The method of citing Army and Navy documents employed in this volume and others of the Pacific series is designed for brevity and to furnish relevant information concerning the source, character, date, and subject matter of the documents. Unless otherwise indicated, all documents cited are in the custody of the Historical Records Section, Departmental Records Branch, Administrative Services Division, Office of the Adjutant General, U.S. Army. Most of the abbreviations used in the footnotes in this volume are based upon the U.S. Army's Technical Manual 20-205, Dictionary of United States Army Terms. Unfamiliar official or unofficial abbreviations and the short titles of commanders and units are explained in the following list:
AAA Antiaircraft Artillery AAF SWPA Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific Area AAO Antiaircraft officer AC Amphibious Corps (A Marine command corresponding to the Army's corps) ACofS Assistant Chief of Staff ADC Assistant Division Commander Adm O Administrative Order Advon5AF Headquarters, Advanced Echelon, U.S. Fifth Air Force AF Air Force AGS SWPA Allied Geographic Section, Southwest Pacific Area AIB SWPA Allied Intelligence Bureau, Southwest Pacific Area AIF Australian Imperial Force AK Cargo ship, auxiliary AKA Cargo ship, attack ALF SWPA Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific Area ALP Air liaison party AMF Australia Military Forces ANF SWPA Allied Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific Area APA Transport, attack APD Transport (high speed) Arty Artillery ATF Ocean tug, fleet ATIS SWPA Allied Translator and Interpreter Section, Southwest Pacific Area AW Automatic weapons
BAR Browning automatic rifle CA Heavy cruiser CB Naval Construction Battalion CCS Combined Chiefs of Staff CG Commanding General CINCPAC Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet CINCPOA Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas CINCSWPA Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area CL Light cruiser CM-IN Classified message, incoming CM-OUT Classified message, outgoing CofS Chief of Staff COIC Combined Operations and Intelligence Center, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area COMGENCENPAC Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area COMINCH Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet COMSOPAC Commander, South Pacific Area CRO Chief Regulating Office(r), General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area CruDiv Cruiser Division CTF Commander, Task Force CTG Commander, Task Group CTU Commander, Task Unit CVE Aircraft carrier, escort CVL Aircraft carrier, small CyTF CYCLONE Task Force DofA Department of the Army DD Destroyer DE Destroyer escort DSEI Daily Summary of Enemy Intelligence, G-2 Section, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area DUKW Amphibian, 2½-ton, 6x6 truck, used for short runs from ship to shore EB&SR Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment ESB Engineer Special Brigade ExecO Executive officer FAO Field artillery officer FEC Far East Command F/L Flight Lieutenant FO Field Order G-1 Personnel Section of divisional or higher headquarters; the ACofS for Personnel
G-2 Military Intelligence Section; the ACofS for Intelligence G-3 Operations and Training Section; the ACofS for Operations and Training G-4 Supply and Evacuation Section; the ACofS for Supply and Evacuation GHQ AFPAC General Headquarters, Army Forces Pacific GHQ SWPA General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area GSUSA General Staff, U.S. Army HMG Heavy machine gun HRS DRB AGO Historical Records Section, Departmental Records Branch, Administrative Services Division, Office of The Adjutant General, U.S. Army IJN Imperial Japanese Navy Int Intelligence InterSec Headquarters, Intermediate Section, U.S. Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area JAAF Japanese Army Air Force JANAC The Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JICPOA Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas Jnl Journal JPS Joint Staff Planners JSSC Joint Strategic Survey Committee JWPC Joint War Plans Committee LCI Landing craft, infantry LCI(G) Landing craft, infantry gunboat LCM Landing craft, mechanized LCPR Landing craft, personnel, ramp LCS Landing craft, support LCT Landing craft, tank LCVP Landing craft, vehicle & personnel LF Landing force LI Logistics instructions LO Liaison officer LSD Landing ship, dock LST Landing ship, tank LVT Landing vehicle, tracked LVT(A) Landing vehicle, tracked (armored) MC Medical Corps MID Military Intelligence Division MLR Main line of resistance Mtg Meeting
NEI Netherlands East Indies NICA Netherlands Indies Civil Administration OCE Office of the Chief of Engineers OCMH Office of the Chief of Military History 0I Operation(s) instruction(s) OPD Operations Division, War Department General Staff Opns Operations ORB RAC AGO Organization Records Branch, Records Administration Center, Office of The Adjutant General, U.S. Army Ord Ordnance PC Patrol vessel, submarine chaser PCF PERSECUTION Covering Force of the PERSECUTION Task Force Per Periodic PF Patrol vessel, frigate Plng Planning POA Pacific Ocean Areas PT Patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat PTF PERSECUTION Task Force PW Prisoner of War QM Quartermaster RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RAN Royal Australian Navy Rcn Reconnaissance RCT Regimental Combat Team RN Royal Navy RTF RECKLESS Task Force S-1 Personnel Section of regimental or battalion headquarters; officer in charge of the Section S-2 Intelligence Section; officer in charge of the Section S-3 Operations Section; officer in charge of the Section S-4 Supply Section; officer in charge of the Section SC Submarine chaser (110-foot) SCAP Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Japan SOPAC South Pacific Area SPM Self-propelled mount Sqn Squadron SSUSA Special Staff, U.S. Army TD Tank destroyer TF Task Force Tng Training TSMG Thompson submachine gun TrTF TRADEWIND Task Force
TTF TORNADO Task Force TyTF TYPHOON Task Force UDT Underwater demolition team USA U.S. Army USAFISPA U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area USAFMIDPAC U.S. Army Forces, Middle Pacific USAFPOA U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas USASOS U.S. Army Services of Supply (Southwest Pacific Area) USF U.S. Forces USSBS U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey WD War Department (now Department of the Army) WO Warning Order YMS Mine sweeper (district motor)
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