u.s. world war ii navy muster rolls, 1938-1949 for frank steven pagach

most of the rest, however, were thrown around in familiar fashion by those immediately concerned, but might be thoroughly mystifying to the rest of the Naval Establishment. A few, such as 'SecNav,' 'CominCh,' 'CNO,' 'BuPers,' and 'J.g.,' were well-known throughout the service.

The roads around Pearl Harbor were alive in wartime with vehicles marked 'AdComPhibsPac.' The waters of Casco Bay were plowed by small boats bearing at their bows the mystic inscriptions, 'DesLant' or 'SOPA.' In a single dim corridor of the Navy Department, 'OIR' and 'OR&I' indicated adjacent but quite distinct offices of 'EXOS.'Īltogether the Navy produced, officially or unofficially, thousands of such abbreviations during the war. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS NAVY DEPARTMENT * WASHINGTON, D.C.Ī - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Fifty-nine words which originally appeared in an addenda page have been integrated in the main text of the document. Additional muster rolls are located at National Archives regional facilities based on the state where the station or home port of the vessel was located.The text of this published glossary of abbreviations was prepared shortly after the close of World War II. ' Muster Rolls of Coast Guard Ships and Shore Establishments, 1941–1949' (Entry A1-108A National Archives Identifier 594984)Īrchives 1 does not have a muster roll for every vessel or station for every year. These records are found in multiple series in Record Group 26 (Records of the U.S. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives 1), houses Coast Guard muster rolls covering the years 1833 to 1949. These lists can be helpful in documenting that a Guardsman was aboard a vessel or stationed at a location on a specific date. Coast Guard muster rolls list the vessel or station’s officers and crew members.

U.s. world war ii navy muster rolls, 1938-1949 for frank steven pagach