AAR
| After Action Report |
ACofS
| Assistant Chief of Staff |
ACofT
| Assistant Chief of Transportation |
Actg
| Acting |
ADCofS
| Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff |
Adm
| Administrative, administration |
ADSEC
| Advance Section, Communications Zone |
AFHQ
| Allied Force Headquarters |
AFV&W Sec
| Armored Fighting Vehicle and Weapon Section |
AG
| Adjutant general |
A Gp
| Army group |
Alloc
| Allocation |
Ammo
| Ammunition |
ANCXF
| Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Force |
ASF
| Army Service Forces |
Arty
| Artillery |
ASTP
| Army Specialized Training Program |
ATS
| Auxiliary Territorial Service |
Bd
| Board |
CAO
| Chief administrative officer |
CATOR
| Combined Air Transport Operations Room |
Cbl
| Cable |
CCS
| Combined Chiefs of Staff |
CE
| Corps of Engineers |
CGRS
| Commanding General, Replacement System |
Cir
| Circular |
COS
| Chiefs of Staff (British) |
CofT
| Chief of Transportation |
COMZ
| Communications Zone |
CONAD
| Continental Advance Section, COMZ |
CONBASE
| Continental Base Section |
Conf
| Conference |
Corresp
| Correspondence |
COSBASE
| Coastal Base Section |
Dev
| Development |
DQMG
| Deputy Quartermaster General |
Dukw
| 2½ ton 6 x 6 amphibian truck |
ETO
| European Theater of Operations |
ETOUSA
| European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
EUCOM
| European Command, successor to USFET |
Exec
| Executive |
ExO
| Executive Officer |
FFRS
| Field Force Replacement System |
FUSA
| First U.S. Army |
FUSAG
| 1st U.S. Army Group |
Fwd
| Forward, forwarded |
G-1
| ACofS for personnel |
G-2
| ACofS for intelligence |
G-3
| ACofS for operations |
G-4
| ACofS for supply |
GFRC
| Ground Force Replacement System |
GPA
| General Purchasing Agent |
Hist
| Historical |
Hq
| Headquarters |
HVAP
| High-velocity, armor piercing |
I&E
| Information and Education |
IG
| Inspector General |
Info
| Information |
JAG
| Judge Advocate General |
Jnl
| Journal |
LCT
| Landing craft, tank |
LMAB
| London Munitions Assignment Board |
Ln
| Liaison |
Log
| Logistical |
LST
| Landing ship, tank |
Ltr
| Letter |
Mat
| Matériel |
MGA
| Major General of Administration (British) |
Mil
| Military |
Min
| Minutes |
Mov and Tn Br
| Movements and Transportation Branch |
MRS
| Military Railway Service |
MT ship
| Liberty ship converted for maximum vehicle-carrying
purposes |
MT80
| Motor transport gasoline, 80-octane |
MTB
| Motor Transport Brigade |
Mtg
| Meeting |
MTOUSA
| Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army |
NATO
| North African Theater of Operations |
NATOUSA
| North African Theater of Operations, United States Army |
NOIC
| Naval Officer in Charge |
NUSA
| Ninth U.S. Army |
NYPOE
| New York Port of Embarkation |
OCOE
| Office, Chief of Engineers |
OCofOrd
| Office, Chief of Ordnance |
OCOO
| Office, Chief Ordnance Officer |
OCQM
| Office, Chief Quartermaster |
OCofT
| Office, Chief of Transportation |
Off
| Officer |
OGPA
| Office, General Purchasing Agent |
Opns
| Operations |
Ord
| Ordnance |
Orgn
| Organization |
P&O
| Plans and Operations Div, WD |
PC&R
| Port construction and repair |
Plng
| Planning |
PLUTO
| From "pipeline under the ocean"--a cross-Channel underwater pipeline planned for bulk POL deliveries to the far shore |
PMG
| Provost Marshall General |
POL
| Petrol, oil, and lubricants |
prep
| prepared |
Pur Div
| Purchasing Division |
R&D
| Research and Development |
R&SC
| Div Requirements and Stock Control Division |
RAMPS
| Recovered Allied Military Personnel |
Repls
| Replacements |
Rqmt
| Requirement |
SAC
| Supreme Allied Commander |
SCAEF
| Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force |
Sec
| Section |
SGO
| Surgeon General's Office |
SGS
| Secretary, General Staff |
SHAEF
| Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
SOLOC
| Southern Line of Communications |
SOP
| Standing Operating Procedure |
SPOBS
| Special Observer Group |
SSN
| Specification Serial Number |
Stf
| Staff |
SUSA
| Seventh U.S. Army |
Sv (s)
| Service, Services |
SvC
| Service Command |
TC
| Transportation Corps |