Abbreviation | Meaning |
APC | Armor-piercing capped projectile |
APO | Army Post Office |
AT | Antitank |
Bn | Battalion |
Cal | Caliber |
Co. | Company |
CP | Command Post |
Div | Division |
DOW | Died of Wounds |
EM | Enlisted Men |
Ey | Enemy |
FA | Field Artillery |
GO | General Order |
GP | General Purpose |
HE | High Explosive |
Incl | Inclosure |
Inf. | Infantry |
KIA | Killed in Action |
LIA | Lightly Injured in Action |
LWA | Lightly Wounded in Action |
M-10 | U.S. Army Self-propelled Tank Destroyer vehicle |
M-8 | U.S. Army lightly armored wheeled reconnaissance vehicle |
MIA | Missing in Action |
MG | Machinegun |
Mk IV | German Army Panzer IV medium tank |
Mk VI | German Army Panzer VI Tiger heavy tank |
PW | Prisoners of War |
Rcn | Reconnaissance |
Rd(s) | Road(s); Round(s) |
Recon | Reconnaissance |
Regt | Regiment |
SIA | Seriously Injured in Action |
SWA | Seriously Wounded in Action |
TD | Tank Destroyer |
WIA | Wounded in Action |
WO | Warrant Officer |