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Amb
AMPS
Amb AirPk
Almt
Amb Amb Aiws
Am Alot
AGRC AGO
AHQ AGD
Air Aer
AFC
Aer Aer Adv
AG AEF Adm
Aer
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Adj
ADC
Actg
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A-AS
AA
A-A AAHQ
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A-A A-A
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Sew Seer
Serv
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Army Allowances Allotment
Ambulance Air
Ambulance Ambulance
Ambulance
Ammunition Alloted
Adjutant Army Aero
Aero Advance
Adjutant Aero Aero
American Administrative
Advance Adjutant’s
Administrative Aide-de-camp Anny
Acting
Adjutant
Antiaircraft
Antiaircraft Army
Army Antiaircraft
Antiaircraft Army World
Antiaircraft
Army Army
Antiaircraft
Antiaircraft
OF
Park
Park
AUTHORIZED
Construction
Squadron
Squadron Squadron
Mine
Headquarters
Field
Corps
Air
Artillery
Artillery
Artillery, Artillery
War
Company
General’s
General’s
General’s
General
Guard
Animal
Expeditionary
Service
Office
Company
Planter Service
Service
Clerk
Section
I
Machine
Machine
Headquarters Battery
Service
Artillery
Sector
Service
Park
Headquarters
Company
Section,
(repair)
(supply)
(construction)
Brigade
Transport
A
Reserve
Department
Office
Company
Park
Service
Section
Gun
Gun
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
General
Headquarters
Forces
Battalion
Company
Corps Depot
Cards Staff LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards
Am Sup Co Ammunition Supply Company Ani Tn Ammunition Train ANC Army Nurse Corps Mi Trns Dep Animal Transport Depot A Obsn Grp Army Observation Group A Obsn Wg Army Observation Wing AODGS Army Operations Division, General Staff A PM Assistant Provost Marshall Apmt Appointment APO Army Post Office App Apprentice Apr April Aptd Appointed AR Army Regulations ABC American National Red Cross ARC Cony Home American Red Cross Convalescent Home ARC Hosp American Red Cross Hospital A Res Mat U Army Reserve Material Unit Army Army Army Insp Pk Army Inspection Park Artf Artificer Arty Artillery AS Air Service ASA Air Service Military Aeronautics ASC Army Service Corps Asgd Assigned Asgmt Assignment AS Mech Regt Air Service, Mechanics Regiment ASP Air Service, Aircraft Production ASRC Air Service, Reserve Corps AS Sch Air Service School Asst Assistant Asst Bnd Ldr Assistant Band Leader Asst Cfr Assistant Chauffeur Asst C of S Assistant Chief of Staff Asst D R.y Assistant Director of Railways Asst Engr Assistant Engineer Asst Pkmr Asristant Packmaster Asst Vt Assistant Veterinarian A Tank Hq Army Tank Headquarters ATS Army Transport Service Aug August Aut Arms Rep Der Automatic Arms Repair Detachment Aut Repi Draft Automatic Replacement Draft Avia Aviation
Bn Bn
BWC Bul Bn
Butch
Brig Bn Bnd Bnd Bnd Bip BH
Btry Brig Bn Bnd Bn Bn Bin Bgir
Btry Brig Bn Bn Bin Bip
Brig Bin Bip Bglr Base AW
Br Bks
Bkry Base Awd
BHQ AWOL Aux
AWC
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Engrs
Engrs
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Hosp
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Biplane Articles
Bugler Auxiliary
Biplane Base Base
Battalion Biplane Brigade Base
Battalion Band Battalion Barracks Absent
Band Balloon Bakery Bugler, Awarded
Battalion
Bulletin Battalion Battalion Battalion Army
Brigade Battalion Band Band Balloon
Butchery Brigade Battalion Balloon
Belgian
Battery Battery Brigade Born
Brigadier
OF
AUTHORIZED
Hospital
Animal
Veterinary
Leader
Master
Corporal
Sergeant
War
War
without
Company
first
Pursuit
Pursuit
Pursuit
War Commander
of
Wing
Group
Headquarters
Company
Adjutant
Commander
Engineers,
Engineers-Flash
Engineers,
Engineers-Service
Commander
Adjutant
Company
Supply
Sergeant
General
War
College
I
class
Transport Service
Cross
leave
Wing
Group
Squadron
Hospital
Sergeant
B
Major
Mounted
Camouflage
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
Depot
and
Sound
Cards Ranging LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards
BWRJ Bureau of War Risk Insurance
C
C Corp CA Coast Artillery CAC Coast Artillery Corps CADR Coast Artillery Drill Regulations Camp Hosp Camp Hospital Camp Ifmy Camp Infirmary Camp QM Camp Quartermaster Capt Captain CAR Changes Army Regulations Cas Casual Cay Cavalry Cay Brig Cavalry Brigade Cay Div Cavalry Division Cay Div Hq Cavalry Division Headquarters Cay RC Cavalry Reserve Corps C Def Coast Defenses C Dept Central Department CDR Cavalry Drill Regulations CE Corps of Engineers CEO Chief Engineer Officer Cfr Chauffeur Cfr id Chauffeur, first class CG Commanding General CG SOS Commanding General, Service of Supply Chap Chaplain Char Character Ch Load Chief Loader Ch Mec Chief Mechanic Chng Change Ch Plan Chief Planter C Inf Colored Infantry CIP Corps of Intelligence Police Cir Circular Ck Cook CL CivilianLife Cik Clerk Clo Clothing Clo & Bth U Clothing & Bath Unit Cm Elec Casemate Electrician CO Commanding Officer Co Company LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I ServiceDischarge Cards
Co Comclr Company Commander C of A Chief of Artillery C of AS Chief Air Service C of CA Chief of Coast Artillery C of Cay Chief of Cavalry C of E Chief of Engineers C of Inf Chief of Infantry C of MB Chief of Militia Bureau C of MTC Chief of Motor Transport Corps C of Ord Chief of Ordnance C of S Chief of Staff C of Tank Corps Chief of Tank Corps Col Colonel Coll College Col Sgt Color Sergeant Corn Commutation Conf Confined Confm Confinement Comm Commission Cons Co Construction Company Contd Continued Cont Surg Contract Surgeon Cony Camp Convalescent Camp Cony Dep Convalescent Depot COO Chief Ordnance Officer Corp Corporal Corp Blgr Corporal Bugler Corps Arty Pk Corps ArtilleryPark Corps AS Corps Air Seivice Corps Mob Vet Hosp Corps Mobile Veterinary Hospital co’rs Central Officers’Training School Cp Camp CQM Chief Quartermaster CSO Chief Signal Officer C Surg Chief Surgeon CWS Chemical Warfare Service CZ Canal Zone
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DAC of S Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Day Bomb Grp Day Bombardment Group Day Bomb Sq Day Bombardment Squadron Day Bomb Wg Day Bombardment Wing DC Dental Corps DC Def Demob Dec Dep Dep DEML Dept Dept Dep Dcv Dept Det DHQ Disch Dishon Discontd Dist Div Div Div Div D Div Div D D D
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Extra Electrician Eastern Electrician
OF
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Brigade
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Chief Reserve
Wounds
Headquarters
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Air Adjutant Ordnance Judge
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Hospital Commander
Service
Service
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Service Service
Advocate
Station
Corps
Staff
Plans
Men’s
E
List
Officer
Intelligence
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
&
first
second
Storage
Medal
Cross
Division,
General
Storage
List
class
class
&
Cards
General Division,
Staff
Traffic
Staff
General
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Bn Bn Mn
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Enlisted England
Embarkation Enlisted Engineer Enlistment Engineer
Engineer Engineer Enlisted Engineers Engineer
Evacuation Expiration Expert Excellent
Executive Executive Expeditionary Evacuation
Field Field Field Field February Federal First Field First Field First Fireman Field Forfeit From
Field Fraudulent French Field Friday Field
Field
OF
AUTHORIZED
Lieutenant Class
Sergeant
Artillery Artillery Hospital Artillery
Clerk Laboratory
Remount Orders
Signal Signal War Signal
Rifleman
Croix
Man
Service
Reserve
Department
Field Reserve
Train
Division,
Assistant,
Term
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Hospital Ambulance
Battalion Service Battalion, Battalion,
Service
de
Reserve Drill
Manual
Squadron
of
Corps
Guerre
Corps
F
Regulations
Service
General
Discharge
Chief
ABBREVIATIONS
Mounted Motorized Corps
Company
of
Staff
Staff
Cards FSR
Ft FT Fur Fur
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Gi G2 G3 G4 GCM G5
Gd Gen GCMO Gd Gen Gen Gen GF GHQ
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Field Fire Fort Furlough Furlough
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General General General General
General General
Guard Guard General
General General General
General Guard General
General Gun Gun Graves Group General General
Horse Hawaiian Hawaiian
Honorably Hospital Hospital Hospital Hospital Headquarters
Headquarters OF Headquarters
Truck
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Pointer Service Commander
War
Company
&
Artillery
Registration
Staff Staff Staff
Court Court Staff Staff Repair Hospital
Headquarters
Service Order
Staff Staff
to
Fire
Corps
Train Sergeant Ship
Department
Islands
&
I
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Reserve
Service
Regulations
Hose
Officer Officer Officer
Officer Officer
Corps Company
Martial
Martial
Company Troop
Shop
Infantry
G
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Company
Discharge
Unit
No. No.
No. No. No.
ABBREVIATIONS
Order
2
4
5
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Cards Hs
Hv Hv Hv Hv
Hv
IC
Ifrny
IDR IGD IG
IGRC THCA Inc
Inctd md Inf mci
lof Inf InfRC
Inf Inf
Inst Instr
Intpr Inst
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JAGD JAGRC Jan
Jd Jr Jun Jul
Jun
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Tank
Gr
Brig
Div
Rep Wy
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Heavy Heavy
Heavy Heavy
Heavy
Inspected Infantry Infirmary
Inspector Inspector
Inspector In Inclusive Inclo Inducted Indorsement Infantry Infantry
Infantry Infantry
Infantry Inland
Institution Instruction Instrument OF Interpreter
Judge
Judge Judge
Judge Judge January Joined
Junior
Junior
Hands
AUTHORIZED
sure
War
Artillery
Artillery Mobile Field
Tank
Waterway Advocate Advocate
Advocate Advocate Advocate
Military Grade
Drill
Brigade
July June Division Reserve
Replacement
of
General General’s
and General’s
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Repair
Artillery
Battalion
Civil
Service
Regulations
Condemned Ordnance
Mobile
Aviator
Corps
General Authorities General, General’s General’s
I
Company
J
Unit
Department Reserve
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
Repair
Repair
Courts-Martial
Reserve Department
Corps
Shop
Cards
Shop
Corps Kd MA
Lab Laun LD
Let Light L Lt
Lt Lt Lv
MAB
MAC MACAD Mach Maj May Maj MC MC
MCM MD Mch MDS
Mec Mecn Mec
Med Med Med
Med Med
M-eng Memo
M-eng M-eng
of
Col Gen
Inst
Unit
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Co
Co
Rep
Dep Res Laby Arty
Sup Sup
Nt
Nt Nt
Co
Sh
Dep
Co
Bomb
Bomb Bomb
Unit
Brig
Grp
Sq
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Killed
Laboratory Laundry
Line Light Lieutenant Legion Letters
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Leave
Manual Middle Manual Machinist Major
May Major Motor Medical March Manual Motor Medical Mechanic Mechanician
Mechanical Medical
Medical Medical Medical Medical OF
Multiengine Memorandum
Mukiengine Multiengine
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of
Artillery
in War
of
General
Duty Car of of
Dispatch
Atlantic
for for
Action for
Company
Corps Department
Depot
Laboratory Reserve Absence
Supply Supply
Honor Instruction
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General
Unit
Company Army
Army
Courts-Martial
Repair
Service
Night
Night Night
Coast
Depot
Company
Service K
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Bakers Company
Cooks
Boribardment
Bombardment Bombardment
Shop
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
Artillery
Unit
Cards
District
Brigade
Group
Squadron LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service I)ischarge Cards
M-.eng Nt Bomb Wg Multiengine Night Bombardment Wing MERC Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps Mess Sgt Mess Sergeant Met Serve Meteorological Service MG Bn Machine Gun Battalion MG Bn A-A Machine Gun Battalion, Antiaircraft MG Bn Mtz Machine Gun Battalion, Motorized MG Co Machine Gun Company MGFM Machine Gun Firing Manual MG Sq Machine Gun Squadron MG Sq Mtz Machine Gun Squadron, Motorized MG Tr Machine Gun Troop MH Medal of Honor MID GS Military Intelligence Division General Staff MIGD Manual of Interior Guard Duty Mu Av Military Aviator Misc Miscellaneous Marksman MMD Manual for Medical Department MNCOP Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates Mnp Purs Brig Monoplane Pursuit Brigade Mo Month Mob Mobilization Mob Hosp Mobile Hospital Mob Lab Mobile Laboratory Mob Laun U Mobile Laundry Unit Mob Opr U Mobile Operating Unit Mob Optic U Mobile Optical Unit Mob Ord Rep Sh Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Mob Vet Hosp Mobile Veterinary Hospital Mon Monday Mon Purs Brig Monoplane Pursuit Brigade Mon Purs Grp Monoplane Pursuit Group Mon Purs Sq Monoplane Pursuit Squadron Mon Purs Wg Monoplane Pursuit Wing Mos Months MOTC Medical Officers’Training Corps MP Military Police MPC Military Police Corps MPT Manual of Physical Training MQMC Manual for the Quartermaster Corps MJR Memorandum Receipt MRC Medical Corps Mr Elec Master Electrician Mr Engr sr gr Master Engineer, Senior Grade Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr
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Sgt Sig
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Master Motor Motor Motor Motorcycle Motor Motor Motor
Manual Motor Musician Musician, Musician, Musician,
National North Northeastern Noncommissioned National
Number
November North Not No
Observer,
OF
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Observation
Observation
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October
Ordnance
Officers’ Ordnance Ordnance
Ordnance
Serial
AUTHORLZED
in
War
Transport Atlantic Sergeant Supply Transport Transport Transport
Pacific
Truck Engineer,
Hospital Gunner
Sergeant line Signal
of
Amiy
Guard
first third
second
Number
Topograpics
Reserve
I first
second
of
Company
Officer
Depot Reserve Department
Service
Company
Group
Department
Electrician
Wing Squadron
duty
Train
Coast
class
Coast
class
class
Sergeant
Corps
Junior Company Corps Corps
class
N
0
class
Officer
Corps
Discharge
Artillery
Corps
ABBREVIATIONS
Artillery
Reserve
Grade
Park
District
District
Cards
Park LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards
Ord Sgt Ordnance Sergeant Org Organization OTS Officer&Training School Out Co Outpost Company
P
Par Paragraph PCAD Panama Coast Artillery District PC Dept Panama Canal Department Pd Paid P Dept PhilippineDepartment PE Post Exchange Perm Permanent PFS Postal Express Service P Hosp Post Hospital Phar Pharmacist Photo Laby Photographic Laboratory Photo Sec Photo Section P1 Philippine Islands Pion Inf Pioneer Regiment, Infantry Pk Park Pkmr Packmaster PL Post Laundry P1Adj Personnel Adjutant Plat Platoon Plot Plotter PMG Provost Marshal General PMGD Provost Marshal General’sDepartment PMOO Provost Marshal General’sOffice Pon Pontoon PRRJ Porto Rican Regiment, Infantry Prov Provisional PS Philippine Scouts PS& T GS Purchase, Storage & Traffic, General Staff Pvt Private Pvt id Private, first class PWE Prisoner of War Escort
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Quartermaster Quartermaster Quartermaster Qualified Regular Quarters
Radio Regular Radio Radio Recruit Road Received Reappointed Reduced Reenlisted Refrigerating Reference Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regiment Regimental
Regimental Regimental Replacement Relieved Repair
Requalified Replacement Unit
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AUTHORIZED
Service
Mechanic War
Section Sergeant
Section
Army
Army
Engineers-Forestry Engineers-Construction
Engineers-Light Engineers-Electrical Engineers-Quarry Engineers-General Engineers-Sappers Engineers-Mining Engineers-Road Engineers-Searchlight Engineers-Supply Engineers-Topographical Engineers-Supply Engineers-Water
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Supply Sergeant
Service
Plant
&
Reserve
Reserve
Sergeant
Sergeant,
Salvage
R
Company
Sergeant
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
Major
Corps
senior
Company
Railway
Seriice
Supply
&
Service
Construction
&
grade Cards
Shop
Mechanical
Operation Service
&
Survey Res Retel Res
Rhd Rhd
Rmt RLW ROTC Rmt RTC RSO
Ry RTO
SA SACAD SAFAM
Sales Sales
Salv Sat SATC Sb SC SCD
SD sd Sch
S
Sdlr Sec
Sec Secr SE S-eng
S-eng S-eng Sentd Sent
Sep Sept
Serv Serv
Dept
Ord
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Dept
Dep Sup
Serv
War
Co
Comsy Comsy
Bn
Nt
Nt Nt
Rep
Dep
Det
Bomb
Bomb Bomb
Sh
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Sq
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Reference Residence
Reserve Railhead Railhead
Remount Rules Reserve Remount Railway
Regimental Railway Railroad
Small South Small Sales
Sales
Salvage Switchboard Saturday Student Summary
Special Surgeons School
same OF Southern
Section Saddler
Secretary Sector Single
Southeastern Single Single Sentence Sentenced
Separate September
Service Service
AUTHORIZED
of
Commissary
Commissary War
Arms date
Arms
Atlantic
Engine Engine Engine
Vehicle
Duty
Officer&
Transport Land
Ordnance
Army Company
Detachment
Supply
Transportation
Battalion
Depot
Service
to
Department
Court
Certificate
of
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Firing Ammunition
Service
Telegram
War
Operator
Warfare
Department
Training
Night Coast
Night Night
Depot
Detachment
Training
S
Repair
Manual Unit
Corps
Orders
Discharge
ABBREVIATIONS
Bombardment Bombardment Bombardment
Artillery
of
Corps
Disability Officer
Shop
Corps
District
Cards
Wing Croup
Squadron LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards
Sew Bn Res Service Battalion Reserve Sew Co Service Company Sew Lt Ry Service of Light Railway Sew Pk Unit Service Park Unit SGO Surgeon General’sOffice SOS Secretary, General Staff Sgt Sergeant Sgt Bglr Sergeant Bugler Sgt 1ci Sergeant, first class Sgt Maj Sergeant Major Sgt Maj jr gr Sergeant Major, junior grade Sgt Maj sr gr Sergeant Major, senior grade Ship Rep Sh Ship Repair Shop Sig C Signal Corps Sig C Dep Signal Corps Depot Sig 0 Signal Officer Sig RC SignalReserve Corps SIW Self-InflictedWound Sk Sick Sn C Sanitary Corps Sn Det Sanitary Detachment Sn Sqd Sanitary Squad Sn Tn Sanitary Train SO Special Orders S of C Statement of Charges Sol Soldier SOS Service of Supply S PCAD South Pacific Coast Artillery District Sp CM Special Court Martial Sp CMO Special Court Martial Order Sq Squadron Sqd Squad Sq Sgt Maj Squadron Sergeant Majot Sq Sup Sgt Squadron Supply Sergeant SR Special Regulations Sr Or Senior Grade SS Silver Star Ss Sharpshooter Sta Station Stab Sgt Stable Sergeant Stev Bn Stevedore Battalion Stev Co Stevedore Company Sub Subsistence Sun Sunday Sup Co Supply Company Sup
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TC Tel Tel T Temp
TM TM Thurs Tn Tng Tng Tn Tng Tr T/R Trfd Trfd Tues Trk
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USA US USCC
Co
Hq Dep
Bn 0 & Tn Tr Sgt
Btry Bn
Bn Asst Gen Cen
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Bn Bug
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Tel
&
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Transportation Tank The Tank Tank Tank Transportation Transportation Telegraph Telephone Temporary Thursday Trench Trench Training Train Training Train Training
Troop Transportation OF Transportation Transferred Tuesday Truck
Unit Unassigned University United United United
Adjutant
AUTHORIZED
Battalion Brigade
Corps Company
War
Headquarters
Depot
Officer
Train Troop Sergeant
Mortar Mortar
Assistant
States General States States
Battalion
Center Corps
Battalion
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&
Service
General
Telegraph
Army
Corps
Corps Company
Battalion Battery
Regiment Request
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ABBREVIATIONS
of
of
Military
Detachment
Cadets
the
Army
Cards
Police LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards
US Gds United States Guards USMA United States Military Academy USMC United States Marine Corps USN United States Navy
V
VC Veterinary Corps Vet Veterinarian Vet Hosp Veterinary Hospital Vet Sew Veterinary Service VG Very Good VO Verbal Orders Vou Voucher VRC Veterinary Reserve Corps w
Wag Wagoner Wag Co Wagon Company WD War Department W Dept Western Department Wed Wednesday WIA Wounded in Action WPD GS War Plans Division, General Staff WRI War Risk Insurance Wrnt Warrant Wrnt Off Warrant Officer W Tank Tn Water Tank Train
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