| 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 |
