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AA |
antiaircraft |
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AAB |
Army Air Base |
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AAF |
Army Air Forces |
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AACS |
Army Airways Communications System |
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AAFIB |
Army Air Force in Britian |
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AAFld |
Army Air Field |
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AAFMTO |
Army Air Forces, Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
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AAFPOA |
Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas |
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AAFSCMTO |
Army Air Forces Service Command, Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
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AAFWS |
Army Air Forces Weather Service |
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AB |
air base |
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ABDA |
American-British-Dutch-Australian Forces |
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ABDACOM |
American-British-Dutch-Australian Forces Command |
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AC |
Air Commodore |
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ACM |
Air Chief Marshal |
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ADC |
Air Defense Command |
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Adm |
Admiral |
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Adv |
Advance |
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ADVON |
Advanced Echelon |
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AEAF |
Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
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AEF |
Allied Expeditionary Force |
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A/F |
airfield-used collectively to mean both the landing field and the fixed facilities |
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AFBC |
Air Force Base Command |
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AF Comp Cmd |
Air Force Composite Command |
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AFPAC |
US Army Forces, Pacific |
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AFSC |
Air Force Services Command |
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AG |
Adjutant General |
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Air Div |
Air Division |
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AM |
Air Marshall |
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AMET |
Africa-Middle East Theater/Theatre |
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ammo |
ammunitions |
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armd |
armored, armoured |
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arty |
artillery |
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ASC |
Air Service Command |
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A Spt Cmd |
Air Support Command |
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Asst |
Assistant |
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ATC |
Air Transport Command |
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AVG |
American Volunteer Group |
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AVM |
Air Vice Marshal |
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Avn |
Aviation |
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AWPD |
Air War Plans Division |
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Bomber Command | |
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Bd |
Board |
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BLADE FORCE |
British armoured unit in TORCH operations |
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bmr |
bomber |
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Bn |
Battalion |
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bomb |
bombardment |
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Bomb Div |
Bombardment Division |
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Bomb Gp |
Bombardment Group |
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Bomb Sq |
Bombardment Squadron |
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Brig |
Brigade |
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central | |
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CACW |
Chinese- American Composite Wing |
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CAF |
Chinese Air Force |
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C/AS |
Chief of Air Staff (RAF) |
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CATF |
Chine Air Task Force |
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cav |
cavalry |
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CBI |
China-Burma-India |
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CBO |
Combined Bomber Offensive (Plan) |
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CCRC |
Combat Crew Replacement Center |
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CCS |
Combined Chiefs of Staff (US-British) |
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CG |
Commanding General |
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CinC |
Commander-in-Chief |
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CINCPAC |
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific |
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CINCPOA |
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas |
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CINCUSAFPAC |
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific |
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cmd |
command |
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Cmdr |
Commander |
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CO |
Commanding Officer |
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Co |
company |
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COMAIRNORSOLS |
Commander Air North Solomons |
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COMAIRSOLS |
Commander Air Solomons |
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COMAIRSOPAC |
Commander Aircraft South Pacific Forces |
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COMGENSOPAC |
Commanding General of US Army Forces in the South Pacific |
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comm |
communications |
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COMNORPAC |
Commander North Pacific |
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Comp |
Composite |
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Comp Cmd |
Composite Command |
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COMSOPAC |
Commander-in-Chief, South Pacific |
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CONUS |
Continental United States |
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CoS |
Chief(s) of Staff (US) |
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COS |
Chiefs of Staff (British) |
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COSSAC |
Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander |
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Desert Air Force | |
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DATF |
Desert Air Task Force |
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def |
defense |
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dep |
deputy |
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det |
detachment |
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Div |
Division |
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DS |
Detached Service |
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DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
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East, eastern | |
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EAC |
Eastern Air Command |
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EAME Theater |
European-African-Middle East Theater |
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ETO |
European Theater of Operations |
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ETOUSA |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
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fighter-bomber | |
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FC |
Fighter Command |
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FEAF |
Far East Air Force |
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FM |
Field Marshal |
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Ft |
Fort |
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ftr |
fighter |
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Ftr Gp |
fighter group |
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German Air Force | |
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GASC |
Ground Air Support Command |
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Gds |
Guards |
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Gee |
Device used for blind-bombing, though primarily a navigational apparatus. It depended on beams transmitted from ground stations and had short operational range. |
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GHQ |
General Headquarters |
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GO |
General Order |
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Gp |
Group |
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heavy bomber | |
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HE |
high explosive |
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HQ |
headquarters |
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Island(s) | |
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IATF |
India Air Task Force |
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IC |
Interceptor Command |
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IG |
Inspector General |
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inf |
infantry |
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Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
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light bomber | |
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Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | |
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MAC |
Mediterranean Air Command |
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MASAF |
Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force |
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MATAF |
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force |
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MB |
medium bomber |
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ME |
Middle East |
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MP |
Military Police |
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MTO |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
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MTOUSA |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army |
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Mts |
Mountains |
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M/Y |
marshalling yard |
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North, northern | |
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NAAF |
Northwest African Air Forces |
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NAASC |
Northwest African Air Service Command |
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NACAF |
Northwest African Coastal Air Force |
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NAS |
Naval Air Station |
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NASAF |
Northwest African Strategic Air Force |
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NATAF |
Northwest African Tactical Air Force |
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NATBF |
Northwest African Tactical Bomber Force |
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NATC |
Northwest African Training Command |
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NATOUSA |
North African Theater of Operations, United States Army |
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NEI |
Netherlands East Indies |
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NORPACFOR |
North African Theater of Operations, United States Army |
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NZ |
New Zealand |
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Blind-bombing device of a rather short range because of dependence on beams transmitted by ground stations. Oboe was one of the most accurate of blinding devices. | |
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Aircraft equipped with devices allowing blind-bombing under cloudy or overcast conditions or in darkness | |
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Phil Is |
Philippine Islands |
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Photo |
Photographic |
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Pltn |
Platoon |
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PM |
Prime Minister |
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POA |
Pacific Ocean Areas |
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Prov |
Provisional |
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Pt |
point |
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PT |
patrol vessel, motor torpedo boat |
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Pur |
Pursuit |
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River | |
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RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
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RAD |
Rear Admiral |
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RAF |
Royal Air Force |
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RCAF |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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rcn |
reconnaissance |
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repl |
replacement |
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Rgt |
Regiment |
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RN |
Royal Navy |
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RNZAF |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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South, southern | |
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SAAF |
South African Air Force |
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SBD |
Navy (Douglas) Scout Bomber |
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SEAC |
Southeast Asia Command |
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serv |
service |
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SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
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Slot, the |
300 mi long open-water passage from the Shortland Is to Florida and Savo Island |
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SOPAC |
South Pacific |
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SOS |
Service of Supply |
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Sp |
Special |
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SPOBS |
Special Observer Group, US Army |
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spt |
support |
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strat |
strategic |
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Sq |
Squadron |
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SWPA |
Southwest Pacific Area |
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Tactical Air Command | |
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TBF |
Navy (Grumman) torpedo Bomber |
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tac |
tactical |
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TC |
troop carrier |
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TCC |
Troop Carrier Command |
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TF |
Task Force |
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TG |
Task group |
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tgt |
target |
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T/O |
target of opportunity |
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trg |
training |
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Trg and Repl Cmd |
Training and Replacement Command |
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United Kingdom | |
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US |
United States |
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USA |
United States Army |
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USAAF |
United States Army Air Force(s) |
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USAAFNATO |
United States Army Air Forces, North African Theater of Operations |
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USAAFUK |
United States Army Air Forces in United Kingdom |
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USAFBI |
United States Army Forces in British Isles |
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USAFIA |
United States Army Forces in Australia |
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USAFIME |
United States Army Forces in the Middle East |
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USAFISPA |
United States Army Forces in South Pacific Area |
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USAFPOA |
United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas |
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USAMEAF |
United States Army, Middle East Air Forces |
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USFIA |
United States Forces in Australia |
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USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
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USN |
United States Navy |
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USS |
United States ship |
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USSAFE |
(later USSTAF)--United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe |
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USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
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USSTAF |
(formerly USSAFE)--United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe |
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USASTAF |
United States Army Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific |
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Vice Admiral | |
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V-E Day |
Victory in Europe |
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VHB |
very heavy bomber |
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V-J Day |
Victory in Japan |
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VLR |
very long range |
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West, western | |
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WAC |
Women's Army Corps |
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WD |
War Department |
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WDAF |
Western Desert Air Force |
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Wg |
Wing |
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WPB |
War Production Board |
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Zone of Interior (continued US) |