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Note: Where the same abbreviation has more than one meaning, the several meanings have been arranged alphabetically. Abbreviations preceded by an asterisk (*), other than Navy numbers, may never be used singly; those preceded by the symbol for number (#) are the Bureau of Personnel Condensation Code for use in dispatch orders to personnel.
E -- Bellanca Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol)
E -- Edo Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol)
E -- Electronic night bombing installation (suffix to plane designation)
E -- Gould Aeronautical Division (Pratt, Read& Co.)
E -- Electrical Equipment Division of the Engineering Department aboard a carrier
E -- Office of Engineering (Engineer-in-Chief) (USCG)
E -- Piper Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer's symbol)
E -- USNR officer designation for General Service, Engineering Duties. Formerly (E).
E/A -- Enemy Aircraft
EA -- East Africa
EA -- Engineer Rear Admiral (GB)
EAC -- Eastern Air Command (CBI Theater)
EAC -- European Advisory Commission
EAD -- Extended Active Duty
EAE -- Aeronautical Engineering Division (USCG)
#EARLPRADATE -- Earliest Practical Date
EASTCO -- East Coast
EastCon -- Eastern Sea Frontier Control Local of Shipping in Gulf of Maine
EASTOMP -- East-Ocean Meeting point
EastSeaFron -- Eastern Sea Frontier
Easy -- "E" in the phonetic alphabet
E.B.Co. -- Electric Boat Company
EC -- Electric Coding (Cipher) Machine Repairman
EC -- Engineering Construction
ECAD -- European Civil Affairs Division
ECAR -- European Civil Affairs Regiment
Ech -- Echelon
"Echo" -- Reflected Signal (radar)
ECM -- Electric Coding or Cipher Machine
ECV -- Civil Engineering Division (USCG)
ED -- Eastern District
ED -- Electric Dynamic (Motors)
ED -- Engineering Draftsman
ED -- Extra Duty
ED -- Fingerprint Expert
EDC -- Eastern Defense Command (Army)
EDDC -- East Coast (Naval Publications) Distribution Center
EDO -- USN officer designation for Engineering Duty Only
EEE -- Electronics Engineering Division (USCG)
EEN&T -- Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
EE&RM -- Elementary Electrical and Radio Material (Training School)
Eff -- Effect(ed), Effective
EF & LTC -- Enemy Fuels and Lubricants Technical Committee
EFM -- Expeditionary Force Message
EFTS -- Elementary Flying Training School
EG -- Expert Gunner (Army)
EG -- Escort Group
EIL -- Explosives Investigation laboratory
EL -- USNR officer designation for Limited General Service, Engineering Duty. Formerly (E)L.
ELEC -- Electrician
Elect -- Electric(ian); Electric(al)
EL/G or ELG -- Emergency Landing Ground
ELN -- USNR officer designation. See EL and N. Formerly (E)L-N.
ELR -- USNR officer designation See EL and R. Formerly (E)L-R.
ELSB -- Edge Lighted Status Board
ELT -- Electrocardiography and Basal Metabolism Technician
ELT -- USNR officer designation. See EL and T. Formerly (E)L-T.
ELTC -- Enlisted loss to commissioned status
ELTW -- Enlisted loss to warrant status
ELX -- USNR officer designation. See EL and X. Formerly (E)L-X.
EM -- Educational Manual
EM -- Electrician's Mate
E.M. -- Electro-Motive Corporation
EM -- Engine Maintenance
EM -- Enlisted man (men)
EM -- USNR officer designation for General Service, Engineering Merchant Marine. Formerly (EM).
E-M -- USNR designation for Engineer Officers, Merchant Marine, commissioned and warrant, including electricians, radio electricians, carpenters and machinists, qualified for engineering or other appropriate duties. This classification was abolished in September 1944 and replaced by (EM), (EM)L or S(EM).
Emb -- Embark(ed) (ation)
EMCB -- Electrician's Mate, Construction Battalion
EMCBC -- Electricians Mate, Construction Battalion, Communications
EMCBD -- Electricians Mate, Construction Battalion, Draftsman
EMCBG -- Electricians Mate, Construction Battalion, General
EMCBL -- Electricians Mate, Construction Battalion, Line and Station
EMERG -- Emergency
EML -- USNR officer designation for Limited General Service, Engineering, Merchant Marine. Formerly (EM)L.
EMLN -- USNR officer designation. See EML and N. Formerly (EM)L-N.
EMLR -- USNR officer designation. See EML and R. Formerly (EM)L-R.
EMLT -- USNR officer designation. See EML and T.
EMLX -- USNR officer designation. See EML and X.
EMN -- USNR officer designation. See EM and N. Formerly (EM)-N.
EMR -- USNR officer designation. See EM and R. Formerly (EM)-R.
EMSR -- Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair
EMSRG -- Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, General Electrician
EMSRS -- Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, Shop Electrician
EMSRT -- Electrician's Mate, Ship Repair, I.C. Repairman
EMT -- Electrician's Mate, Telephone (USCG)
EMT -- Embalmer
EMT -- USNR officer designation. See EM and T. Formerly (EM)-T.
EMX -- USNR officer designation. See EM and X. Formerly (EM)-X.
EN -- USNR officer designation. See E and N. Formerly (E)-N.
ENC -- Electroencephalography Technician
ENC -- Enlistment Cancelled
ENDEK -- National Democratic Party (Poland)
ENE -- Naval Engineering Division (USCG)
*ENG -- Engineering
Engr -- Engineer
Enl -- Enlist(ed) (ment)
Ens -- Ensign
EOC -- Enemy Oil Committee (US)
EOD -- Date of Entering Officer
EOSO -- Escort Oilers Supervising Officer
EOU -- Enemy Objective Unit (US) (London)
EP -- Engineer Personnel (USMC)
EPC -- End Products Committee (WPB)
EPCO -- Engine Parts Coordinating Office (BuShips)
EPD -- Eastern Procurement Division
EPD -- Eastern Production District
EPF -- Emergency Plant Facilities
EPLA -- Electronics Precedence List Agency
EPR -- Engineer Photographic and Reproduction (USMC)
EQPT -- Equipment
Equip -- Equipment
E&R -- Engineering and Repair (Department)
ER -- Expert Rifleman (USMC)
ER -- USNR officer designation. See E and R. Formerly (E)-R.
ERC -- Enlisted Reserve Corps (Army)
ERO -- Emergency Repair Overseer
ERSA -- Electronic Research Supply Agency
EsCarFor -- Escort Carrier Force
ESCORON -- Escort Scouting Squadron
EscortDiv -- Escort Division
EscortFightRon -- Escort Fighter Squadron
ESF -- Eastern Sea Frontier
ESHU -- Emergency Ship Handling Unit
ESO -- Educational Services Office(r)
ESS -- Educational Services Section
EST -- Epidemiology and Sanitation Technician
ESTAB -- Establish(ment)
ESTAR -- Estimated Arrival Date
ET -- USNR officer designation. See E and T. Formerly (E)-T.
ETA -- Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD -- Estimated Time of Departure
ETD -- Testing and Development Division (USCG)
ETE -- Estimated Time Enroute
ETF -- Eastern Task Force
ETF -- Estimated Time of Flight
ETI -- Estimated Time of Interception
ETM -- Electronic Technician's Mate
ETMSR -- Electronic Technician's Mate, Ship Repair
ETO -- European Theater of Operations
ETOUSA -- European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ETRA -- Estimated Time to Reach Altitude
ETS -- Expiration Term of Service (Army)
*EU -- Europe
EV -- Escort Vessels (enemy)
EVA -- Escort Vessel Administration
Evac -- Evacuation
Evap -- Evaporator
E-V(G) -- USNR designation for Engineer Officers, commissioned and warrant, including electricians, carpenters, and machinists, qualified for general detail afloat or ashore. This classification was abolished in September 1944 and replaced by one of the following: (E) or (E)L, if general service; (S), S(E), or S(E) with proper numeral indicating specialty within engineering, if special service.
E-V(RS) -- USNR designation for Engineer Officers, commissioned and warrant, including radio electricians, qualified for specialist duties. This classification was abolished in September 1944 and replaced by the proper aviation or engineering classification with the suffix "T".
E-V(S) -- USNR designation for Engineer Officers, commissioned and warrant, including electricians, radio electricians and machinists, qualified for specialist duties. This classification was abolished in September 1944 and replaced by one of the following: (E), (E)L, (S), S (E), or S (E) with proper numeral indicating particular specialty within engineering.
EWAS -- Economic Warfare Analysis Section
EWD -- Economic Warfare Division (US) (London)
EWT -- Eastern War Time
EX -- Excess
EX -- Experiment(al)
EX -- Expert
EX -- USNR officer designation. See E and X. Formerly (E)-X.
*EXAM -- Examining board
Exc -- Excellent
"Excalibur" -- See JRS-#
EXCL -- Exclusive
ExDiv -- Experimental Division
EXOS -- Executive Office
Exp -- Experience
Exp -- Express (boiler)
EXP -- Express
ExpDivUnit -- Experimental Diving Unit
*EXPED -- Expedition(ary)
"Expeditor" -- See JRB-1-4
Exp Enl -- Expiration of Enlistment (USMC)
ExSta -- Experimental Station
Ext Enl -- Extension of Enlistment
