LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS World War I Service Discharge Cards

A AA A-AA A-A Btry AABHQ AAHQ A-A Hq A-A MG Bn A-A MG Co AA Pk AAS A-AS A-A Seer AC Actg ADC Adj Adj 0 Adm Co Adm Sec GS Adv Ani Trans Dep Adv Gd AEF Aer Co (Cons) Aer Sq (Cons) Aer Sq (Rep) Aer Sq (Sup) AFC AG AGD AGO AGRC AHQ AirPk Air Pk Co Almt Alot Aiws Am Amb Co Amb Sec Amb Serv Pk Amb Sew Sec AMPS

Army Artillery Antiaircraft Artillery Antiaircraft Battery Army Artillery, Brigade Headquarters Army Artillery Headquarters Antiaircraft Headquarters Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion Antiaircraft Machine Gun Company Army Artillery Park Army Air Service Antiaircraft Service Antiaircraft Sector Anny Corps Acting Aide-de-camp Adjutant Adjutant’s Office Administrative Company Administrative Section, General Staff Advance Animal Transport Depot Advance Guard American Expeditionary Forces Aero Construction Company Aero Squadron (construction) Aero Squadron (repair) Aero Squadron (supply) Army Field Clerk Adjutant General Adjutant General’s Department Adjutant General’s Office Adjutant General’s Reserve Corps Army Headquarters Air Park Air Park Company Allotment Alloted Allowances Ammunition Ambulance Company Ambulance Section Ambulance Service Park Ambulance Service Section Army Mine Planter Service

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Am Sup Co Ani Tn ANC Mi Trns Dep A Obsn Grp A Obsn Wg AODGS A PM Apmt APO App Apr Aptd AR ABC ARC Cony Home ARC Hosp A Res Mat U Army Army Insp Pk Artf Arty AS ASA ASC Asgd Asgmt AS Mech Regt ASP ASRC AS Sch Asst Asst Bnd Ldr Asst Cfr Asst C of S Asst D R.y Asst Engr Asst Pkmr Asst Vt A Tank Hq ATS Aug Aut Arms Rep Der Aut Repi Draft Avia

Ammunition Supply Company Ammunition Train Army Nurse Corps Animal Transport Depot Army Observation Group Army Observation Wing Army Operations Division, General Staff Assistant Provost Marshall Appointment Army Post Office Apprentice April Appointed Army Regulations American National Red Cross American Red Cross Convalescent Home American Red Cross Hospital Army Reserve Material Unit Army Army Inspection Park Artificer Artillery Air Service Air Service Military Aeronautics Army Service Corps Assigned Assignment Air Service, Mechanics Regiment Air Service, Aircraft Production Air Service, Reserve Corps Air Service School Assistant Assistant Band Leader Assistant Chauffeur Assistant Chief of Staff Assistant Director of Railways Assistant Engineer Asristant Packmaster Assistant Veterinarian Army Tank Headquarters Army Transport Service August Automatic Arms Repair Detachment Automatic Replacement Draft Aviation

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AW AWC Aux Awd AWOL

Articles of War Army War College Auxiliary Awarded Absent without leave B

Base Ani Trans Dep Base Vet Hosp Bgir Bglr 1 ci BH BHQ Bip Purs Grp Bip Purs Sq Bip Purs Wg Bkry Co Bks Bin Co Bin Grp Bin Wg Bn Bn Adj Bn Comdr Bnd Corp Bnd Ldr Bnd Sgt Bnd Mr Bn Engr3 (Cam) Bn Engrs (Mtd) Bn Engrs (Serv) Bn Engrs (F & SR) Bn Sgt Maj Bn Sup Sgt Br Brig Brig Adj Brig Comdr Brig Gen Btry Btry Comdr Bul Butch Co BWC

Base Animal Transport Depot Base Veterinary Hospital Bugler Bugler, first class Base Hospital Brigade Headquarters Biplane Pursuit Group Biplane Pursuit Squadron Biplane Pursuit Wing Bakery Company Barracks Balloon Company Balloon Group Balloon Wing Battalion Battalion Adjutant Battalion Commander Band Corporal Band Leader Band Sergeant Band Master Battalion Engineers, Camouflage Battalion Engineers, Mounted Battalion Engineers-Service Battalion Engineers-Flash and Sound Ranging Battalion Sergeant Major Battalion Supply Sergeant Born Brigade Brigade Adjutant Brigade Commander Brigadier General Battery Battery Commander Bulletin Butchery Company Belgian War Cross

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BWRJ

Bureau of War Risk Insurance C

C CA CAC CADR Camp Hosp Camp Ifmy Camp QM Capt CAR Cas Cay Cay Brig Cay Div Cay Div Hq Cay RC C Def C Dept CDR CE CEO Cfr Cfr id CG CG SOS Chap Char Ch Load Ch Mec Chng Ch Plan C Inf CIP Cir Ck CL Cik Clo Clo & Bth U Cm Elec CO Co

Corp Coast Artillery Coast Artillery Corps Coast Artillery Drill Regulations Camp Hospital Camp Infirmary Camp Quartermaster Captain Changes Army Regulations Casual Cavalry Cavalry Brigade Cavalry Division Cavalry Division Headquarters Cavalry Reserve Corps Coast Defenses Central Department Cavalry Drill Regulations Corps of Engineers Chief Engineer Officer Chauffeur Chauffeur, first class Commanding General Commanding General, Service of Supply Chaplain Character Chief Loader Chief Mechanic Change Chief Planter Colored Infantry Corps of Intelligence Police Circular Cook Civilian Life Clerk Clothing Clothing & Bath Unit Casemate Electrician Commanding Officer Company

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Co Comclr C of A C of AS C of CA C of Cay C of E C of Inf C of MB C of MTC C of Ord C of S C of Tank Corps Col Coll Col Sgt Corn Conf Confm Comm Cons Co Contd Cont Surg Cony Camp Cony Dep COO Corp Corp Blgr Corps Arty Pk Corps AS Corps Mob Vet Hosp

co’rs

Cp CQM CSO C Surg CWS CZ

Company Commander Chief of Artillery Chief Air Service Chief of Coast Artillery Chief of Cavalry Chief of Engineers Chief of Infantry Chief of Militia Bureau Chief of Motor Transport Corps Chief of Ordnance Chief of Staff Chief of Tank Corps Colonel College Color Sergeant Commutation Confined Confinement Commission Construction Company Continued Contract Surgeon Convalescent Camp Convalescent Depot Chief Ordnance Officer Corporal Corporal Bugler Corps Artillery Park Corps Air Seivice Corps Mobile Veterinary Hospital Central Officers’ Training School Camp Chief Quartermaster Chief Signal Officer Chief Surgeon Chemical Warfare Service Canal Zone D

DAC of S Day Bomb Grp Day Bomb Sq Day Bomb Wg DC

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Day Bombardment Group Day Bombardment Squadron Day Bombardment Wing Dental Corps

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DC of S Dec Def DEML Demob Sta Dep Dep Ba Dep Brig or DB Dept Dept Comdr Dept Hosp Det Dcv Bn DHQ Disch Discontd Dishon Disch Dist Div Div Adj Div AS Div JA Div 00 Div QM D of Fin D of MID GS D of 0 GS D of PS D of PST D of Ry D of WPD GS DOL DQM DRC DS DSC DSM DW

I)eputy Chief of Staff December Defense Detached Enlisted Men’s List Demobilization Station Depot Depot Battalion Depot Brigade Department Department Commander Department Hospital Detachment Development Battalion Division Headquarters Discharge, discharged Discontinued Dishonorably Discharged District Division Division Adjutant Division Air Service Division Judge Advocate Division Ordnance Officer Division Quartermaster Director of Finance Director of Military Intelligence Division, General Staff Director of Operations, General Staff Director of Purchase & Storage Director of Purchase, Storage & Traffic Director of Railways Director of War Plans Division, General Staff Detached Officers List Depot Quartermaster Dental Reserve Corps Detached Service Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal Died of Wounds E

El) E Dept Elec Sgt 1 ci Elec Sgt 2cl

Extra Duty Eastern Department Electrician Sergeant, first class Electrician Sergeant, second class

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EM Emb Serv Eng En! Enlmnt Engr Engr Dept Engr FId M Engr RC Engr Tn Engrs ER ERC ETS Evac Amb Co Evac Hosp Ex Ex AC of S Ex Div GS Expd

Enlisted Man Embarkation Service England Enlisted Enlistment Engineer Engineer Department Engineer Field Manual Engineer Reserve Corps Engineer Train Engineers Expert Rifleman Enlisted Reserve Corps Expiration Term of Service Evacuation Ambulance Company Evacuation Hospital Excellent Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff Executive Division, General Staff Expeditionary F

FA FA DR FA RC F Cik Feb Fed Sew F Hosp id Gun 1st Lt 1St Sgt F Lab Fm FO Forf fr Fraud F Rmt Sq French C de G Fri F Sig Bn F Sig Bn Mtd F Sig Mn Mtz

Field Artillery Field Artillery Drill Regulations Field Artillery Reserve Corps Field Clerk February Federal Service Field Hospital First Class Gunner First Lieutenant First Sergeant Field Laboratory Fireman Field Orders Forfeit From Fraudulent Field Remount Squadron French Croix de Guerre Friday Field Signal Battalion Field Signal Battalion, Mounted Field Signal Battalion, Motorized

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FSR Ft FT & H Co Fur Fur to Res

Field Service Regulations Fort Fire Truck & Hose Company Furlough Furlough to Reserve G

G Gi G2 G3 G4 G5 GCM GCMO Gd Gd Co Gen Gen Hosp Gen Rep Sh Gen Srv Inf GF Co GHQ Gn Comdr Gn Ptr GO Grp

Or Reg U OS GSC

Good General Staff Officer No. 1 General Staff Officer No. 2 General Staff Officer No. General Staff Officer No. 4 General Staff Officer No. 5 General Court Martial General Court Martial Order Guard Guard Company General General Hospital General Repair Shop General Service Infantry Guard & Fire Company General Headquarters Gun Commander Gun Pointer General Order Group Graves Registration Unit General Staff General Staff Corps H

HA H Dept HI Hon disch Hosp C Hosp Sgt Hosp Ship Hosp Tn Hq Hq Co Hq Tr

Horse Artillery Hawaiian Department Hawaiian Islands Honorably Discharged Hospital Corps Hospital Sergeant Hospital Ship Hospital Train Headquarters Headquarters Company Headquarters Troop

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Hs Hv A Hv A Mob Rep Sh Hv FA Hv Mob Ord Rep Sh Hv Tank Bn

Horseshoer Heavy Artillery Heavy Artillery Mobile Repair Shop Heavy Field Artillery Heavy Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Heavy Tank Battalion

IC IDR Ifrny IG IGD IGRC THCA Inc mci Inctd md lof Inf Brig Inf Div InfRC Inf Rep Inf Wy Co Inst Instr Inst Rep Unit Intpr

I Inspected and Condemned Infantry Drill Regulations Infirmary Inspector General Inspector General’s Department Inspector General’s Reserve Corps In Hands of Civil Authorities Inclusive Inclosure Inducted Indorsement Infantry Infantry Brigade Infantry Division Infantry Reserve Corps Infantry Replacement Inland Waterway Company Institution Instruction Instrument Repair Unit Interpreter J

Judge Advocate JA Judge Advocate General JAG Judge Advocate General, Courts-Martial JAGCM Judge Advocate General’s Department JAGD Judge Advocate General’s Reserve Corps JAGRC January Jan Joined Jd Junior Grade Jr Gr July Jul (is used only when space is limited) June Jun (is used only when space is limited) Aviator Military Junior Jun Mu Av

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K Kd MA

Killed Killed in Action L

Lab Unit Laun Co LD Let Inst Light Arty L of H Lt Lt Col Lt Gen Lv

Laboratory Unit Laundry Company Line of Duty Letters of Instruction Light Artillery Legion of Honor Lieutenant Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant General Leave of Absence M

MAB MAC MACAD Mach Maj Maj Gen May MC MC Co Mch MCM MD MDS Mec Mecn Mec Rep Sh Unit Med Dep Med Laby Med Res Co Med Sup Co Med Sup Dep Memo M-eng Nt Bomb Brig M-eng Nt Bomb Grp M-eng Nt Bomb Sq

Manual for Army Bakers Manual for Army Cooks Middle Atlantic Coast Artillery District Machinist Major Major General May Medical Corps Motor Car Company March Manual for Courts-Martial Medical Department Motor Dispatch Service Mechanic Mechanician Mechanical Repair Shop Unit Medical Depot Medical Laboratory Medical Reserve Company Medical Supply Company Medical Supply Depot Memorandum Multiengine Night Boribardment Brigade Multiengine Night Bombardment Group Mukiengine Night Bombardment Squadron

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M-.eng Nt Bomb Wg MERC Mess Sgt Met Serve MG Bn MG Bn A-A MG Bn Mtz MG Co MGFM MG Sq MG Sq Mtz MG Tr MH MID GS MIGD Mu Av Misc MMD MNCOP Mnp Purs Brig Mo Mob Mob Hosp Mob Lab Mob Laun U Mob Opr U Mob Optic U Mob Ord Rep Sh Mob Vet Hosp Mon Mon Purs Brig Mon Purs Grp Mon Purs Sq Mon Purs Wg Mos MOTC MP MPC MPT MQMC MJR MRC Mr Elec Mr Engr sr gr

Multiengine Night Bombardment Wing Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps Mess Sergeant Meteorological Service Machine Gun Battalion Machine Gun Battalion, Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion, Motorized Machine Gun Company Machine Gun Firing Manual Machine Gun Squadron Machine Gun Squadron, Motorized Machine Gun Troop Medal of Honor Military Intelligence Division General Staff Manual of Interior Guard Duty Military Aviator Miscellaneous Marksman Manual for Medical Department Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates Monoplane Pursuit Brigade Month Mobilization Mobile Hospital Mobile Laboratory Mobile Laundry Unit Mobile Operating Unit Mobile Optical Unit Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Mobile Veterinary Hospital Monday Monoplane Pursuit Brigade Monoplane Pursuit Group Monoplane Pursuit Squadron Monoplane Pursuit Wing Months Medical Officers’ Training Corps Military Police Military Police Corps Manual of Physical Training Manual for the Quartermaster Corps Memorandum Receipt Medical Corps Master Electrician Master Engineer, Senior Grade

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Mr Engr jr gr Mr Gun Mr Hosp Sgt Mr Sgt Mr Sig Elec M Sgt M Sup Tn MTC Mtcl Co MT Co MTC Pk MTC Res Pk M Topg M Trk Co Mus Mus 1 ci Mus 2c1 Mus 3d

Master Engineer, Junior Grade Master Gunner Master Hospital Sergeant Master Sergeant Master Signal Electrician Motor Sergeant Motor Supply Train Motor Transport Corps Motorcycle Company Motor Transport Company Motor Transport Corps Park Motor Transport Corps Reserve Park Manual of Topograpics Motor Truck Company Musician Musician, first class Musician, second class Musician, third class N

NA NACAI) NCO NE Dept NG No Not LD Nov NPCAD NSN

National Amiy North Atlantic Coast Artillery District Noncommissioned Officer Northeastern Department National Guard Number Not in line of duty November North Pacific Coast Artillery District No Serial Number

0 Ob I ci Ob 2c1 Obsn (lip Obsn Sq Obsn Wg Oct 00 ORC Ord Dep Ord Dept Ord RC

Observer, first class Observer, second class Observation Group Observation Squadron Observation Wing October Ordnance Officer Officers’ Reserve Corps Ordnance Depot Ordnance Department Ordnance Reserve Corps

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Ord Sgt Org OTS Out Co

Ordnance Sergeant Organization Officer& Training School Outpost Company P

Par PCAD PC Dept Pd P Dept PE Perm PFS P Hosp Phar Photo Laby Photo Sec P1 Pion Inf Pk Pkmr PL P1 Adj Plat Plot PMG PMGD PMOO Pon PRRJ Prov PS PS& T GS Pvt Pvt id PWE

Paragraph Panama Coast Artillery District Panama Canal Department Paid Philippine Department Post Exchange Permanent Postal Express Service Post Hospital Pharmacist Photographic Laboratory Photo Section Philippine Islands Pioneer Regiment, Infantry Park Packmaster Post Laundry Personnel Adjutant Platoon Plotter Provost Marshal General Provost Marshal General’s Department Provost Marshal General’s Office Pontoon Porto Rican Regiment, Infantry Provisional Philippine Scouts Purchase, Storage & Traffic, General Staff Private Private, first class Prisoner of War Escort

Q QM QMC QM Gen QMGO

Quartermaster Quartermaster Coqs Quartermaster General Quartermaster General’s Office

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QMRC QM Sgt QM Sgt sr gr Qrs Qual

Quartermaster Reserve Corps Quartermaster Sergeant Quartermaster Sergeant, senior grade Quarters Qualified R

RA Rad Mec Rad Sec Rad Sgt RAR Rct Rd Sew Reaptd Recd Red

Reeni Ref Ref P1 Co Regt Regt Engrs (Cons) Regt Engrs (Elec & Mech) Regt Engrs (For) Regt Engrs (Gen Cons) Regt Engrs (Lt Ry Opr) Regt Engrs (Miii) Regt Engrs (Quarry) Regt Engrs (Rd Serv) Regt Engrs (Sap) Regt Engrs (SL) Regt Engrs (Sup & Sh) Regt Engrs (Sup Serv) Regt Engrs (T & S) Regt Engrs (W Suit Serv) Regtl Regtl Sgt Maj Regtl Sup Sgt Reid Repl Repi & Salv Co Rep Sec Rep U

Requal

Regular Army Radio Mechanic Radio Section Radio Sergeant Regular Army Reserve Recruit Road Service Reappointed Received Reduced Reenlisted Reference Refrigerating Plant Company Regiment Regiment Engineers-Construction Regiment Engineers-Electrical & Mechanical Regiment Engineers-Forestry Regiment Engineers-General Construction Regiment Engineers-Light Railway Operation Regiment Engineers-Mining Regiment Engineers-Quarry Regiment Engineers-Road Seriice Regiment Engineers-Sappers Regiment Engineers-Searchlight Regiment Engineers-Supply & Shop Regiment Engineers-Supply Service Regiment Engineers-Topographical & Survey Regiment Engineers-Water Supply Service Regimental Regimental Sergeant Major Regimental Supply Sergeant Relieved Replacement Replacement & Salvage Company Repair Section Unit Requalified

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Res Res Veh Dep Retel Rhd Det Rhd Sup Det RLW Rmt Dep Rmt Serv ROTC RSO RTC RTO Ry Ord Rep Sh

Residence Reserve Vehicle Depot Reference to Telegram Railhead Detachment Railhead Supply Detachment Rules of Land Warfare Remount Depot Remount Service Reserve Officer& Training Corps Regimental Special Orders Railway Transport Corps Railroad Transportation Officer Railway Ordnance Repair Shop S

SA Am SACAD SAFAM Sales Comsy Sales Comsy U Salv Co Sat SATC Sb 0 SC SCD Sch SD sd S Dept Sdlr Sec Secr Sec War SE Dept S-eng Nt Bomb Grp S-eng Nt Bomb Sq S-eng Nt Bomb Wg Sent Sentd Sep Sept Serv Serv Bn

Small Arms Ammunition South Atlantic Coast Artillery District Small Arms Firing Manual Sales Commissary Sales Commissary Unit Salvage Company Saturday Student Army Training Corps Switchboard Operator Summary Court Surgeons Certificate of Disability School Special Duty same date Southern Department Saddler Section Sector Secretary of War Southeastern Department Single Engine Night Bombardment Croup Single Engine Night Bombardment Squadron Single Engine Night Bombardment Wing Sentence Sentenced Separate September Service Service Battalion

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Sew Bn Res Sew Co Sew Lt Ry Sew Pk Unit SGO SOS Sgt Sgt Bglr Sgt 1 ci Sgt Maj Sgt Maj jr gr Sgt Maj sr gr Ship Rep Sh Sig C Sig C Dep Sig 0 Sig RC SIW Sk Sn C Sn Det Sn Sqd Sn Tn SO S of C Sol SOS S PCAD Sp CM Sp CMO Sq Sqd Sq Sgt Maj Sq Sup Sgt SR Sr Or SS Ss Sta Stab Sgt Stev Bn Stev Co Sub Sun Sup Co

Service Battalion Reserve Service Company Service of Light Railway Service Park Unit Surgeon General’s Office Secretary, General Staff Sergeant Sergeant Bugler Sergeant, first class Sergeant Major Sergeant Major, junior grade Sergeant Major, senior grade Ship Repair Shop Signal Corps Signal Corps Depot Signal Officer Signal Reserve Corps Self-Inflicted Wound Sick Sanitary Corps Sanitary Detachment Sanitary Squad Sanitary Train Special Orders Statement of Charges Soldier Service of Supply South Pacific Coast Artillery District Special Court Martial Special Court Martial Order Squadron Squad Squadron Sergeant Majot Squadron Supply Sergeant Special Regulations Senior Grade Silver Star Sharpshooter Station Stable Sergeant Stevedore Battalion Stevedore Company Subsistence Sunday Supply Company

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Sup Dep Sup 0 Sup Sgt Sup Tn Sup Tr Surg Surg Gen Surg Asst

Supply Depot Supply Officer Supply Sergeant Supply Train Supply Troop Surgeon Surgeon General Surgical Assistant T

T TAG Tank Bn Tank Bug Tank Co Tank C TC T Co Tel Bn Tel & Tel Det Temp Thurs TM Bn TM Btry Tn Tng Bn Tng Cen Tng C Tn Hq & MP T/R Tr Trfd Trfd Trk Tues

Transportation The Adjutant General of the Army Tank Battalion Tank Brigade Tank Company Tank Corps Transportation Corps Transportation Company Telegraph Battalion Telephone & Telegraph Detachment Temporary Thursday Trench Mortar Battalion Trench Mortar Battery Train Training Battalion Training Center Training Corps Train Headquarters & Military Police Transportation Request Troop Transportation Regiment Transferred Truck Tuesday U

U Unasgd Univ US USA USCC

Unit Unassigned University United States United States Army United States Corps of Cadets

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US Gds USMA USMC USN

United States Guards United States Military Academy United States Marine Corps United States Navy V

VC Vet Vet Hosp Vet Sew VG VO Vou VRC

Veterinary Corps Veterinarian Veterinary Hospital Veterinary Service Very Good Verbal Orders Voucher Veterinary Reserve Corps

w Wag Wag Co WD W Dept Wed WIA WPD GS WRI Wrnt Wrnt Off W Tank Tn

Wagoner Wagon Company War Department Western Department Wednesday Wounded in Action War Plans Division, General Staff War Risk Insurance Warrant Warrant Officer Water Tank Train Y

Yrs

Years