| 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 |