APPENDIX A
Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations

  • AAA—Antiaircraft Artillery
  • AA—Antiaircraft
  • AD—Douglas “Skyraider” Single-Engine Attack Aircraft
  • ADC—Assistant Division Commander
  • ANGLICO—Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
  • AO—Aerial Observer
  • ASP—Ammunition Supply Point
  • AT—Antitank
  • AU—Attack model of Vought F4U “Corsair”
  • BAR—Browning Automatic Rifle
  • BLT—Battalion Landing Team
  • Bn—Battalion
  • Brig—Brigade
  • Btry—Battery
  • CAS—Close Air Support
  • CCF—Chinese Communist Forces
  • CG—Commanding General
  • CinCFE—Commander in Chief, Far East
  • CinCUNC—Commander in Chief, United Nations Command
  • CinCPacFlt—Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
  • CMC—Commandant of the Marine Corps
  • CNO—Chief of Naval Operations
  • Co—Company
  • CO—Commanding Officer
  • ComdD—Command Diary (also called Historical Diary, or War Diary)
  • ComNavFE—Commander, Naval Forces, Far East
  • ComServPac—Commander, Service Force, Pacific
  • CONUS—Continental United States
  • COP—Combat Outpost
  • CP—Command Post
  • CPX—Command Post Exercise
  • CSG—Combat Service Group
  • CTE—Commander Task Element
  • CTF—Commander Task Force
  • CTG—Commander Task Group
  • CVE—Escort Aircraft Carrier
  • CVL—Light Aircraft Carrier
  • Div—Division
  • DMZ—Demilitarized Zone
  • DOW—Died of Wounds
  • Dtd—Dated
  • DUKW—Marine Amphibious Truck
  • ECIDE(U)—East Coast Island Defense Element (Unit)
  • ECM—Electronic Countermeasures
  • Engr—Engineer
  • EUSAK—Eighth United States Army in Korea
  • F2H-2P—McDonnell “Banshee” Two-Engine Jet Fighter (photo model)
  • F3D-2—Douglas “Skyknight” Two-Engine Jet Fighter
  • F4U—Vought “Corsair” Single-Engine Fighter
  • F7F-3N—Grumman “Tigercat” Twin-Engine Night Fighter
  • F9F-2,4,5—Grumman “Panther” Single-Engine Jet Fighter
  • F-80—Air Force “Shooting Star” Fighter Aircraft
  • F-84—Air Force “Thunderjet” Fighter Aircraft
  • FAC—Forward Air Controller
  • FAF—Fifth Air Force
  • FASRon—Fleet Air Service Squadron
  • FDC—Fire Direction Center
  • FEAF—Far East Air Forces
  • FECOM—Far East Command
  • FMFLant—Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
  • FMFPac—Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
  • FO—Forward Observer (artillery)
  • FY—Fiscal Year
  • HE—High Explosive
  • Hedron—Headquarters Squadron
  • H&I—Harassing & Interdiction
  • HMR—Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron
  • H03S-1—Sikorsky Three-Place Observation Helicopter
  • Hq—Headquarters
  • HQMC—Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
  • HRS-1—Sikorsky Single-Engine Helicopter
  • H&S—Headquarters and Service
  • HTL-4—Bell Two-Place Helicopter
  • Interv—Interview
  • JCS—Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • JOC—Joint Operations Center
  • KCOMZ—Korean Communication Zone (sometimes KComZ)
  • KIA—Killed in Action
  • KMAG—Korean Military Advisory Group
  • KMC—Korean Marine Corps
  • KMC/RCT—Korean Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team
  • KPR—Kimpo Provisional Regiment
  • KSC—Korean Service Corps
  • LogCom—Logistical Command
  • Ltr—Letter
  • LST—Landing Ship, Tank
  • LVT—Landing Vehicle, Tracked
  • M4A3E8—Flame Tank, Medium
  • M-46—Medium Tank
  • MAC—Military Armistice Commission
  • MACG—Marine Air Control Group
  • MAG—Marine Aircraft Group
  • Mar—Marine(s)
  • MARLEX—Marine Landing Exercise
  • MASRT—Marine Air Support Radar Team
  • MAW—Marine Aircraft Wing
  • MBP—Main Battle Position
  • MDL—Military Demarcation Line
  • MGCIS—Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron
  • MIA—Missing in Action
  • MIG—Russian Single-Seat Jet Fighter-Interceptor
  • MLR—Main Line of Resistance
  • MOH—Medal of Honor
  • MOS—Military Occupation Specialty
  • Mosquito—Single Engine Plane used as Airborne FAC and for Target Spotting
  • MP—Military Police
  • MPQ—Ground Radar-Controlled Bombing
  • MS—Manuscript
  • Msg—Message
  • MSR—Main Supply Route
  • MTACS—Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron
  • MT—Motor Transport
  • NCAS—Night Close Air Support
  • NCO—Noncommissioned Officer
  • NGF—Naval Gunfire
  • NKPA—North Korean People’s Army
  • N.d.—Date not given
  • NNRC—Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
  • NNSC—Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
  • N.t.—Title not given
  • OCMH—Office of the Chief of Military History (USA)
  • OE-1—Cessna Single-Engine Light Observation Plane
  • OOB—Order of Battle
  • OP—Observation Post (Sometimes used to refer to an Outpost)
  • OPLR—Outpost Line of Resistance
  • OY—Consolidated-Vultee Light Observation Plane
  • PIR—Periodic Intelligence Report
  • PO-2—Russian Trainer Aircraft
  • POW—Prisoner of War
  • PPSH—Soviet-made 7.62mm Sub-machine (“Burp”) Gun
  • Prov—Provisional
  • PUC—Presidential Unit Citation
  • R4D—Douglas Twin-Engine Transport (Navy and Marine Corps designation of C-47)
  • R5D—Douglas Four-Engine Transport (Navy and Marine Corps designation of C-54)
  • RCT—Regimental Combat Team
  • ROK—Republic of Korea
  • SAR—Special Action Report
  • SecDef—Secretary of Defense
  • SecNav—Secretary of Navy
  • Serv—Service
  • Sig—Signal
  • SOP—Standing Operating Procedure
  • TACC—Tactical Air Coordination Center
  • TADC—Tactical Air Direction Center
  • TAFC—Turkish Armed Forces Command
  • TAO—Tactical Air Observer
  • TE—Task Element
  • T/E—Table of Equipment
  • TF—Task Force
  • TG—Task Group
  • Tk—Tank
  • T/O—Table of Organization
  • TOT—Time on Target Fuze
  • TU—Task Unit
  • UN—United Nations
  • UNC—United Nations Command
  • USA—United States Army
  • USAF—United States Air Force
  • USMC—United States Marine Corps
  • USN—United States Navy
  • VMA—Marine Attack Squadron
  • VMC—Marine Composite Squadron
  • VMF—Marine Fighter Squadron
  • VMF(N)—Marine Night (All-Weather) Fighter Squadron
  • VMJ—Marine Photographic Squadron
  • VMO—Marine Observation Squadron
  • VMR—Marine Transport Squadron
  • VT—Variable Time Fuze
  • WCIDE(U)—West Coast Island Defense Element (Unit)
  • WIA—Wounded in Action
  • WP—White Phosphorous Shell
  • YAK—Russian Fighter Aircraft