AAA(AW)Bn--Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (USA). AD--Destroyer Tender. AE--Ammunition Ship. AerialDelPlat--Aerial Delivery Platoon. AF--Air Force; Store Ship. AGC--Amphibious Force Flagship. AH--Hospital Ship. AK--Cargo Ship. AKA--Assault Cargo Ship. AKL--Cargo Ship--Light. AKS--Stores Issue Ship. AM--Minesweeper. AmphTracBn--Amphibious Tractor Battalion. AmphTrkBn--Amphibious Truck Battalion. AMS--Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper. ANGLICO--Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. AO--Oiler. AOG--Gasoline Tanker. AP--Transport. APA--Assault Transport. APD--High Speed Transport. ARG--Repair Ship--Internal Combustion Engines. ARH--Repair Ship--Heavy Hull Damage. ARL--Repair Ship--Landing Craft. ArmdAmphBn--Armored Amphibian Battalion. ARS--Salvage Vessel. AT--Antitank. ATF--Ocean Tug--Fleet. AV--Seaplane Tender. AVP--Seaplane Tender, Small. Bchmstr Unit--Beachmaster Unit. BLT--Battalion Landing Team. Bn--Battalion. CA--Heavy Cruiser. CG--Commanding General. CICDet--Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment (USA). CinCFE--Commander in Chief, Far East. CinCPacFlt--Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. CL--Light Cruiser. CMC--Commandant of the Marine Corps. CNO--Chief of Naval Operations. CO--Commanding Officer. Co--Company. ComAirSupGrp--Commander Air Support Group. ComCarDiv--Commander Carrier Division. ComNavFE--Commander Navy Far East. ComPhibGruOne--Commander Amphibious Group One. CP--Command Post. C/S--Chief of Staff. CSG--Combat Service Group. CTF--Commander Task Force. CV--Aircraft Carrier. CVE--Aircraft Carrier--Escort. CVL--Aircraft Carrier--Light. DD--Destroyer. DDE--Escort Destroyer. DDR--Radar Picket Destroyer. DOW--Died of wounds. DUKW--Amphibious Truck. Emb Off--Embarkation Officer. EngrBn--Engineer Battalion. EngrPortConstCo--Engineer Port Construction Company (USA). EngrSpecBrig--Engineer Special Brigade (USA). ETO--European Theater of Operations. EUSAK--Eighth United States Army in Korea. FABn--Field Artillery Battalion (USA). FAC--Forward Air Controller. FBHL--Force Beachhead Line. FEAF--Far East Air Force. FECOM--Far East Command. F4U--Vought “Corsair” Fighter. FMF--Fleet Marine Force (Pac-Pacific; Lant-Atlantic). FO--Forward Observer. FSA--Fire Support Area. FSCC--Fire Support Coordination Center. F7F-3--Grumman “Tigercat” Night Fighter. Fum & Bath Plat--Fumigation and Bath Platoon. GCI--Ground Control Intercept. GHQ--General Headquarters. H & S Co--Headquarters and Service Company. HO3S-1--Sikorsky Helicopter. HqBn--Headquarters Battalion. HqCo--Headquarters Company. HqSq--Headquarters Squadron. InfDiv--infantry Division (USA). interv--Interview. JANIS--Joint Army-Navy Intelligence Studies. JCS--Joint Chiefs of Staff. JSPOG--Joint Strategic Planning and Operations Group. JTF--Joint Task Force. KIA--Killed in Action.