Tombstone Abbreviations from various sources AF&AM Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ALOH American Legion of Honor AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries - Masonic Order BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society CK of A Catholic Knights of America COOF Catholic Order of Foresters CSA Confederate States Army CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society DAR Daughters of American Revolution EBA Emerald Beneficial Association F&AM Free and Accepted Masons FAA Free and Accepted Americans FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter GAR Grand Army of the Republic GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries - Masonic Order GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows IHSV Red Cross of Constantine IOI Independent Order of Immaculates IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows IORM Improved Order of Redmen ISH Independent Sons of Honor IWW Industrial Workers of the World JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics K M Knights of Malta (Masonic) K of C Knights of Columbus K of FM Knights of Father Matthew K of H Knights of Honor K of L Knights of Loyola K of P Knights of Pythias K of SJ Knights of St. John K of STP Knights of St. Patrick K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas K of T Knights of Tabor KC Knights of Columbus KFM Knights of Father Matthew KG Knights of St. George KGE Knights of Golden Eagle KGL Knight Grand Legion KHC Knights of Holy Cross KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan KM Knights Militant KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain KOTM Knights of Macabees KP Knights of Pythias KPC Knights of Peter Claver KSC Knights of St. Columbkille KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest KSL Knights of St. Lawrence KSTG Knights of St. George KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph KSTM Knights of St. Martin KSTP Knights of St. Paul KSTP Knights of St. Peter KSTT Knights of St. Thomas KT Knights of Tabor KT Knights Templars (Masonic) KWM Knights of Wise Men LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians LK of A Loyal Knights of America LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E. MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States MRA Royal Arcanum MWA Modern Woodsmen of America NOK New Order Knights (see KKK) OES Order of the Eastern Star OUAM Order of United American Mechanics PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America RAM Royal Arch Masons RK Roman Knights RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic) RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara RSTV Rite of ST. Vita SAR Sons of the American Revolution SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union SBL Society B. Lafayette SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic) SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order) SV Sons of Veterans TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows UCV United Confederate Veterans UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars WOW Woodsmen of the World