World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 11.12.2008

United States of Army & Marine Corps Abbreviations

 

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
AA Antiaircraft AAB Army Airforce Base AACS Army Airways Communications System AC Air Corps ACF Air Corps Facility AADA Advanced Air Depot Area Admin Administration / Administrative AES Marine Aviation Engineering Squadron Afld Airfield AM&S Administrative, Mess, and Supply Arm Armored Art Artillery ARV Armored Recovery Vehicle AS American Samoa AT Antitank ATG Antitank Gun ATR Antitank Rifle ATRL Antitank Rocket Launcher Attd Attached AUS Army of the United States Aux Auxiliary Avn Aviation AW Automatic Weapons BAD Base Air Detachment BAR Browning Automatic Rifle (cal .30) Bde Brigade BDS Bomb Disposal Squad (Ordnance) BLT Battalion Landing Team Bn Battalion Bty Battery BWI British West Indies CA Coastal Artillery C&R Command and Reconnaissance C&S Command and Staff Cav Cavalry Camo Camouflage CCC Civilian Conservation Corps CIC Counter Intelligence Corps Co Company CME Central Medical Establishment Commo Communication(s) COS Chief-of-Staff Cp Camp CZ Canal Zone DD Duplex Drive. Amphibious tanks with flotation screens Decon Decontamination Det Detachment Div Division DUKW six-wheel-drive amphibious truck EM Enlisted Man Engr Engineer (F) Fighter FA Field Artillery Fld Field FO Forward Observer Ft Fort FTG Fighter Training Group FTS Fighter Training Squadron Gen Svc General Service GHQ General Headquarters Gp Group (H) Heavy H-D Horse Drawn HD Harbor Defense HHB Headquarters and Headquarters Battery HHC Headquarters and Headquarters Company HHD Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment HHST Headquarters and Headquarters Service Troop HHT Headquarters and Headquarters Troop HMG Heavy Machine Gun HMS Headquarters and Service Squadron – Marine Air Group How Howitzer Hqs / HQ Headquarters HS Headquarters Squadron HSC Headquarters and Service Company HSS Headquarters and Service Squadorn – Base Air Detachment Hy Heavy (I) Interceptor Inf Infantry JASCO Joint Assault Signal Company (L) Light LG Landing Ground LMG Light Machine Gun (M) Medium MAET Medical Air Evacuation Transport Maint Maintenance MAP Municipal Airport MAM Medium Automotive Maintenance MCAS Marine Corps Air Station MCAF Marine Corps Air Facility MCB Marine Corps Base Met Meteorological (Weather) MG Machine Gun MI Mariana Islands MI Military Intelligence Mil Military MP Military Police MTU Mobile Training Unit Mtz, Mot Motorized	NAS Naval Air Station NCDU Naval Combat Demolition Unit NCO Non-Commissioned Officer NEI Netherlands East Indies NG National Guard NOB Navy Operating Base NY Naval Yard N.Y. New York OOB Order of Battle Ops Operations OR Organized Reserves Ordn Ordnance Obsv Observation (P) Pursuit PA Philippine Army Photo Photographic PI Philippine Islands PI Photo Interpretation PR Puerto Rico (Prov) (Provisional) PS Philippine Scouts QM Quartermaster RA Regular Army RCM Radar Countermeasures Rcn, Recon Reconnaissance RCT Regimental Combat Team RDF Radio Direction Finding Res Reservation Rgt Regiment RTC Replacement Training Center SC Station Complement SE Single Engine S-M Semi-Mobile S&M Supply and Maintenance SMS Marine Air Group Service Squadron SP Self-Propelled Sqdn Squadron T/O Table of Organization T/O&E Table of Organization and Equipment TA Territory of Alaska TAC Tactical Air Command Tac Tactical TAD Tactical Air Depot TC Transportation Corps TE Twin Engine TH Territory of Hawaii Trk Truck Trk-Dr Truck Drawn US United States USAAF United States Army Air Forces USAMP United States Army Mine Planter USAT United States Army Transport USMC United States Marine Corps USMCR United States Marine Corps Reserve VI Virgin Islands VLA Very Low Altitude VM Marine Miscellaneous (Base) Squadron VMB Marine Bombing Squadron VMD Marine Photographic Squadron VMF Marine Fighting Squadron VMF(N) Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMGS Marine Scout / Torpedo Bomber Squadron VMJ Marine Utility Squadron VMN Marine Training Squadron VMO Marine Observation Squadron VMOS Marine Observation & Scout Squadron VMOT Marine Operational Training Squadron VMP Marine Patrol Squadron VMPB Marine Patrol Bombing Squadron VMR Marine Transport Squadron VMRF Marine Ferry Squadron VMRS Marine Service Squadron VMS Marine Scouting Squadron VMSB Marine Scout Bombing Squadron VMSO Marine Scout & Observation Squadron VMT Marine Torpedo Squadron VMTB Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron VMW Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron WO Warrant Officer ZI Zone of the Interior ZMQ Marine Barrage Balloon Squadron	British Counties Abbreviation County Region Abers. Aberdeenshire Scotland Armagh County Armagh Northern Ireland Ang. Anglesey Wales Angus Angus Scotland Antrim County Antrim Northern Ireland Argyll. Argyllshire Scotland Ayrs. Ayrshire Scotland Banff. Banffshire Scotland Beds. Bedfordshire England Berks. Berkshire England Bwick. Berwickshire Scotland Brec. Brecknockshire Wales Bucks. Buckinghamshire England Bute County of Bute (Buteshire) Scotland Caerns. Caernarvonshire Wales Caith. Caithness Scotland Cambs. Cambridgeshire England Cards. Cardiganshire Wales Carmar. Carmarthenshire Wales Ches. Cheshire England Clacks. Clackmannanshire Scotland Cornwl. Cornwall England Cumb. Cumberland England Cumbria Cumbria England Denb. Denbighshire Wales Derbys. Derbyshire England Derrry County Derry (Londonderry) Northern Ireland Devon. Devon(shire) England Dorset. Dorset(shire) England Down County Down Northern Ireland Dumfrs. Dumfriesshire Scotland Dunb. Dunbartonshire Scotland Dundee Dundee Scotland Durham Durham England E.Lothian East Lothian Scotland Essex Essex England Fermanagh County Fermanagh Northern Ireland Fife Fife Scotland Flints. Flintshire Wales Glam. Glamorgan Wales Glasgow Glasgow Scotland Gloucs. Gloucestershire England Hants. Hampshire England Heref. Herefordshire England Herts. Hertfordshire England Hunts. Huntingdonshire England Inverness. Inverness-shire Scotland Kent Kent England Kin. Kincardineshire Scotland Kinross. Kinross-shire Scotland Kirkbt. Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland Lnrks. Lanarkshire Scotland Lancs. Lancashire England Leics. Leicestershire England Lincs. Lincolnshire England Meri. Merionethshire Wales Middx. Middlesex England Midl. Midlothian Scotland Mon. Monmouthshire Wales Montg. Montgomeryshire Wales Moray County of Moray Scotland Nairns. Nairnshire Scotland Norfolk Norfolk England Northants. Northamptonshire England Northumb. Northumberland England Notts. Nottinghamshire England Orkneys Orkney Islands Scotland Oxon. Oxfordshire England Peebles. Peeblesshire Scotland Pem. Pembrokeshire Wales Perth. Perthshire Scotland Rad. Radnorshire Wales Ren. Renfrewshire Scotland R.&C. Ross and Cromarty Scotland Roxb. Roxburghshire Scotland Rutland Rutland England Sel. Selkirkshire Scotland Shetlands Shetland Islands Scotland Shrops. (Salop.) Shropshire England Somst. (Somset.) Somersetshire England Staffs. Staffordshire England Stirl. Stirlingshire Scotland Suffolk Suffolk England Surrey Surrey England Sussex Sussex England Suth. Sutherland Scotland Tyrone County Tyrone Northern Ireland Warks. Warwickshire England W.Lothian West Lothian Scotland Westm. Westmorland England Wigs. Wigtownshire Scotland Wilts. Wiltshire England Worcs. Worcestershire England Yorks. Yorkshire England