Acronymns
Adj. - Adjutant
AGF - Army Ground Forces
Ammo - Ammunition
Bn - Battalion
Btry - Battery
Capt. - Captain
C.O. - Commanding Officer
Comd - Commander
Corp - Corporal
CP - Camp or Command Post
CSMO - Close Station March Order
Div. - Division
DP - Displaced Persons
ETO - European Theater of Operations
ETOUSA - European Theater of Operations United States of America
FA - Field Artillery
FABN - Field Artillery Battalion
FDC - Fire Direction Center
Ft. - Fort
Gen. - General
GI - Government Issue
How. - Howitzer
Hq - Headquarters
KP - Kitchen Police
Ln O - Liaison Officer
LST - Landing Ship Tank
Lt. - Lieutenant
Lt. Col. - Lieutenant Colonel
mm - millimeter
M.O. - Motor Officer
MP - Military Policeman
MSgt - Master Sergeant
NSDDP - National Sozialistische Deutsche Arbetterpartei (Nazi Party)
O.D.O. -
PFC - Private First Class
POE - Port of Embarkation
POM - Preparation for Overseas Movement
Pvt - Private
PW - Prisoner of War
PWE - Prisoner of War Enclosure
QM - Quarter Master
R.O. - Reconnaissance Officer
S-1 - Personnel: Processes awards, pay, troop assignments, and UCMJ. The officer in charge is the Adjutant.
S-2 - Intelligence: Collects data on enemy movement, strengths, and deployments. Maintains Signal Operating instructions and radio codes as well as maps.
S-3 - Training and Operations: During peacetime schedules and monitors training. During war plans all movements and deployments and is responsible for ammunition.
S-4 - Supply: Clearing house for all military materials (except ammunition). Handle new and replacement equipment, keep property books, and plan movement of equipment.
SA - Sturmblelung (Nazi Party Brownshirts)
Sgt. - Sergeant
SSgt. - Staff Sergeant
Tec - Technician (usually followed by a number i.e. Tec/5 or Tec. 5 which is a Technician Grade 5)
TOT - Time on Target
Vic - Vicinity
XO - Executive Officer