Abbreviations Shown for Combat Ships or Fleet Units
| BB |
Battleship |
| CL |
Cruiser |
| CV |
ESSEX Class Aircraft Carrier |
| CVE |
Escort Carrier |
| CVL |
INDEPENDENCE Class Aircraft Carrier |
| DD |
Destroyer |
| DE |
Destroyer Escort |
| TF or TG |
Task Force or Task Group |
| UB or U/B |
Submarine or U-Boat |
Abbreviations Used for Auxillary Ships or Transports
AK, AO, AP, FTB, FTC, LSM
Abbreviations Used for Air Units or Aircraft
| CAG |
Carrier Air Group |
| CASU |
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit |
| VB |
Bomber Group or Aircraft |
| VF |
Fighter Group or Aircraft |
| VMF |
Marine Fighter Unit or Aircraft |
| VNF |
Night Fighter Group or Aircraft |
| VT |
Torpedo Group or Aircraft |
U.S. Aircraft Cited
| B-24 |
Consolidated-Vultee "Liberator" |
| B-25 |
North American "Mitchell" |
| B-29 |
Boeing "Superfortress" |
| F4F |
Grumman "Wildcat" |
| F4U |
Chance-Vought "Corsair" |
| F6F |
Grumman "Hellcat" |
| J2F |
Grumman "Duck" |
| N3N |
Navy "Yellow Peril" |
| N2S |
Stearman Trainer |
| OS2U |
Vought-Sikorsky "Kingfisher" |
| P-38 |
Lockheed "Lightning" |
| P-40 |
Curtiss-Wright "Warhawk" |
| SBC |
Curtiss Divebomber |
| SBD |
Douglas "Dauntless" |
| SB2C |
Curtiss "Helldiver" |
| SNC |
Curtiss Trainer |
| SNJ |
(AT-6) North American Trainer |
| SNV |
Vultee Trainer |
| TBD |
Douglas "Devestator" |
| TBF or TBM |
Grumman "Avenger" |
German Aircraft Cited
| FN-190 |
Focke-Wulf Fighter |
| HE-111 |
Heinkel Bomber |
| JU-87 |
Junkers "Stuka" |
| JU-88 |
Junkers Bomber |
| ME-109 |
Messerschmitt Fighter |
Japanese Aircraft Cited
| Betty |
Mitsubishi Medium Bomber |
| Emily |
Kawanishi Flying-Boat |
| Frances |
Yokosuka Navy Bomber |
| Helen |
Nakajima Medium Bomber |
| Irving |
Nakajima Reconnaissance Plane |
| Jake |
Aichi Seaplane |
| Jill |
Nakajima Attack Bomber |
| Judy |
Yokosuba Bomber |
| Kate |
Nakajima Torpedo Bomber |
| Lily |
Kawasaki Bomber |
| Nell |
Mitsubishi Bomber |
| Oscar |
Nakajima Fighter |
| Sally |
Mitsubishi Medium Bomber |
| Tony |
Kawasaki Fighter |
| Tojo |
Nakajima Fighter |
| Val |
Aichi Dive Bomber |
| Zeke |
Mitsubishi Fighter |
| Zero |
Mitsubishi Fighter |