Task Fleet ServPac Service Force, Pacific Fleet SectBase Section Base Servron Service Squadron SecWar Secretary of War ServSoWesPac Service Force, Southwest Pacific SED Shore Establishments Division Fleet SEFIC Seventh Fleet Intelligence Center SES Physically on board serving sentence of court SEM USNR officer designation for Special Service, martial, not ship's company Engineering Duties, Merchant Marine. Formerly SES Strategic Engineering Survey S(EM). SESE Secure Echo-Sounding Equipment (sonar) Serna Semaphore SET USNR officer designation. See SE and T. For- SEMN USNR officer designation. See SEM and N. merly S(E)-T. Formerly S(EM)-N. SElT USNR officer designation. See SEl and T. SEMR USNR officer designation. See SEM and R. Formerly S(El)-T. Formerly S(EM)-R. SE2T USNR officer designation. See SE2 and T. SEMT USNR officer designation. See SEM and T. Formerly S(E2)-T. Formerly S(EM)-T. SE3T USNR officer designation. See SE3 and T. SEMX USNR officer designation. See SEM and X. Formerly S(E3)-T. Formerly S(EM)-X. SE4T USNR officer designation. See SE4 and T. Sen Senator Formerly S(E4)-T. *SEN Senior Sett Settlement SEN USNR officer designation. See SE and N. For SETT Submarine Escape Training Tank merly S(E)-N. SEV Severn SE1N USNR officer designation. See SE1 and N. #SEVENPERDAIR A per diem of seven dollars in Formerly S(E1)-N. lieu of subsistence will be allowed while in an air SE2N USNR officer designation. See SE2 and N. travel status Formerly S(E2)-N. SEX USNR officer designation. See SE and X. For SE3N USNR officer designation. See SE3 and N. merly S(E)-X. Formerly S(E3)-N. SElX USNR officer designation. See SEl and X. SE4N USNR officer designation. See SE4 and N. Formerly S(El)-X. Formerly S(E4)-N. SE2X USNR officer designation. See SE2 and X. SEN AVA V Senior Naval Aviator Formerly S(E2)-X. Sent Sentence SE3X USNR officer designation. See SE3 and X. Sent conf Sentence to be confined Formerly S(E3)-X. "Sentinel" See OY-# SE4X USNR officer designation. See SE4 and X. Sent LP Sentenced to lose pay Formerly S(E4)-X. Sep Separate SF San Francisco, California SEPacFor Southeast Pacific Force SF Scouting Force SepCen Separation Center SF Shipfitter *SER Serial Ser Serve; service; serving S&F Sound and Flash SER USNR officer designation. See SE and R. For SF Surface Search Radar merly S(E)-R. SFCB Shipfitter, Construction Battalion SElR USNR officer designation. See SE1 and R. SFCBB Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Black Formerly S(E1)-R. smith
68 SFCB!\l Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Mechan SILO Security lnteiligence Liaison Office (Central ical Draftsman Mediterranean Forces) SFCBP Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Pipe Fit SIM Servizio Informazioni Militaire (Italy) ter and Plumber SIME Security Intelligence, Middle East SFCBR Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Rigger SIN USNR officer designation. See SI and N. For- SFCBS Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Steel- merly S(I)-N. workar SINO Chinese SFCBW Shipfitter, Construction Battalion, Welder SIO Ship's Information Officer SFCP Shore Fire Control Party SIR USNR officer designation. See SI and R. For SFDS Standby Fighter Directo.r Ship merly S(I)-R. SFIC San Francisco Information Center (Army Air SIS Secret Intelligence Service (GB) Warning Service) SIS Naval Intelligence Service (Italy) SFNSY San Francisco Naval Shipyard •siT Situation SFPOE San Francisco Port of Embarkation SIT USNR officer designation. See SI and T. For S&FSD Sea and Foreign Service Duty (pay status) merly S(I)-R. S&FSD(A) Sea and Foreign Service Duty (on avia- SIW Self-inflicted wound tion pay) SIX USNR officer designation. See SI and X. For- S&FSD(S) Sea and Foreign Duty (on submarine merly S(I)-X. pay) SJ San Juan, Puerto Rico SFSR Shipfitter, Ship Repair SJ Surface search radar for submarines SFSRC Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Chipper-Caulker SK Air search radar (shipborne) SFSRD Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Diver Sk Sketch SFSRF Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Steelworker-Angle- S&K Snow and Knobstedt (ship engines) smith SK Storekeeper SFSRL Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Driller-Reamer SKCB Storekeeper, Construction Battalion, Steve- SFSRP Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Pipe Fitter-Plumber dore SFSRR Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Riveter SKD Storekeeper, Disbursing SFSRS Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Shipfitter SKed Schedule SFSRW Shipfitter, Ship Repair, Welder Skiatron British term for Projection Plan Position SG Qualified in Submarines (limited) Indicator (PPPI) SG Surface Search Radar SKT Storekeeper, Technical SG Surgeon General (Army) SKY Storekeeper, Aviation SG Sydney o.r St. Johns, Newfoundland to Greenland "Skymaster" See R5D-4 (routing designation) "Skytrain" See R4D-1-5-6-7 Sgl Single Reduction Gears "Skytrooper" See R4D-2-3-4 SGP Secondary Gun Pointer SL Large signal search light Sgt Sergeant S-L Sound locator SgtMaj Sergeant Major SL Submarine Qualification Lapsed SHAEF Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expedition- SL Support line ary Force SL Surface search radar SHC Superheat Control (boilers) SL USNR officer designation for Special Service, SHF Super High Frequency Legal Specialist. Formerly S(L). Ship Shipboard SLCU Standard Landing Craft Unit •sHO Sho.re SLN USNR officer designation. See SL and N. For• #SHOROUTFUBINT The Secretary of the Navy has merly S(L)-N. determined that this employment on shore duty SLOE Special List of Equipment beyond the seas is required by the public in SLP Scouting landplane terests SLR USNR officer designation. See SL and R. For #SHORPUBINT The Secretary of the Navy has deter merly S(L)-R. mir.-e d that this employment on shore duty is re SLT USNR officer designation. See SL and T. FOT quired by the public interests merly S(L)-T. 'SHOTS" A Gunner's Mate in charge of a small AA SLt&SdL Searchlight and Sound Locator gun (20MM, 50cal) SLX USNR officer designation. See SL and X. For- SHP Shaft horsepower merly S(L)-X. SI USNR officer designation for Special Service, In SM Air and surface search radar telligence Duties. Formerly S(l). SM Salvage Mechanic SIA Air Intelligence Service (Italy) SM Shipment Memorandum SID Security and Intelligence Service (Army) SM Signalman •siG Signal SM Soldier's Medal SIGCUM Communications Security Publication-1515 Sm Steamotive (Army) S/M Submarine (GB) • SIGSALY Scrambled voice transmission (Army) SM Submarine, Mine Laying Sigtot Signal Corps One-Time Tape S/M Submarine pay 69 S!\IA Ship's Material Account S04 USNR officer designation l'or Special Service, #SMACRATRACE~ Small Craft T.raining Center Special Ordnance Duties in Ammunition and Ex Sl\lA W Second Marine Aircraft Wing plosive. Formerly S(04). Sl\lG Sub-Machine Gun S05 USNR officer designation for Special Service, Sl\10 Senior Medical Officer Special Ordnance Duties in Torpedoes. Formerly SMP Sound Motion Picture Technician S(05) ). SMPO Sound Motion Picture Operator S06 USNR officer designation for Special Service, S-l\1PR Semi-Monthly Progress Reports Special Ordnance Duties in Under Water Ord SMR Special Money Requisition nance. Formerly S ( 06). SMS Marine Service Squadron SOA Speed of Approach SMSD Submarine Detector Ship's Magnet SOAG Senior Officer Assault Group (GB) SN First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa SOASC (I) Senior Officer Assault Ships and Craft tion, indicating a scout-training plane (India) (GB) SN Portable surface search radar SOG--# "Seagull"; single-engine Navy scout-observa SN USNR officer designation. See S and N. For- tion (VSO) land plane or seaplane, biplane, merly (S)-N. manufactured by Curtiss SNA Student Naval Aviator S03C-# "Seagull"; single-engine Navy scout-obser (SNAFU) (Situation Normal, All Fouled Up) vation (VSO), land plane and seaplane, manu SNAP Senior Naval Aviator Present factured by Curtiss SNAP Student Naval Aviation Pilot SoCalSec Southern California Sector, Western Sea SNAP(G) Student Naval Aviation Pilot (Glider) Frontier SNB-1 "Kansan"; twin-engine Navy training plane SoChinaFor South China Force (VSN{M)), manufactu.red by Beech SOCMC Special Order of the Commandant of the SNB-2-2C-2H "Navigator"; twin-engine Navy train Marine Corps ing plane (VSN), manufactured by Curtiss SOD Small Object Detector SNC-# "Falcon"; Navy single-engine training plane SOE Secret Operations Executive (British research (VSN), manufactured by Curtiss unit conesponding to OSS) SKJ-# "Texan"; Navy training plane (VN), manu- SOE Special Operation Executi\·e (GB) . factured by North American SoEastPac Southeast-Pacific Force (later, Command) SKL Standard Nomenclature List (Army) SOEF Kandy Senior Officer, Eastern Fleet, Kandy SNJ\1 Senior Naval Member (GB) SNOL Senior Naval Officer, Landings (GB) Sofar Sound Fixing and Ranging SNOP Senic.r Naval Officer Present (US) SOG Special Operations Group SNOPG Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf (GB) SOl Signal Operations Instructions (Army) SNORSCA Senior Naval Officer, Red Sea and Canal SOIC Supply Officer-in-Charge Area (GB) SOINC Supply OfficPr-in-Charge SI\OT Senior Naval Officer, Transport (GB) SOlS Senior Officer, Inshore Squadron (GB) Snow Receiver noise seen on PPI scope (amplitude SoLant South Atlantic Force (latPr, Command) indication) SoLantFor South Atlantic Force SNTFC Senior Naval Task Force Commander SOLS Solomon Islands SNV-# "Valiant"; Navy training plane (VN), manu SOI\t Sonarman; Soundman factured by Vultee SOMD Secretary's Otliee, General Counsel SO First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa SOME Secretary's Office, Management E'ngineer tion, indicating a scouting-observation plane SOMH Sonarman, Harbor Defense SO Radar type designation for shipborne equipment. SOMP Sydney Ocean Meeting Point used in surface search SON-# "Seagull"; single-engine Navy scout-observa SO Secretary's Office tion (VSO) seaplane, biplane, manufactured by *SO South(ern) Naval Aircraft Factory SO Special Orders (Army) SON USNR officer designation. See SO and N. SO Supply Officer Formerly S(O)-N. SO Surface search radar SOIN USNR officer designation. See SOl and N. Formerly S(Ol)-N. SO USNR officer designation for Special Service, Ordnance Duties. Formerly S(O). S02N USNR officer designation. See S02 and N. Formerly S0(2)-N. SOl USNR officer designation for Special Service, Special Ordnance Duties in Ordnance Engineer S03N USNR officer designation. See S03 and N. ing. Formerly S{Cl). Formerly S(03)-N. S02 USNR officer designation for Special. Service, S04N USNR officer designation. See S04 and N. Special Ordnance Duties in Aviation Ordnance. Formerly S(04)-N. Formerly S(02). SONA School of Naval Administration, Leland Stan S03 USNR officer designatton for Special Service, ford University Special Ordnance Duties in Fire Control and S05N USNR officer designation. See S05 and N. Guns. Formerly S0(3). Formerly S(05)-N.
70 SOGN USNR officer designation. See S06 and N. SOlX USNR officer designation. See SOl and X. Formerly S(06)-N. Formerly S(Ol)-X. Sonar Sound, Navigation and Ranging S02X USNR officer designation. See S02 and X. SOND Secretary's Office, Navy Department Formerly 8(02)-X. SONOM Sonar countermeasures and deception S03X USNR officer designation. See S03 and X. SOXRD Secretary's Office, Office of Research and Former!)· S(03)-X. Development S04X USNR officer designation. See S04 and X. SOP Senior Officer Present Formerly S(04)-X. SOP Standard Operating Procedure S05X USNR officer designation. See S05 and X. SOP A Senior Officer Present Afloat Formerly S(05)-X. SOP(A) Senior Officer Present (Ashore) SOGX USNR officer designation. See S06 and X. SoPac South Pacific Area and Force (later, South Formerly S(06)-X. Pacific Command) SP San Pedro, California SoPacBaCom South Pacific Base Command SIP or SP Seaplane SoPacComs South Pacific Communications SP Section Patrol SoPat South China Patrol SP Security Publication SOPUS Senior (US) Officer Present SP Shore Patrol SOR USNR officer designation. See SO and R. Form SP Single Purpose Gun erly S(O)-R. SP Smokeless Powder SOlR USNR officer designation. See SOl and R. SP Specialist Formerly S(Ol)-R. SP Qualified in Submarine Training S02R USNR officer designation. See S02 and R. SP Sub-Professional (Civil Service employees desig- Formerly S(02) )-R. nation) S03R USNR officer designation. See S03 and R. SP Summary Plotter (radar) Formerly S(03)-R. SPA South Pacific Area S04R USNR officer designaton. See S01 and R. SpA Specialist, Physical Training Instructor Formerly S(04)-R. SP AB Supply, Priorities and Allocations Board S05R USNR officer designation. See S05 and R. SPARS Women's Reserve U.S. Coast Guard. The Formerly S(05)-R. word SPAR was coined from the initials of the SOGR USNR officer designation. See S06 and R. Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus-Always Formerly S(06)-R. Ready. SORA Secretary's Office, Records Administration SpAst Special Assistant SORG Submarine Operations Research Group SPATS South Pacific Air Transportation Service SORNE (I) Senior Officer, Royal Naval Establish- SpC Specia':ist, Classification Interviewer ment (India) (GB) SPC Standard Products Committee SORR Submarine Operations Research Report (by SpCW Specialist, Chemical Warfare SORG) SPD Southern Procurement Division SOS Radio Distress Call SpD Specialist, Animal Handler SOS Services of Supply (Army) Spd Speed SOSED Secretary's Office, Shore Establishments SPDC Spare Parts Distributing Center Division (incorporated into SECP, 1944) Spdltr Speed letter SOSSPA Service of Supply, South Pacific Area Spec Special SOSU Scout Observation Service Unit Spec' Specialist SOT USNR officer designation. See SO and T. Form Spec Specification erly S(O)-T. SPEC USNR officer designation for Special Service, SOlT USNR officer designation. See SOl and T. Reserve Pay Clerk Formerly S(Ol)-T. SpeNavO Special Naval Observer S02T USNR officer designation. See S02 and T. SpEPS Specialist, Motion Picture Service-Booker Formerly S(02)-T. SpERW Specialist, Recreation and Welfare Assistant S03T USNR officer designation. See SQ3 and T. SpF Specialist, Firefighter Formerly S(03)-T. SpG Specialist, Gunnery S04T USNR officer designation. See S04 and T. SpGM Specialist, Gunnery, Aviation Free Gunnery Formerly S(04)-T. Instructor S05T USNR officer designation. See S05 and T. SpGN Specialist, Gunnery, Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Formerly S(05)-T. Instructor Spl Specialist, Punched Card Accounting Machin SOGT USNR officer designation. See S06 and T. Operator Formerly S(06)-T. Spl Special; Specialist SOTB Secretary's Office, Transportation Branch SpLT Specialist, Link Trainer Instructor SoWesPac Southwest Pacific Command SplW Special Warrant SoWesSeaFron Southwest Sea Frontier SpM Mail Clerk SOX USNR officer designation. See SO and X. Form SPM Self-propelled mount erly S(O)-X. SPO Shore Patrol Officer 71 SpO Specialist, Inspector of Naval Material SpXRL Specialist, Research Laboratory s. SpOAV Specialist, Inspector of Aviation Material SpXRS Specialist, Armed Forces Radio Service and s. SpOEN Specialist, Engineering Inspector Special Naval Radio Units s SpOOR Specialist, Ordnance Inspector SpXRT Specialist, Passenger Transportation s SpOPE Specialist, Petroleum Technician SpXSB Specialist, Telephone Switchboard Operator SPORT Support and Supervisor S] SportFor Support Force SpXST Specialist, Strategic Services sl SPOT Spotter SpXTD Specialist, Topographic Draftsman S' SpP Specialist, Photographic Specialist SpXTS Specialist, Air Stations Operations Desk- s· SpPLB Specialist, Photographer, Laboratory Time Shack S' SpPMP Specialist, Motion Picture Production SpXVA Specialist, Visual Training Aids s SpPPG Specialist, Photogrammetry · SpY Specialist, Control Tower Operator SpPR Specialist, Public Relations (USCG) Sq Squadron s SPPS Specialist, Port Security (USCG) Sqdn Squadron SpPVM Specialist, V-Mail Sqn Squadron •s SpQ Specialist, Communications Specialist SR Air Search Radar Receiver (sh;- _orne) s SpQCR Specialist, Communications Specialist, Cryp SR Seaplane Reconnaissance Aircraft s tographer S/R Service Record (Army) s SpQIN Specialist, Communications Specialist, Radio SR Shipment Request Intelligence SR Ship Repair Ratings SpQRP Specialist, Communications Specialist, Reg SR Sound Rating (Army) istered Publication Clerk 3SR Internal Delivery Teletype (intra-ship) SpQTE Specialist, Communications Specialist, Tech SR USNR officer designation_ See S and R. For- nician merly (S)-R. s SpR Specialist, Recruiter SRB Seaplane Repair Base s S&PResDis Severn and Potomac Reserve District SRB Service Record Book (USMC) (USMC) SRF Submarine Repair Facility s SpS Specialist, Personnel Supervisor (Women's Re- SRL Serial Q serve) SrMbr Senior Member SpS Specialist, Shore Patrol and Security SRNC Severn River Naval Command SPSA Special Projects School for Air S/RS Staff Returns (USMC) s SpSPS Specialist, Personnel Supervisor, V-10 SRTU Ship Repair Training Unit SpT Specialist, Teacher SRU Seaplane Reconnaissance Unit SpTLT Specialist, Link Trainer Instructor SRU Ship Repair Unit SP(TR) Specialist, (Transportation) (USCG) SRU Submarine Repair Unit SPU Special Projects Unit SS High frequency radar, directional SpU Specialist, Utility (Women's Reserve) SS Selectee (USMC) SpV Specialist, Transport Airman. SS Selective Service SpW Specialist, Chaplain's Assistant SS Sharpshooter (USMC) SpX Specialist, not elsewhere classified SS Single-seated SpXAC Specialist, Archivist SS Steamship SpXAR Specialist, Artist SS Submarine SpXBL Specialist, Ballistics SS Submarine Qualification SpXCC Specialist, Cable Censor SS Submarine Studies (by SORG) SpXCG Specialist, Crystal Grinder SS Sworn Statement SpXCT Specialist, Cartographer SSA Ship's Stores Ashore SpXDI Specialist, Discharge Interviewer SSA Signal Security Agency SpXED Specialist, Engineering Draftsman SSC Submarine Supply Center SpXFP Specialist, Fingerprint Expert SS&CS Ship's Stores and Commissary Stores SpXGU Specialist, Gage Specialist SSD Scrap Salvage Division (BuS&A) SpXID Specialist, Intelligence Duties SSD Stabilized Ship Detector SpXIR Specialist, Interpreter SSDB Shore Station Development Board SpXJO Specialist, Journalist SSF Single-seated fighter SpXKP Specialist, Key Punch Operator and Super- SSF Special Service Force visor SSF Ship's Service Force . SpXNC Specialist, Naval Correspondent SSM Silver Star Medal SpXOP Specialist, Special Project SSMB Ship's Service Man, Barber SpXPC Specialist, Position Classifier SSMC Ship's Service Man, Cobbler SpXPI Specialist, Pigeon Trainer SSML Ship's Service Man, Laundryman SpXPL Specialist, Plastic Expert SSMT Ship's Service Man, Tailor SpXPR Specialist, Public Information SSP Scouting seaplane SpXQM Specialist, Operations-Plotting and Chart SSP Ship's Stores Profit Work SSPN Ship's Stores and P.rofit, Navy
72 SSR Spin Stabilized Rockets SuborCom Subordinate Command ssu Special Service Unit SuborComd Subordinate Command ssu Squadron Service Unit (Aircraft) SuborComdServLant Subordinate Command, Service ssu Strategic Services Unit; formerly, Office of Force, Atlantic Fleet Strategic Services (OSS) SuborComdServPac Subordinate Command, Service SIT Shipping Ticket (Army) Force, Pacific Fleet SIT Sonic Telegraphy SubPac Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet ST Steward SubPacAd Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, Adminis ST Stockton trative Command ST Stratus SubPacSubordCom Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, ST Type of submarine radar used for surface search Subordinate Command and ranging while submerged SubRon Submarine Squadron ST USNR officer designation. See S and T. For SUBRU Submarine Repair Unit merly (S)-T. SUBS Subsistence Allowances • ST A Station SubScoFor Submarines Scouting Force (Pacific Sta Stationary Fleet) STAD Special Temporary Aviation Duty (USMC) SubsLant Submarines, Atlantic Fleet STAG Special Task Air Group SubsPac Submarines, Pacific Fleet *STAN Standard SubsSoWesPac Submarines, Southwest Pacific Force #STAKLANCRU Standard Landing Craft Unit #SUCHTRANS For such transportation as he may STAR Specialized Training and Reassignment designate (Army) #SUCHTRANSVAIL (via) Such transportation as Stat Statutes-at-Large of the United States may be available Stbd Starboard SUDAM Sunk or Damaged STD Physically on board under instruction; not Sugar "S" in the phonetic alphabet, replacing the ship's company obsolete "Sail" Std Steward SumCM Summary Court Martial (Army) StdA Steward's Assistant Su or Du Single or double uptake (boilers) StdB Steward's Branch (USMC) *SUP Supply Ste Steward (Officer's) (USMC) SupCom Supreme Command Steno Stenographer SupCon Superintending Constructe>r Stereo Stereoscopic Super Sniffer A race>n SteT Steward, technical (USMC) Super Scarab Naval aircraft engine, 7 cylinders, StfSgt Staff Sergeant (USMC) manufactured by Warner STG Absent in straggler status SuPier Naval S.upply Pier Stinger Dog Project A drone boat project SuplnsMat Supervising Inspector of Naval Material St!\1 Steward's Mate #SUPOFCOMD Supply Officer-in-Ce>mmand STO Storekeeper (USCG) SupSgt Supply Sergeant (USMC) STOCK Stockton, California SupShip Supervise>r of Shipbuilding STP Stop *SUPT Superintendent (ing) Str AFPOA Strategic Air Force, Pacific· Ocean Area SuptNavObsy Superintendent, Naval Observatory Strag Straggler Supv Supervisor StrAirPoa Strategic Air Force, Pacific Ocean Areas SUR Physically on board as a "Survivor" STRG Straggler Sur Surrender(ed) STIK Striking SurGen . Surgeon General STT Stenographer, Medical *SURV Survey STU Service Trials Unit SUS Suspended (aviation) Stud Student SUSNO Senior U.S. Naval Officer STV Steam Tank Vessel SUSP Vessels which will have construction termi- SU Service Unit (Army) nated upon the completion of specified items SUB Submarine Service SV Selective Volunteer (U.S. Navy) SubAd Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet Administra SV Type of submarine radar for aircraft warning t1on S/V Surface Vessel SubAdMI Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet Administra- SVC Service tion, Mare Island SvC Service Command (Army) SuBase Submarine Base SW Secretary of War SubBase Submarine Base SW Security Watch SubCom Subordinate Command, Service Force, Pa- SW Ship's Warrant (USMC) cific Fleet SW Southwest SubDiv Submarine Division SWA Southwest Approaches (to GB) SubLant Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet SWETTU Special Weapons Experimental Tactical Subm Submerged Test Unit SUBOR Subordinate SWNCC State, War, Navy Coordinating Ce>mmittee 73 SWOD Special Weapons Ordnance Devices T AS True Air Speed SWPA Southwest Pacific Area TaskFlot Task Flotilla SWPA Surplus War Property Administration TASSO Transatlantic Air Safety Service Organiza SWPC Smaller War Plants Corporation tion SWPF Southwest Pacific Force TAT Torpedo Attack Teacher SWTTEU Special Weapons Test and Tactical Evalu TAW Trinidad to Aruba to Key West (routing desig ation Unit nation) SX Search and altitude determining radar with con TB First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa- stant sweep tion, indicating a torpedo-bombing plane SX Sectional Express (boiler) TB Torpedo Boat (German); corresponds to US DE SX USNR officer designation. See S and X. For TB Tractor Biplane merly (S)-X. TB Trinidad to Bahia (routing designation) TBA Tables of Basic Allowances; previously, Basic Tables of Commissioning Allowances (BTCA) TBD-# "Devastator"; single-engine Navy Torpe
76 UKIP United Kingdom Import Plan USFR 4 C See F ULP Utility landplane USFR 4 D See F UN United Nations USFR 5 See F Uncle "U" in the phonetic alphabet, replacing the USHP U.S. Helium Plant (Amarillo) obsolete "Unit" USL Underwater Sound Laboratory UnderSecNav Under Secretary of the Navy USLO U.S. Liaison Officer UNIF GRAT Uniform gratuity USMA U.S. Military Academy (West Point) Unit "U" in the phonetic alphabet, now obsolete and USMAPU U.S. Military Academy Preparatory Unit replaced by "Uncle" USMB U.S. Marine Barracks Univ Universal USMC U.S. Marine Corps UNLOD "Discharging" USMC U.S. Maritime Commission UNO United Nations Organization (now UN) USMCAS U.S. Marine Corps Air Station #UNORDGAN Unexecuted portion of orders hereby USMCR U.S. Marine Corps Reserve cancelled USMCR(F) U.S. Fleet Marine Corps Reserve UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation USMCR(O) U.S. Organized Marine Corps Reserve Administration USMCR(V) U.S. Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve UPO Unit Personnel Office (Army) USMCWR U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve *UR Your(s) USMEMMILCOMUNO U.S. Members, UN Military URAD Your Radio Staff Committee URDIS Your Dispatch USMILCOMUNO U.S. Delegation, UN Military Staff URLTR Your Letter Committee URMGM Your Mailgram USMS U.S. Maritime Service URMSG Y .>ur Message USMSOS U.S. Maritime Service Officers School URSER Your Serial USMSTS U.S. Maritime Service Training School URTEL Your Telegram USN U.S. Navy (also indicates Regular Navy) US United States USNA U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis) U/S or US Unserviceable USNACC U.S. Naval Member of the Allied Control USA U.S. Army Commission (Germany) USAAF U.S. Army Air Forces USNATRA U.S. Naval Training USAAFIME U.S. Army Air Forces in the Middle USN A VYMILCOMUNO U.S. Naval Representative, East UN Military Staff Committee USAASC U.S. Army Air Service Command USNDD U.S. Naval Drydorks USAF U.S. Army Forces USNH U.S. Naval Hospital USAF! U.S. Armed Forces Institute USN-I U.S. Regular Navy-Inductee USAFICPA U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific USN-1-CB U.S. Regular Navy-Inductee-Construc Area tion Battalion USAFIK U.S. Army Forces in Korea USNIP U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings USAFIME U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East USN-ISA U.S. Regular Navy-Inductee Special USAFISPA U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Assignment Area USNLO U.S. Naval Liaison Officer USAFSA U.S. Army Forces in South America USNR U.S. Naval Reserve USAIRMILCOMUNO U.S. Army Air Force Repre- USNR U.S. Navy Regulations sentative, UN Military Staff Committee USNR M U.S. Merchant Marine Reserve USASOS U.S. Army Service of Supply USNR M 1 U.S. Merchant Marine Reserve Seagoing USAT U.S. Army Transport USNR M2 U.S. Merchant Marine Reserve Coastal USBATU U.S.-Brazil Aviation Training Unit Defense USC(A) U.S. Code (Annotated) USNR 0 U.S. Organized Naval Reserve USCC U.S. Commercial Company USNR 01 U.S. Organized Naval Reserve Seagoing USCG U.S. Coast Guard USNR 02 U.S. Organized Naval Reserve Aviation USCGA U.S. Coast Guard Academy USNR&SL U.S. Navy Radio and Sound Laboratory USCGC U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (San Diego) USCGR U.S. Coast Guard Reserve USNR SV U.S. Naval Reserve, Selective Volunteer USC & GS U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey USN-SV U.S. Regular Navy Selective Volunteer U-see Micro-seconds USNR V U.S. Volunteer Naval Reserve USEES U.S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station USNTI U.S. Navy Travel Instructions (Annapolis) USO Under Secretary of the Navy's Office USF U.S. Fleet USO United Service Organizations USF (No.) Current Tactical Orders and Doctrine, USP Utility seaplane U.S. Fleet (No.) USRad U.S. Fleet Shore Radio Station USFR U.S. Fleet Reserve USREPMILCOMUNO U.S. Representative, UN Mili- USFR 2 See F tary Staff Committee USFR 3 C See F USREPOF U.S. Navy Reporting Officer USFR 3D See F USRO U.S. Routing Office 77 USS U.S. Ship (naval vessel) VADI\1 Vice Admiral USSAFE U.S. Strategic Air Force, Europe "Valiant" See SNV-# USSBS U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey VAM Vice Admiral, Malta (GB) USSECMILCOMUNO The Secretary, U.S. Delega- *VAN Advanced tion, UN Staff Committee VAQ(BPF) Vice Admiral Administration British USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Pacific Fleet at Melbourne USSTAFE U.S. Strategic Tactical Air Force, Europe VB Navy bombing plane USW Under Secretary of War VB Navy dive bomber squadron USWBC U.S. War Ballot Commission VBF Navy bombing-fighting aircraft UT United States to United Kingdom (Troop) (rout VBF Navy bomber-fighter squadron ing designation) VBT Bombing, torpedo plane *UT Utility VC Composite aircraft squadron UTC Unit Training Center (Army) VC Vetinary Corps (Army) UtRon Utility Squadron VCB Construction Battalion (USNR classification) UtRonFwdArea Utility Squadron, Forward Area VCNO Vice Chief of Naval Operations UtWing Utility Wing VCS Cruiser-scouting squadron UtWingServLant Utility Wing, Service Force, At VD Photographic squadron (aircraft) lantic VD Venereal Disease UtWingServPac Utility Wing, Service Force, Pacific V-DISC Recording of musical entertainment VDP Volunteer Reservists in drill pay status VE Air Evacuation squadron V-E Victory-Europe (9 May 1945) v "Ventura" See PV-1-3 V-l,Y-2,\"-3 Divisions of the Air Department aboard Vert 2-exp Vertical double expansion engine an aircraft carrier Vert 3-exp Vertical triple expansion engine V Canadian Vickers (manufacturer's symbol) Vert 4-exp Vertical quadruple expansion engine V Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Con *VES Vessel YAir) (manufacturer's symbol) VESCA(S) Vessels and Cargo V Heavier-than-air aircraft *VET Veteran V Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (formerly Vega VetAdm Veterans Administration Aircraft Corporation) (manufacturer's symbol) VF Navy fighter plane V-1 Pilotless flying bomb employed by the Germans VF Navy fighter squadron V-2 Rocket bomb employed by the Germans VFB Fighter bombing plane V Vega Aircraft Corporation (now Lockheed Air- VF(M) Fighter plane (two-engine) craft Corporation) (manufacturer's symbol) VF(N) Navy night fighter squadrons V Vertical in line (aircraft engine) VG Light transport plane (single-engine) V Vickers, Inc. (manufacturer's symbol) VG Very good V Volunteer (U.S. Naval Reserve) VGF Escort-fighting squadron V Vultee Aircraft, Inc. (manufacturer's symbol) VGS Escort-scouting squadron Vl Accredited College Program and Naval ROTC VH Ambulance plane (USNR classification) VH Navy rescue squadrons V2 Aviation Branch (USNR classification) VHF Very High Frequency V3 Communications (USNR classification) VI Virgin Islands V 4 Intelligence (USNR classification) Vice Adm Vice Admiral V5 Aviation Cadets (USNR classification) Vice CNO Vice Chief of Naval Operations V6 General Service and Specialists (USNR classifi Victor "V" in the phonetic alphabet cation) "Vindicator" See SB2U-# V7 Midshipmen Officer Candidates (USNR classifi VIO Visual Intercept Officer cation) VIP Very Important Person VS Aviation Pilot Training, Enlisted Reserve (USNR "Viper" See BAKA classification) VIPI Very Important Person Indeed V9 WAVES Officer Candidates (USNR classification) VIR Virginia VlO WAVES Enlisted Personnel (USNR classifica VIS Visibility tion) *VIS Visual Vll Midshipmen Officer Candidates 0 (Older Group) VJ Utility plane (USNR classification) VJ Navy utility squadrons V12 College Training Program (USNR classification) V-J Victory-Japan (14 August 1945) VA Ambulance plane V-J(M) Utility, 2-engine plane VA Veterans' Administration V-JR Utility-transport plane VA Virginia VK Drone VA Visual Training Aid Specialist VKN Target drone (training) V ABPF Vice Admiral British Pacific Fleet VL Glider VA (D) Vice Admiral (Destroyers) (GB) VLA Very Low Altitude
78 VLB Navy glider (special) VR (MS) Transport, 2-engine, seaplane VLN Training glider VS Scouting plane V-Loan Production loan made under regulation V VS Navy shore-based scouting squadron (Victory) of the Federal Reserve System VS Visual Signal VLR Transport glider VSB Scout-bombing plane VLR Very long range (aircraft) VSN Scout-training plane VM Anti-aircraft Gunnery Instructors VSN (l\1) Training plane, 2-engine Vl\1 Aviation Free Gunnery Instructors VSO Scout observation plane VM Discharge Interviewers VT Torpedo plane VM Engineering Inspectors VT Navy torpedo bomber squadron VM Inspectors of Aviation Material VT Vermont VM Ordnance Inspectors VTB Torpedo-bombing plane VM Position Classifiers VTD ravy aircraft (training) VM V-Mail Specialists VT fuse Variable Time fuse V-Mail Letters transmitted by microfilm VT-Loan Combination Production Termination Loan VMB Marine medium and heavy patrol bomber VT( ') Navy night torpedo bomber squadron squadron (land-based and seaplane) VTO Visual Training Officer VMBF Marine fighter bomber squadrons VTO Vocational Training Officer VMD Marine photographic squadrons VMF Marine fighter squadrons VMF(N) Marine night fighter squadrons w VMJ Marine utility squad.ron W Canadian Car and Foundry (plane manufacturer's VML Marine glider squadron symbol) VMO Marine observation squadron W Special search mission (suffix to plane designa VMO(AS) Marine observation squadron (artillery tion) spotting) W Waco Aircraft Company (plane manufacturer's VMR Marine transport squadron symbol) VMSB Marine scout bombing squadron W Willys-Overland (plane manufacturer's symbol) VMTB Marine torpedo bomber squadron W USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, VN Training plane Unlimited Service. Formerly (W). VO Observation plane W(s) Watt(s) VO Navy battleship observation squadron WA Western Approaches (to GB) VO Verbal order (Army) WA USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, VOC Navy observation spotter squadron Aviation Nonflying Duties. Formerly W(A). VOC Volunteer Officer Candidate (Army) WAA War Assets Administration VOF Navy observation fighter squadron WAAC Women's Auxiliary Army Corps VOG Navy observation plane squadron WAC Women's Army Corps *VOL Volunteer· WANAP Washington National Airport VOpNav Vice Chief of Naval Operations (usually "War-Weary" Over-age bombers equipped with VCNO) "Block" (See "Block") VOS Observation scout plane WASH Washington (State) •vou Voucher WASHDC Washington, D.C. "Voyager" See JRB-2-3-4 W ASHN Washington VP Patrol plane "Wasp" Naval aircraft engine, 9 cylinders, manufac VP Navy patrol squadron tured by Pratt and Whitney VP Venereal Pamphlet "Wasp Junior" Naval aircraft engine, 9 cylinders, VPB Patrol-bombing plane manufactured by Pratt and Whitney VPB Navy medium and heavy patrol bomber squad- WASPS Women's Airforce Service Pilots ron (land based and seaplane) W AT Key West to Aruba to Trinidad (routing desig- VPB Vertical Plot Board nation) VPB (HL) Patrol Bomber, 4-engine, land plane "Water Buffalo" A !JandingVehicle Tracked {LVT) VPB (HS) Patrol Bomber, 4-engine, seaplane WATU Western Approaches Tactical Unit VPB (ML) Patrol Bomber, 2-engine, land plane WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency VPB (MS) Patrol Bomber, 2-engine, seaplane Service (U.S. Navy Women's Reserve) VPR Virtual PPI Refiectoscope (radar) WB Weather Bureau VPR-NMP VPR with Navigational Microfilm Pro- WC USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, jector (radar) Communications Duties. Formerly W(C). VPT Patrol-torpedo plane WCl USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, VR Transport plane (multi-engine) Special Communications Duties. Same as SCl. VR Navy transport squadron Formerly W(Cl} VR (HL) Transport, 4-engine, landplane WC2 USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, VR (HS) Transport, 4-engine, seaplane Special Communications Duties. Same as SC2. VR (ML) Transport, 2--engine, landplane Formerly W(C2).
79 WCA Sound gear combination installation for sonar WLTE Warrant loss to enlisted status; revocation of WCAB Working Committee of the Aeronautical appointment Board WM USNR officer classification; qualified for engi- WCBSU West Coast Base Service Unit neering watch WCDC West Coast (Naval Publications) Distribution WMC War Manpower Commission Center WNTF Western Naval Task Force WCPAB War Control Price Adjustment Board WO War Orientation WD USNR officer classification; qualified for Deck WO Warrant Officer Watch WO USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, WD War Department ordnance duties. Formerly W(O). WDA Sound gear combination installation for sonar WOJG Warrant Officer, Junior Grade (Army) WDC Washington Document Center WOO War Orientation Officer WDC Western Defense Command (Army) WOP Without Payment WDCSA War Department Chief of Staff, US Army WOQ Wave Officers' Quarters WDGF War Department Ground Forces WP White Phosphorus WDGS War Department General Staff WPA Works Progress Administration Agency WDI War Department Intelligence WPB War Production Board WDPMG-ID War Department Provost Marshal Gen WPBC Western Pacific Base Command eral, Investigation Division WPD Western Procurement Division (USMC) WDSS War Department Special Staff WPL War Plan(s) WE USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, Wpn Weapon(s) engineering duties._ Formerly W(E). WPNTS War Plan Naval Transportation Service WEA Weather WPRI Wartime Pacific Routing Instructions WEFT Wings, Engines, Fusilage, Tail (system for WPSC Shipping Control War Plan (Navy) recognition of aircraft) W &R Welfare and Recreation "WES West(ern) WR Women's Reserve WesAustralianFor West Australian Force WRA War Relocation Authority WesCar Western Carolines WRNS Women's Reserve Naval Service ("Wrens") WesCarSubArea Western Carolines Sub-Area (GB) WesCoBaseServUnit West Coast Base Service Unit WRO War Records Office WesCoSoundScol West Coast Sound School WS United Kingdom to Middle East to India (rout W esSeaFron Western Sea Frontier ing designation) Westgh Westinghouse WSA War Shipping Administration WESTOMP West-Ocean Meeting Point WSC Wabana Joiner to SC (Halifax, slow, to United W estPacBaCom Western Pacific Base Command Kingdom) (routing designation) W estSeaFron Western Sea Frontier WSC Working Security Committee WESTUNION Western Union WSF Western Sea Frontier WESTVIR West Virginia WT Water Tender W-F White-Forster (boilers) WIT Wireless Telegraphy (GB) WFA Sound gear combination installation for sonar WTCB Water Tender Construction Battalion WFA War Food Administration WTF Western Task Force WGT Turbo Geared Drive Machinery WTV Water Tank Vessel "Whirlwind" Naval aircraft engine, 7 cylinders, man WU Western Union ufactured by both Wright and Naval Aircraft WUTelCo Western Union Telegraph Company Factory WV A West Virginia "Whirlwind" Naval aircraft engine, 9 cylinders, man ufactured by Wright W-V(S) Commissioned officers of the Women's Re WHX St. Johns, Newfoundland, Joiner to HX (New serve appointed for emergency duties. This clas York to United Kingdom) (routing designation) sification was abolished in September 1944 and officers were assigned the new classification for WI Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington WI USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, which best qualified. intelligence duties. Formerly W(I). W-V(S) (CEC) Commissioned officers of the Worn WIA Wounded In Action ens' Reserve appointed for duties in connection "Widgeon" See J4F-# with the Civil Engineering Corps of the Navy. "Wilco" "I understand and will comply" This classification was abolished in September "Wildcat" See F4F-#, FM-# 1944 and officers were assigned the new clas William "W" in the phonetic alphabet sification for which best qualified. WIMS Wartime Instructions for Merchant Ships W-V(S) (DC) Commissioned officers of the Women's "Window" Radar countermeasure Reserve appointed for duties in connection with WIS Wisconsin the Dental Corps of the Navy. This classifica Wkr Worker tion was abolished in September 1944 and officers WL USNR officer designation for Women's Reserve, were assigned the new classification for which legal specialist duties. Formerly W ( L). best qualified. 80 W-V(S) (H) Comissioned officers of the Women's YandD Bureau of Yards and Docks Reserve appointed for duties in connection with YangPat Yangtze Patrol, Asiatic Fleet the Hospital Corps of the Navy. This classifica Yar Yarron (boilers) tion was abolished in September 1944 and officers YC District Lighter Open were assigned the new classification for which YC Yard Craft best qualified. YCK Open Cargo Lighter W-V(S) (MC) Commissioned officers of the Women's YCU Aircraft Transportation Lighter Reserve appointed for duties in connection with YCV District Lighter, Aircraft Transportation the Medical Corps of the Navy. This classifica Y&D Bureau of Yards and Docks tion was abolished in September 1944 and officers YD District Derrick, Floating were assigned the new classification for which YDG District Degaussing Vessel best qualified. YDSD Yards & Docks Supply Depot W-V(S) (SC) Commissioned officers of the Women's YDT District Diving Tender Reserve appointed for duties in connection with YE Aircraft radio homing beacon (HA YRAKE) the Supply Corps of the Navy. This classifica YE District Lighter, Ammunition tion was abolished in September 1944 and officers YF District Lighter, Covered (self-propelled) were assigned the new classification for which YF Provision Store Lighter best qualified. YF Range Tender WYO Wyoming YFB District Ferry Boat or Launch YFC Car Float YFD Floating Drydock X YFN District Lighter, Covered (non self-propelled) YFR Covered Lighter, Refrigerated (self-propelled) X Prefix in standard Navy aircraft designation, des YFRN Covered Lighter, Refrigerated (non self-pro- ignating an experimental model pelled) X Any punctuation (dispatches) YFT District Lighter, Torpedo Transportation (X) Pre-Flight Center under Reserve Training (not YG District Lighter, Garbage, (self-propelled) a Reserve Station) YG Land-based radio homing beacon (MOTHER) X A suffix, which, when appended to a basic USNR YGN District Lighter Garbage (non self-propelled) line officer classification, indicates special quali Y-gun Y-type depth charge projector fications in electronics: officers who, in addition YH District Lighter, Ambulance to having the qualifications for CIC Watch Offi YH Radar beacon cers, are qualified in aircraft control except at YHB District Boat, House night or in conditions of low visibility. YHT District Scow, Heating XAM Merchant ship converted into a mine-sweeper YJ Radar homing beacon (old designation) YK Radar beacon XAP Merchant cargo ship YLA District Lighter, Open Landing XAP Radio Communications Team YM District Dredge XAP Transport (GB) YM Radar beacon XB Halifax to Boston (routing designation) YJ\IS District Motor Mine Sweeper XCL Armed Merchant Cruiser (US) Y:\1T District Tug, Motor X&D Flot Experiment and Development Flotilla YN District Net Tender (Landing Craft) YNG District Gate Tender XFM Expeditionary Force Message (usually EFM) YNT District Net Tender (Tug Class) XI\ITR Transmitter YO District Barge, Fuel Oil (self-propelled) XO Executive Officer YOG District Barge, Gasoline (self-propelled) XPC OG cutter assigned to Inshore Patrol YOGN District Barge, Gasoline (non self-propelled) XPG Converted merchant ships, assigned to anti- Yoke "Y" in the phonetic alphabet submarine patrol or convoy escort YON District Barge, Fuel Oil (non self-propelled) Xray "X" in the phonetic alphabet YOS District Barge, Oil Storage XRP X-Ray and Photofluorography Technician YP District Patrol Vessel XRT X-Ray Technician YPD District Floating Pile Driver YPK District Barge, Pontoon Stowage YR District Workshop, Floating y YRC District Chamber, Submarine Rescue Y Consolidated Aircraft Corporation ( manufactur YRD(H) District Workshop, Floating, Drydock er's symbol) (Hull) Y Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation (manu- YRD(M) District Workshop, Floating, Drydock (Ma- facturer's symbol) chinery) Y Tankers (Army symbol) YS District Barge, Stevedoring Y Yeoman YSD District Derrick, Seaplane Wrecking YA District Lighter, Ash YSP District Pontoon Salvage YAG District Auxiliary, Miscellaneous YSR District Barge, Sludge Removal 81 YT Harbor Tug ZKO Observation balloon YT Yukon Territory ZMC Experimental metal-clad airship YTB District Tug, Harbor, Big ZN First two letters in the Navy aircraft designa- YTL District Tug, Harbor, Little tion, inqicating an airship (nonrigid) YTM District Tug, Harbor, Medium ZNH Navy airship, air-sea rescue YTI District Barge, Torpedo Testing ZNJ Navy airship, utility YTX Planned District Craft ZNN Non-rigid training airship YW District Barge, Water (self-i>ropelled) ZNN-G Two-engine Navy training and utility air YWN District Barge, Water (non self-propelled) ship manufactured by Goodyear ZNN-K Two-engine Navy training and utility airship manufactured by Goodyear ZNN-L Two-engine Navy training airship, manufac- z tured by Goodyear Z Administrative Aircraft (suffix to plane designa- ZNO Non-rigid observation airship tion) ZNP Non-rigid patrol airship Z Lighter-than-air aircraft (airship) ZNP-K Two-engine Navy patrol and escort airship, Z Impedance (radar) manufactured by Goodyear ZD Zone Description ZNP-M Two-engine Navy patrol and escort airship Zebra "Z" in the phonetic alphabet, replacing the manufactured by Goodyear obsolete "Zed" ZNS Non-rigid scouting airship Zed "Z" in the phonetic alphabet, now obsolete and ZofC Zones of Communications replaced by "Zebra" Zofl Zone of Interior (Army) ZedRon Blimp Squadron (later separated into Blimp- ZPG Airship Group Ron and Blimp-Hedron) ZPRon Navy Patrol (lighter-than-air) Squadron ZF Free balloon ZRN Rigid training airship Z/F Zone of Fire (Army) ZRP Rigid patrol airship ZG Canal Zone to Guantanamo (routing designation) ZRS Rigid scouting airship Z-Hour Hour set for attack ZT Zone Time ZK Barrage balloon ZTO Zone Transportation Office (Army) ZKN Training balloon ZutRon Airship Utility Squadron
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