| Abbreviation |
Name |
| ADM |
Admiral |
| Admin. Hist. Appen. |
Administrative History Appendices Collection (Operational Archives, Naval History Division) |
| AFHQ |
Allied Force Headquarters |
| AGC |
Amphibious Force Flagship |
| AKA |
Attack Cargo Ship |
| APA |
Attack Transport |
| APD |
High Speed Transport |
| AR |
Repair Ship |
| Arch. |
Archipelago |
| ASW |
Antisubmarine Warfare |
| ATB |
Amphibious Training Base |
| AVP |
Small Seaplane Tender |
| BB |
Battleship |
| BUAER |
Bureau of Aeronautics |
| BUSANDA |
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts |
| CA |
Heavy Cruiser |
| CAPT |
Captain |
| CASU |
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit |
| CB |
Large Cruiser |
| CBMU |
Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit |
| CDR |
Commander (rank) |
| CE 2 |
Construction Electrician, Second Class |
| CEC |
Civil Engineering Corps |
| CIC |
Combat Information Center |
| CINCPAC |
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet |
| CINCPAC/POA |
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas |
| CL |
Light Cruiser |
| CNO |
Chief of Naval Operations |
| COL |
Colonel |
| COM |
Commander (position) |
| COMNAVNAW |
Commander U.S. Naval Forces Northwest African Waters |
| COMO |
Commodore |
| CPO |
Chief Petty Officer |
| CTF |
Commander Task Force |
| CV |
Aircraft Carrier |
| CVE |
Aircraft Carrier, Escort |
| DCNO |
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations |
| DD |
Destroyer |
| DIV. |
Division |
| ENS |
Ensign |
| FGN |
Federal German Navy |
| FRUPAC |
Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GROPAC |
Group Pacific |
| HC |
Hospital Corps |
| I.J.N. |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Is. |
Island |
| IX |
Unclassified Miscellaneous Ship |
| JCS |
Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| LCDR |
Lieutenant Commander |
| LCI |
Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LCS(L)(3) |
Landing Craft, Support (Large) (Mark III) |
| LSM |
Landing Ship, Medium |
| LST |
Landing Ship, Tank |
| LT |
Lieutenant |
| LTA |
Lighter-than-Air Craft |
| LTCOL |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| LTJG |
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) |
| MC |
Medical Corps |
| MGSN |
Major General |
| MTB |
Motor Torpedo Boat |
| NAAS |
Naval Auxiliary Air Station |
| ND |
Naval District |
| N.O.B. |
Naval Operating Base |
| NROTC |
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| NTS |
Naval Training School |
| OEG |
Operations Evaluation Group |
| ONI |
Office of Naval Intelligence |
| PBY |
Twin-Engine Navy Patrol-bomber |
| PhM1 |
Pharmacist's Mate, First Class |
| PT |
Motor Torpedo Boat |
| RADM |
Rear Admiral |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| SC |
Supply Corps |
| SERVRON SOPAC |
Service Squadron, South Pacific Force |
| SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force |
| SOLANT |
South Atlantic Command |
| SOPAC |
South Pacific Area and Forces |
| SPATU |
South Pacific Aircraft Training Unit |
| S.S. |
Steamship (Merchant Ship) |
| SS |
Submarine |
| SUBRON |
Submarine Squadron |
| SUSNLO |
Senior United States Naval Liaison Officer |
| TM1(SS) |
Torpedoman First Class, Submarines |
| UDT |
Underwater Demolition Team |
| U.S. |
United States |
| USA |
United States Army |
| USAF |
United States Air Force |
| USFET |
United States Forces, European Theater |
| USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
| USMCWR |
United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve |
| USN |
United States Navy |
| USNTS |
United States Naval Training School |
| U.S.S. |
United States Ship (Naval) |
| VADM |
Vice Admiral |
| VCS |
Cruiser-Scouting Squadron |
| V-J Day |
Victory over Japan (14 August 1945) |
| VMB |
Marine Medium and Heavy Patrol Bomber Squadron |
| VMF |
Marine Fighter Squadron |
| VMSB |
Marine Scout Bombing Squadron |
| VS |
Navy Shore-based Scouting Squadron |
| VT |
fuse Variable Time Fuse |
| WAVES |
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (Women's Reserve) |
| WR |
Women's Reserve |
| Y3c(T) |
Yeoman, Third Class, Temporary Active Reserve |
