LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
| A.F. | Air Force |
| ag | age |
| age | 61-5-20. The first number is years, second number is months, and third number is days. This example means the person was 61 years, 5 months, 20 days old at time of death. |
| b: | born in or born on |
| b/o | brother of |
| Batry, Btry. | Battery |
| blt. | built |
| BN. | Battalion |
| Brig.Gen. | Brigadier General |
| Bur w/ | Buried with |
| c/o | child of |
| Cav. | Cavalry |
| Co. | County |
| Col. | Colonel |
| Comdt. | Commandant |
| Cpl. | Corporal |
| CWO. | Chief Warrant Officer |
| d: | died in |
| d/o | daughter of |
| d, dys. | day or days |
| D.A.R. | Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Society |
| dau. | daughter |
| Div. | Division |
| dt, dt. | date |
| f/o | father of |
| Fld. Arty. | Field Artillery |
| fm | from |
| F.O.E. | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| g-son | grandson |
| gr. | great or grand |
| gr.gnd. | great grand (son or daughter) |
| grt. granddau. | great granddaughter |
| h/o | husband of |
| husb. | husband |
| Inf. | Infantry |
| 1/Lt. | First Lieutenant |
| 2/Lt. | Second Lieutenant |
| Lt. | Lieutenant |
| Lt./Col. | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Lt./J.G. | Lieutenant Junior Grade |
| m/o | mother of |
| m, md: | married |
| M, mo, mos | month or months |
| M/Sgt. | Master Sergeant |
| Maj. | Major |
| mvd. | moved |
| nat. | native |
| Pfc. | Private First Class |
| Pvt. | Private |
| Q M/Sgt. | Quarter Master Sergeant |
| Regt., Rgt. | Regiment |
| s/o | son of |
| S/2C | Sergeant Second Class |
| S/Sgt. | Staff Sergeant |
| SC/1 | Seaman First Class |
| Sgt. | Sergeant |
| Sfc. | Sergeant First Class |
| Sgt./Maj. | Sergeant major |
| shpd., ship'd | shipped |
| Sp. Am. War | Spanish American War |
| T/Sgt. | Tech Sergeant |
| W W I W W II |
World War One or World War Two |
| w/ | with |
| w/o | wife of |
| y, yr, yrs | year or years |