Glossary
Of Terms
Editor's Note: The Combat Area
Casualties Current File know as the CACCF is the source of combat
casualties, particularly those of the Vietnam War. The CACCF was used to create the
data base of all Vietnam Veterans whose names appear on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in
Washington, DC. The CACCF was used to create The Honor Roll here at K
Troop, hosted by Bob Hersey.
The CACCF uses terms, abbreviations, letter and numerical codes to
indicate certain information contained within. They are presented here as a means to
interpret the CACCF more fully.
LASTNAME: Spelling and
conventions are generally as used in the [Southeast Asia] Combat
Area Casualties Current File commonly referred to as the CACCF.
In general, spaces are used instead of apostrophes, and last name prefixes MC or Mac are
usually separated by spaces. A search for any particular name should consider variant
spellings. Notice that there are sometimes several individuals with the same name or
initials, and one may need to refer to birthdate or other information to establish exact
identity There are approximately 38 names of living veterans on the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial by mistake.
FIRSTNAME: Generally as above.
Some names were too long for the original CACCF data fields and were obviously truncated
in the original file. A name like Richard Johnon should be
amended to be Richard Johnson.
MILITARY SERVICE OR SS NUMBER: These
are as presented in the CACCF. Many will be the individual's Social Security Number, used
as a service number later in the war. Others will be service numbers as assigned by their
particular service. Note that this is the only unique identifier in the list. It is
possible for there to be duplicates of every other data field.
In the CACCF listing, Col. Charles H. Shelton's service number (along
with some other personal data) is blacked out with pound signs (#########) since, because
of his classification as a POW , he was nominally still alive.
MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: Listings are for military casualties only. Civilians are not included in the
CACCF.
A = ARMY
M = MARINE CORPS
N = NAVY |
F = AIR FORCE
C = COAST GUARD |
COMPONENT: Each
service has several components, i.e. Regular, Reserves, draftees/conscripts, etc.
R = REGULAR
V = RESERVE
G = NATIONAL GUARD |
Y = SELECTIVE SERVICE
* = UNKNOWN / NOT REPORTED |
RANK: See
the section on ranks below. Note that the listed rank may represent a posthumous
promotion.
POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION: Of
the 58169 names on the list, 7175 received posthumous promotions -- that is, they were
given a higher rank after their death. Most posthumous promotions were of one rank and
given to junior NCOs (sergeants and corporals) in the Army. I do not have any information
on military policy on posthumous promotion during the war. There are about 100 cases where
the rank, grade, and/or posthumous promotion data do not make sense (for example,
"promotion" to a lower rank!); they are indicated below.
+ = POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION AS INDICATED
& = NO POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION INDICATED IN CACCF, BUT
RANK/GRADE INDICATE THAT ONE MAY HAVE OCCURRED
! = POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION IS INDICATED IN CACCF, BUT NO
PROMOTION INDICATED BY RANK/GRADE COMPARISON
? = UNKNOWN BUT OBVIOUS MISTAKE
In the above situations, it is often impossible to tell just which of
the fields contains the mistake.
PAY GRADE: Indicated by
standard US military abbreviations, E1-E9 for enlisted ranks, W1-W4 for warrant officers,
O1-O11 for officers. See military ranks below.
MOS: Military
Occupational Specialty. MOS codes will vary
between services, and data is missing for many individuals. For an explanation of
enlisted MOS go here.
AGE: Age in years on date
of death.
HOME OF RECORD: The
city/town and state given are the individual's military "Home of Record". This
is not necessarily their birthplace or even place of residence at enlistment; most people
would give one of those, but a service member could state any home of record that
they wished. One could give a home of record for tax purposes, to be discharged
there, or other reasons. I would be surprised if draftees did not sometimes give homes
of record as jokes. Use the information carefully for this reason.
For some reason, the CACCF lists states using two-digit number codes
rather than the more common US Postal Service codes. Missing data was coded ZZ,
foreign countries are coded X? where ? is the first letter of the country. Canada is
therefore code XC, Japan, XJ, etc.
Twenty cases are missing city, state, or both from Home of Record.
US Postal Service codes outside the 50 US States are: PR
PUERTO RICO, VQ VIRGIN ISLANDS, GU GUAM, CZ PANAMA CANAL ZONE, SO AMERICAN SAMOA X? OTHER,
ZZ UNKNOWN, NOT REPORTED.
RELIGION
00 NO PREFERENCE
AD 7TH DAY ADVENTIST
AG ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
B BAPTIST - Amer. Bapts. Conven.
BO BAPTIST - OTHER GROUPS
BR BRETHREN, DUNKERS
BS BAPTIST - Southern Bapt. Conven.
BU BUDDHISM
CC CHURCH OF CHRIST
CG CHURCH OF GOD
CN CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN
CS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
DC DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
EB EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN
EP EPISCOPAL, ANGLICAN
ER EVANGELICAL, REFORMED
FR FRIENDS, QUAKERS
GO GREEK ORTHODOX |
HB JEWISH
LD LATTER DAY SAINTS, MORMON
LU LUTHERAN & MISSOURI SYNOD
MC MISSION COVENANT
MS MOSLEM, MUSLIM
MT METHODIST
NZ NAZARENE
PB PRESBYTERIAN
PC PENTECOSTAL
PN PROTESTANT - NO PREFERENCE
PO PROTESTANT - OTHER CHRISTIAN
OR OTHER RELIGIONS
RC ROMAN CATHOLIC
RF REFORMED
RO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
SA SALVATION ARMY
UU UNITARIAN UNIVERSAL
UC UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
WT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
99 OTHER, NOT REPORTED |
DATE OF CASUALTY:
Given in format YYYYMMDD. Note that date of casualty can mean the date on
which the individual actually died, the date on which they were declared dead, or
the date on which they were wounded/injured if they died later.
CASTYPE: Casualty Type. The
CACCF categorizes casualties as basically hostile or non-hostile, and further within each
type.
A1 = HOSTILE, DIED
A2 = HOSTILE, DIED OF WOUNDS
A3 = HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING
A4 = HOSTILE, DIED WHILE CAPTURED
B5 = HOSTILE-MISSING, RETURNED
B6 = HOSTILE, NOW MISSING |
B7 = HOSTILE-CAPTURED, RETURNED
B8 = HOSTILE, NOW CAPTURED
C1 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF OTHER CAUSES
C2 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED OF ILLNESS/INJURY
C3 = NON-HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING
D5 = NON-HOSTILE MISSING, RETURNED
D6 = NON-HOSTILE, NOW MISSING |
Note that these codes were developed for use while the
Vietnam conflict was in progress; not all of these will appear in the CACCF. Note also
that no one is now listed as B6 MIA, and only one person is listed B8 POW and even he has
since been removed from that category.
REASON: Casualties are
further categorized by specific cause, as given by the codes below. Note that
"misadventure" generally means "friendly fire".
A = AIR LOSS, CRASH - SEA
B = AIR LOSS, CRASH - LAND
C = VEHICLE LOSS, CRASH
D = GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
E = ARTILLERY, ROCKET, MORTAR
F = BOMB EXPLOSION
G = OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
H = MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
I = MISADVENTURE
J = DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
K = BURNS
L = ILLNESS, DISEASE
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L = ILLNESS, DISEASE
M = MALARIA N =HEPATITIS
O = HEART ATTACK
P = STROKE
Q = SUICIDE
R = ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
S = INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE
T = ACCIDENTAL HOMICIDE
U = OTHER ACCIDENT
V = OTHER CAUSES
Z = UNKNOWN, NOT REPORTED |
AIR, LAND, OR SEA CASUALTY: Similar to Reason above, this code categorizes casualties as
land, sea, or air, with general type of aircraft and crew status for air casualties.
1 = FIXED WING - PILOT
2 = FIXED WING - CREW
3 = FIXED WING - NONCREW
4 = HELICOPTER - PILOT |
5 = HELICOPTER - CREW
6 = HELICOPTER - NONCREW
7 = GROUND CASUALTY
8 = SEA CASUALTY |
BODY RECOVERED OR NOT: Body of casualty recovered or not. The entire POW/MIA issue actually
revolves around this simple data point.
--- = BODY RECOVERED
BNR = BODY NOT RECOVERED
POW = PRISONER OF WAR (1 entry only)
Note that remains of service members listed as BNR continue to be
discovered and identified. The listing in CACF1193.TXT is sure to be at least slightly out
of date.
COUNTRY: Country in which
casualty occurred.
CB = CAMBODIA
CH = COMMUNIST CHINA
LA = LAOS |
TH = THAILAND
VN = NORTH VIETNAM
VS = SOUTH VIETNAM |
PROVINCE: This list was obtained from The National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and does not appear to be complete (items
marked "UNKNOWN CODE" are on the list supplied by NARA, but have a blank where
the meaning of the code should be)
01 QUANG TRI
02 THUA THIEN
03 QUANG NAM
04 QUANG TIN
05 QUANG NGAI
06 KONTUM
07 BINH DINH
08 PLEIKU
09 PHU YEN
10 DARLAC
11 KHANH HOA
12 TUYEN DUC
13 QUANG DUC
14 PHUOC LONG
15 LAM DONG
16 NINH THUAN
17 BINH THUAN
18 BINH THUY
19 LONG KHANH
20 UNKNOWN CODE
21 BINH LONG
22 TAY NINH
23 BINH DUONG
24 GIA DINH
25 BIEN HOA |
26 PHUOC TUY
27 LONG AN
28 KIEN TUONG
29 KIEN PHONG
30 DINH TUONG
31 AN GIANG
32 VINH LONG
33 KIEN HOA34 VINH BINH
35 PHONG DINH
36 KIEN GIANG
37 CHUONG THIEN
38 BA XUGEN
39 AN XUGEN
40 CON SON ISLAND
41 PHU BON
42 HUA NGHIA
43 GO CONG
44 BAC LIEU
45 CHUA DOC
46 SA DEC
47 UNKNOWN CODE
48 UNKNOWN CODE
49 PHU QUOC ISLAND
50 DMZ
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81 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 1
82 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 2
83 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 3
84 OFFSHORE, MILITARY REGION 4
89 OFFSHORE, PROVINCE & MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN
91 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 1
92 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 2
93 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 3
94 PROVINCE UNKNOWN, MILITARY REGION 4
99 PROVINCE AND MILITARY REGION UNKNOWN
CB UNKNOWN CODE
LA UNKNOWN CODE
NY UNKNOWN CODE
NZ UNKNOWN CODE
** UNKNOWN CODE
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LENGTH OF SERVICE:
Length of military service at time of casualty. Some records in the original CACCF
contained "*", which presumably means Unknown or Not Reported as
elsewhere. Other fields were blank, and are coded "--" for missing data. The
entry "00" presumably means less than one year.
DATE OF BIRTH: Given in
format YYYYMMDD. This information is not available for 18 individuals, and the fields have
been left blank in those cases.
RACE: These codes are as
provided by NARA.
C = CAUCASIAN
I = AMERICAN INDIAN
L = MALAYAN |
M = MONGOLIAN
N = NEGRO (now African American)
Z = UNKNOWN, NOT REPORTED |
MARITAL STATUS: self-explanatory.
GENDER: self-explanatory.
There are eight female casualties listed.
CITIZENSHIP: Self-explanatory.
There is apparently only one non-US citizen on the list, though there are a few cases of
missing data.
TOURDATE: This date seems
to have several meanings, depending on the type of casualty. In most cases, it is the date
on which the individual's Southeast Asia tour began. For some coded BNR, it is the date
they were reported missing. For a few others, its meaning is not quite clear.
PANEL/LINE LOCATION ON MEMORIAL:
These give the position of the name on the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. As described in
the Directory of Names, the Wall is divided into Eastern and Western sections,
each section having about 70 numbered panels (01E to 70E and 01W to 70W. Each panel has
from one to about 130 lines, depending on its height.
It appears that some individuals whose names were added after the
initial dedication of the Memorial have had to be placed slightly out of sequence for
their actual date of casualty.
COMMENTS: These are
comments entered by the DoD personnel who maintain the CACCF.
REFERENCE NUMBER: This number
appears to be for some use internal to the casualty list itself. In the CACCF this number
is in a series with the Service, Country, and Casualty Type codes, for example:
AVSA1 1 is reference number
00001 for an Army casualty in South Vietnam who was killed by hostile action. There would
also be an ACBA1 1 (for Army, Cambodia, hostile action), an FVSA1 1 (for Air Force, South
Vietnam, hostile action) and so on. A number of casualties, mostly recent additions to the
CACCF, have no reference number listed.
PROCESSING DATE: The month
and year (given as YYMM) during which the most recent change to the casualty record
(correction of data or addition of a name) took place.
MILITARY
RANKS
All members of the US Armed forces have a "pay grade" that
runs from E1-E9 for enlisted personnel, W1-W4 for warrant officers, and O1-O11 for
commissioned officers. These grades are considered equivalent between the services and
receive the same pay. Ranks, however, can vary a good deal between services, and Navy
ranks have little in common with those of any other service. There are several technical
distinctions between the terms rank and grade; for present purposes it
seems most useful to consider grade as one's position in the military hierarchy
and rank is one's military title.
Coast Guard ranks are not included below, but for all practical purposes
they are the same as Navy ranks.
The table below gives a brief synopsis of US military ranks. The
abbreviations are explained further below.
GRADE ARMY NAVY AIR
FORCE MARINE CORPS
E1 . . PV1 PVT. . . . .SR . . . . . . . .AB . .
. . . . PVT
E2 . . PV2 PVT. . . . .SA . . . . .AMN A3C . . . PFC
E3 . . PFC . . . . . . .SN . . . . . . . .A1C A2C . . . LCPL
E4 . . CPL SP4. . . . .PO3. . . . . .SGT A1C . . . CPL
E5 . . SGT SP5. . . . .PO2. . . . . . .SSGT . . . . . SGT
E6 . . SSG SP6. . . . .PO1. . . . . . .TSGT . . . . . SSGT
E7 . . PSG SFC SP7 . .CPO. . . . . MSGT . . . . .GYSGT
E8 . . 1SG MSG. . . . .SCPO . . . .SMSGT. . . . FSGT MSGT
E9 . . CSM SGM. . . ..MCPO . ..CMSGT. . . . SMAJ MGYS
W1 . . WO1 . . . . . . .WO-1 . . . . . . .WO . .
. . . . WO
W2 . . CW2 . . . . . . .CWO-2. . . . . . .CWO-2. . . . . CWO2
W3 . . CW3 . . . . . . .CWO-3. . . . . . .CWO-3. . . . . CWO3
W4 . . CW4 . . . . . . .CWO-4. . . . . . .CWO-4. . . . . CWO4
O1 . . 2LT . . . . . . .ENS. . . . . . . .2LT. .
. . . . 2LT
O2 . . 1LT . . . . . . .LTJG . . . . . . .1LT. . . . . . 1LT
O3 . . CPT . . . . . . .LT . . . . . . . .CPT. . . . . . CPT
O4 . . MAJ . . . . . . .LCDR . . . . . . .MAJ. . . . . . MAJ
O5 . . LTC . . . . . . .CDR. . . . . . . .LTC. . . . . . LTC
O6 . . COL . . . . . . .CAPT . . . . . . .COL. . . . . . COL
O7 . . BG. . . . .COMO RADM (L) . .BGEN . . . . . BGEN
O8 . . MG. . . . RADM RADM (U) . . MAJ GEN. . . . MAJGEN
O9 . . LTG . . . . . . .VADM . . . . . . .LT GEN . . . . LTGEN
O10. . GEN . . . . . . .ADM. . . . . . . .GEN. . . . . . GEN
011. . GA. . . . . . . .FADM . . . . . . .GEN AF
The abbreviations above are the ones currently used by each service;
Vietnam-era abbreviations and rank structures may have differed in some cases. The
same abbreviation is used across all services where that abbreviation represented the same
grade and rank. For example, SSG indicates Staff Sergeant in both the Army and Marine
Corps, since both are grade E6, SSGT is used for Staff Sergeant in the Air Force, however,
since that rank is a grade E5. CPT for Captain (O3) in the Army, Air Force, and Marines,
and CAPT for Captain (O6) in the Navy is another example.
Warrant officer ranks are the same for all services, and Chief Warrant
Officer is the appropriate rank title for grades W-2 through W-4.
Each service's ranks are outlined in more detail below.
ARMY: The Army sometimes
has several ranks for the same enlisted grade. Specialist Four, for example, has the same
grade as a corporal, but less command authority. Sergeant First Class (E7) is more of an
administrative rank, usually found in support units, than is Platoon Sergeant (E7), more
common in combat units. Specialist grades SP4 through SP7 were in use during the Vietnam
period, but have been phased out except for SP4. The ranks of Specialist Eight and Nine
(SP8 and SP9) existed on paper, but were never actually awarded to anyone. The division of
Sergeants Major into command and staff ranks was introduced sometime in 1968, and all are
listed in the CACCF simply as Sergeant Major.
E1. . . PV1 PVT. . . . . .Private
E2. . . PV2 PVT. . . . . .Private
E3. . . PFC . . . . . . . .Private First Class
E4. . . CPL SP4. . . . . .Corporal / Specialist Four
E5. . . SGT SP5. . . . . .Sergeant / Specialist Five
E6. . . SSG SP6. . . . . .Staff Sergeant / Specialist Six
E7. . . PSG SFC SP7 . . .Platoon Sergeant / Sergeant First Class
/ Specialist Seven
E8. . . 1SG MSG. . . . . .First Sergeant / Master Sergeant
E9. . . SMAJ. . . . . . . .Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major
W1. . . WO. . . . . . . . .Warrant Officer
W2. . . CWO . . . . . . . .Chief Warrant Officer
W3. . . CWO . . . . . . . .Chief Warrant Officer
W4. . . CWO . . . . . . . .Chief Warrant Officer
O1. . . 2LT . . . . . . . .Second Lieutenant
O2. . . 1LT . . . . . . . .First Lieutenant
O3. . . CPT . . . . . . . .Captain
O4. . . MAJ . . . . . . . .Major
O5. . . LTC . . . . . . . .Lieutenant Colonel
O6. . . COL . . . . . . . .Colonel
O7. . . BGEN. . . . . . . .Brigadier General
O8. . . MGEN. . . . . . . .Major General
O9. . . LTG . . . . . . . .Lieutenant General
O10 . . GEN . . . . . . . .General
011 . . GA. . . . . . . . .General of the Army
MARINE CORP officer and warrant
officer ranks are the same as Army ranks; enlisted ranks are given below. Staff/line
distinctions exist only for E8 and E9. Gunnery Sergeants (E7s) are usually addressed as
"Gunny" except by junior enlisted men or in very formal situations.
E1. . . PVT . . . . . . . .Private
E2. . . PFC . . . . . . . .Private First Class
E3. . . LCPL. . . . . . . .Lance Corporal
E4. . . CPL . . . . . . . .Corporal
E5. . . SGT . . . . . . . .Sergeant
E6. . . SSG . . . . . . . .Staff Sergeant
E7. . . GSGT. . . . . . . .Gunnery Sergeant
E8. . . 1SG MSG . . . . .First Sergeant / Master Sergeant
E9. . . SMAJ MGYS. . . . .Sergeant Major / Master Gunnery Sergeant
AIR FORCE: Officer and
warrant officer ranks are the same as in the Army and Marine Corps. Enlisted ranks are
given below. The junior enisled rank structure changed sometime in 1967, and Airman First
Class could refer to either E4 or E3 at different periods. There is currently also the
rank of "Senior Airman", a non-command E4, that was not in use during the
Vietnam era.
E1. . . AB. . . . . . . . .Airman Basic
E2. . . AMN A3C. . . . . .Airman / Airman Third Class
E3. . . A1C A2C. . . . . .Airman First Class / Airman Second Class
E4. . . SGT A1C. . . . . .Sergeant / Airman First Class
E5. . . SSGT. . . . . . . .Staff Sergeant
E6. . . TSGT. . . . . . . .Technical Sergeant
E7. . . MSGT. . . . . . . .Master Sergeant
E8. . . SMS . . . . . . . .Senior Master Sergeant
E9. . . CMS . . . . . . . .Chief Master Sergeant
NAVY: Except for warrant
officers, which are the same as in other services, Navy ranks are unique, and naval
enlisted ranks (ratings) can be rather complicated. Note that the officer ranks of Captain
and Lieutenant are not equivalent to these titles in the other services. As noted
above, Coast Guard ranks are the same as Navy ranks for all practical purposes. The Naval
rank of Commodore is very rarely used at present.
E1. . . SR. . . . . . . . .Seaman Recruit
E2. . . SA. . . . . . . . .Seaman Apprentice
E3. . . SN. . . . . . . . .Seaman
E4. . . PO3 . . . . . . . .Petty Officer Third Class
E5. . . PO2 . . . . . . . .Petty Officer Second Class
E6. . . PO1 . . . . . . . .Petty Officer First Class
E7. . . CPO . . . . . . . .Chief Petty Officer
E8. . . SCPO. . . . . . . .Senior Chief Petty Officer
E9. . . MCPO. . . . . . . .Master Chief Petty Officer
O1. . . ENS . . . . . . . .Ensign
O2. . . LTJG . . . . . . .Lieutenant junior grade
O3. . . LT. . . . . . . . .Lieutenant
O4. . . LCDR. . . . . . . .Lieutenant Commander
O5. . . CDR . . . . . . . .Commander
O6. . . CAPT. . . . . . . .Captain
O7. . . COMO RADM (L). . .Commodore / Real Admiral (Lower)
O8. . . RADM RADM (U). . .Rear Admiral (Upper)
O9. . . VADM. . . . . . . .Vice Admiral
O10 . . ADM . . . . . . . .Admiral
011 . . FADM. . . . . . . .Fleet Admiral
The term petty officer (and in some cases, seaman) is
a general title, and not necessarily used by any particular sailor. In practice, enlisted
sailors have specific titles based on their occupational specialty (rate) and pay grade as
outlined below.
Grade E3s use one of the titles immediately below (Seaman, Airman,
etc.); E2s use the same titles with "Apprentice" (e.g., SA = Seaman Apprentice,
HA = Hospital Corpsman Apprentice), and E1s use "Recruit" (e.g., SR = Seaman
Recruit, CR = Constructionman Recruit).
AN. . . . . . . . .Airman
CN. . . . . . . . .Constructionman
FN. . . . . . . . .Fireman
HN. . . . . . . . .Hospital Corpsman
SN. . . . . . . . .Seaman
TN. . . . . . . . .Stewardsman
Petty officers (E4-E9) have specific titles based on an abbreviation
denoting occupational specialty followed by 1, 2, 3, C, SC, or MC to denote grade. Only
those encountered in the CACCF are listed below; it is not necessarily a full list, nor
are all necessarily in current use. GMH ,may be a mistake, since it is not found in any
standard reference.
The third letter of three-letter codes is usually used only for
administrative purposes and would not as a form of address. Therefore, both ABH3 and ABF3
would be "Aviation Boatswain's Mate Third Class"; ABCM would be "Master
Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate, etc. "Boatswain's Mate" is always pronounced
_Bosun's_ Mate.
AB . . . . . . . . Aviation Boatswain's Mate
ABF . . . . . " " F (Fuels)
ABH . . . . . " " H (Handling)
AC . . . . . . . . Air Controlman
AD . . . . . . . . Aviation Machinist's Mate
ADJ . . . . . " " J (Jet Engine Mechanic)
ADR . . . . . " " R (Reciprocating Engine Mechanic)
AE . . . . . . . . Aviation Electrician's Mate
AM . . . . . . . . Aviation Structural Mechanic
AME . . . . . " " E (Safety Equipment)
AMH . . . . . " " H (Hydraulics)
AMS . . . . . " " S (Structures)
AO . . . . . . . . Aviation Ordnanceman
AQ . . . . . . . . Aviation Fire Control Technician
AQB . . . . . " " B (Bomb Director)
AQF . . . . . " " F (Fire Control)
AS . . . . . . . . Aviation Support Equipment Technician
ASE . . . . . " " E (Electrical)
AT . . . . . . . . Aviation Electronics Technician
ATN . . . . . " " N (Radio and Radio Navigation Equipment)
ATR . . . . . " " R (Radar and Radar Navigation Equipment)
AX . . . . . . . . Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician
AZ . . . . . . . . Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
BM . . . . . . . . Boatswain's Mate
BT . . . . . . . . Boilerman Technician
BU . . . . . . . . Builder
BUH . . . . . " " H (Heavy)
BUL . . . . . " " L (Light)
BUR . . . . . " " R (Concrete)
CE . . . . . . . . Construction Electrician
CEP . . . . . " " P (Power)
CET . . . . . " " T (Telephone)
CEW . . . . . " " W (Wiring)
CM . . . . . . . . Construction Mechanic
CMA . . . . . " " A (Automotive)
CMH . . . . . " " H (Construction)
CS . . . . . . . . Commissaryman
CT . . . . . . . . Communications Technician
CYN. . . . . . . . Communications Yeoman
DC . . . . . . . . Damage Controlman
DK . . . . . . . . Disbursing Clerk
DS . . . . . . . . Data Systems Technician |
DT . . . . . . . . Dental Technician
EA . . . . . . . . Engineering Aid
EAD . . . . . " " D (Drafting)
EM . . . . . . . . Electrician's Mate
EN . . . . . . . . Engineman
EO . . . . . . . . Equipment Operator
EOH . . . . . " " H (Hauling)
EON . . . . . " " N (Construction Equipment)
ET . . . . . . . . Electronics Technician
ETN . . . . . " " N (Communications)
ETR . . . . . " " R (Radar)
FT . . . . . . . . Fire Control Technician
FTG . . . . . " " G (Gun Fire Control)
FTM . . . . . " " M (Missile Fire Control)
GM . . . . . . . . Gunner's Mate
GMC . . . . . " " C (Construction Battalion)
GMG . . . . . " " G (Guns)
GMH . . . . . (probable mistake/misprint)
HM . . . . . . . . Hospital Corpsman
HN . . . . . . . . Hospitalman
HT . . . . . . . . Hull Maintenance Technician
IC . . . . . . . . Interior Communications Electrician
JO . . . . . . . . Journalist
MM . . . . . . . . Machinist's Mate
MR . . . . . . . . Machinery Repairman
PH . . . . . . . . Photographer's Mate
PN . . . . . . . . Personnelman
PR . . . . . . . . Aircrew Survival Equipmentman
PT . . . . . . . . Photographic Intelligenceman
QM . . . . . . . . Quartermaster
RD . . . . . . . . Radarman
RM . . . . . . . . Radioman
SD . . . . . . . . Steward
SF . . . . . . . . Shipfitter*
SFM . . . . . " " M (Metalsmith)
SFP . . . . . " " P (Pipefitter)
SH . . . . . . . . Ship's Serviceman
SK . . . . . . . . Storekeeper
SM . . . . . . . . Signalman
ST . . . . . . . . Sonar Technician
SW . . . . . . . . Steelworker
SWE . . . . . " " E (Erector)
SWF . . . . . " " F (Fabricator)
TM . . . . . . . . Torpedoman's Mate
UT . . . . . . . . Utilitiesman
UTP . . . . . " " P (Plumber)
YN . . . . . . . . Yeoman |
Note that the Naval abbreviation for Chief Shipfitter,
SFC, is also the Army abbreviation for Sergeant First Class.
Source: http://www.kirks.org.uk/Military/vexplan.htm
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