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Headstone Abbreviations
Below is a list of common headstone abbreviations
HEADSTONE ABBREVIATIONS
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AASR Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Masonic)
AF&AM Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
ALOH American Legion of Honor
AMORC Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (Rosicrucians)
AMOS Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans (see IOOF)
AOH Ancient Order of Hibernians
AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen
AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries (Masonic)
AUSA Association of the United States Army
AUV Association of Union Veterans
B of RTM Brotherhood of Rail Road Track Men
BAY Brotherhood of American Yeomen
BLE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
BLF&E Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers
BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
BRT Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
CAR Children of the American Revolution
CSA Confederate States Army
DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
D.O.A./DA Daughters of America
DAC Daughters of the American Colonists
DAV Disabled American Veterans
DOKK Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan (Knights of Pythias)
DoL Daughters of Liberty
DOLLUS Dames of the Loyal Legion of the United States
DON Daughters of the Nile (Masonic)
DUV Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
FAA Free and Accepted Americans
FAM Free and Accepted Masons
FCB Knights of Pythias
FLT Independent Order of Odd Fellows
FMF Fleet Marine Force
FOAST Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers
FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles
FOF Fraternal Order of Firefighters
FOP Fraternal Order of Police
GAR Grand Army of the Republic
GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter
GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order
GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows
IOOF-PM Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Past Master
IORM Improved Order of Redmen (Sons of Liberty)
ISDA Italian Sons and Daughters of America
ISH Independent Sons of Honor
K.of C. Knights of Columbus
K.of P. Knights of Pythias
K.T. Knights Templar
KHC Knights of Holy Cross
KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan
KM Knights of Malta (Masonic)
KT Knights of Tabor
KT Knights Templars (Masonic)
LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
LGAR Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
LK of A Loyal Knights of America
LOL Loyal Order Orange Lodge (The Orange Order){Orange Men}
L.O.M Loyal Order of Moose
LOOM Loyal Order of the MOOSE
LOVUS Legion of Valor of the United States
M.W.A. Modern Woodmen of America
MAW Marine Air Wing
M.W.A. Modern Woodmen of America
MBS Mutual Benefit Society
MCL Marine Corps League
MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
MOOSE Loyal Order of the Moose
MOPH Military Order of the Purple Heart
MOVPER Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Mystic Realm (Grotto)
MRA Royal Arcanum
NCOA Non-Commissioned Officers Association (Military Society)
NEOP New England Order of Protection
NL Navy League
NOK New Order Knights (see KKK)
NSDAR National Society Daughters of American Revolution
NSDAR National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
NSSUP National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers
NU National Union
O of A Order of Amaranth (Masonic)
O of UF Order of United Friends
OES Order of the Eastern Star
OGC Order of the Golden Cross
OSC Order of Scottish Clans (St. Andrew's Societies)
PF of A Patriotic Friends of America
PH The Order of Patrons of Husbandry (The Grange)
PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
RA Royal Academy
RA Royal Arcanum
R.A.M. Royal Arch Masons
RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy
Sepulchre of jerusalem
RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic)
RSGF Royal Society of Good Fellows
RSM Royal and Select Masons
S.A.L. Sons of the American Legion
SAR Sisters of the American Revolution
SAR Sons of the American Revolution
S.A.W.V. Spanish American War Veteran
SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans
S.C.V.C.W. Sons of the Conferderate Veterans of the Civil War
S of E Sons of England
S.F.W.C. Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
SMAA Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association
SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic)
S.O.C.V. Sons of the Confederate Veterans
SR Scottish Rite (Masonic)
ST Sons of Temperance
SUVCW Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
S of St.G Sons of St. George
S.S.M.A. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Association
S.U.V.C.W. Sons of the United Veteran's of the Civil War
SV Sons of Veterans
SV Sons of Veterans of the United States of America
TH Temple of Honor and Temperance-Independent Order of Odd
Fellows
TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows
TPLF Temple of Honor and Temperance, IOOF
TROA The Retired Officer's Association
U.S.A. United States Army
U.S.A.F. United States Air Force
U.S.M.C. United States Marine Corp
U.S.N. United States Navy
UAOD United Ancient Order of Druids
UCV United Confederate Veterans
UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy
UFL Union Fraternal League
UOPF United Order of Pilgrim Fathers
UR The Uniform Ranks designation found on many
VFW Veteran's of Foreign Wars
WKSC White Knights of the Southern Cross (See KKK)
YMCA Young Men's Christian Association