
Abbreviations, Acronyms, Codewords, Terms
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S
S&P
S-1
Personnel section of regimental or lower staff
S-2
Intelligence section of regimental or lower staff
S-3
Operations section of regimental or lower staff
SAC
SACSEA
Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia
SADDLEHORSE
SADSACK
SAFCADIO
SAFEGUARD
Alexishafen Airdrom, New Guinea
SAILFISH
SALAMANDER
SALINE
SALLY
The Mitsubishi type 97 twin-engine medium bomber (Japanese)
SALLY
Verde Island Passage, P.I.
SALMON
Search for U-Boats in North Atlantic
SALTPETER
SALUBRIOUS
SALUTATION
Nizki Island, Aleutian Islands
SAM
Tabian Village, Gilbert Islands
SAMARITAN
Tamari River, New Britain
SAMPAN
SAN ANTONIO I and II
First planned strategic air strikes against Japan (Nakajima aircraft factory, near Tokyo urban areas).
SANACC
State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee
SANATOGEN
SANCHO
SANDBAG
Djailolo Airdrome, New Guinea
SANDBORN
Sakar Island, New Britain
SANDTRAP
Montagu Harbor, New Britain
SANDWAY
SANDWICH
Proposed protective invasion by British of Southern Thailand against Japanese (11 August 1941)
SAPO
SAPHIRE
SAPSUCKER
SARAH
Buariki Island, Gilbert Islands
SAROTOGEN
SARTORIAL
SAS
Secretary of the Air Staff
SAS
Special Air Service [U.K.]
SASSAFRAS
Walanguo Island, New Britain
SATAN
SATANIC
SATINWOOD
Operations to occupy remaining enemy held areas in the Southwest Pacific area upon collapse or surrender of Japan
SATURN
Establishment of British forces in Turkey prior to her entry into the war
SATURN
SATURN
SAUCER
SAUCY
Limited offensive to reopen land route from Burma to China.
SAVORY
SAVOY
SAVOYARD
SAWDUST
SAXOPHONE
SAXOPHONE
S-Boot
SCAEF
Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force (Gen. Eisenhower)
SCALLYWAG
SCALPER
SCAMPER
Garua Island, New Britain
SCANTLING
SCAP
Supreme Commander Allied Powers
SCAPEGRACE
Jaluit Island, Marshall Islands
SCARAMOUCH
SCARECROW
SCATTERBRAIN
Operations in the Arafura Sea, Australia
SCATTERING
Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
SCAVENGER
Sch
Sched(s)
SCHLEMIEL
SCHOOLBOY
SCHOOLGIRL
SCOOTER
SCORCHER
Occupation and evacuation of Crete by British (May-June 1941)
SCRAM
Handing over of German warships to Russians (December 1945-June 1946)
SCREWDRIVER I
Probable landings on Arakan coast, Burma (12 March 1944)
SCREWDRIVER II
Landing of No. 5 Commando in Ton Chang, Arakan Coast, Burma (14 March 1944) (G.B.)
SCROUNGER
Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Islands
SD
i>Sicherheitsdients des Reichsführers SS, the Nazi Party Security Service
SDC
Sdf--Sonderuhrer
Specialist Leaders (German: p. 150)
S Doc
Sd St HWK--Sonderstab fur Handelskrieg und wirtschaftliche Kampfmassnahmen
Bureau of Economic Warfare (German: p. 26)
SEAC
SEACOS
Communications identification--Southeast Asia Command to British Chiefs of Staff
SEAGRAM
Meibun Island, New Britain
SEAL
SEALSKIN
Haroekoe Airdrome, Ceram Island, N.E.I.
SEAMLESS
Elmore (Ailinglaplap) Island, Marshall Islands
SEASHELL
Motamalau Island, New Britain
SEAWASP
Sec(s)
SECLUSION
SEC NAV
Secy
SEDIMENT
Tanaga Island, New Britain
SEELOEWE (SEA LION)
Planned German invasion of United Kingdom. Canceled.
SEIZURE
Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
SELFRIDGE
Anglo-American air operations designed to destroy the ball-bearing manufacturing centre at Schweinfurt
SEMICIRCLE
SEMICONIC
SEMOLINA
Sen
SENECA
Sep
SEPARATE
Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands
Ser(s)
Ser
Serv
SERENE
Lifumatola Island, N.E.I.
Ses
Sess.
SEVERITY
SEXTANT
Cair Conference (22-26 November 1943); Roosevelt, Churchilll, Chiang Kai-shek
SF
s.f.c.p.
SFHQ
Special Force Headquarters
SFPE
San Francisco Port of Embarkation
SGO
Office of the Surgeon General
SGS
Sgt
SHAEF
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
SHAGGY
SHAKEDOWN
Arawe Passage, New Britain
SHAKO
Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea
SHAKO
SHAMBLES
Milli Island, Marshall Islands
SHAMPOO
SHAMROCK
SHARECROPPER
Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain
SHAREPUSHER
SHEKEL
Faeringerhavnen, Greenland
SHELLPROOF
Yamakawa (Zamakawa), Japan
SHEPHERD
SHERRY
Waban Point, Woodlark Island [Solomon Sea]
SHINGLE
Amphibious operations in the area south of Rome mounted from the Italian mainland and under command of the 15th Army Group
SHINPLASTER
Shipt(s)
SHIRT
SHOESTRING
Unofficial code name for Guadalcanal campaign (WATCHTOWER)
SHOESTRING II
Landing at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, 1 Nov 1943
SHOREHAM
SHORTSTOP
SHOVELNOSE
SHRIMP
SICKLE
Buildup of the U.S. 8th Air Force in the United Kingdom
SIDELINE
SIDNEY
Binoinano Village, Gilbert Islands
Sig C
SIGMA
SILAS
Baretoa Village, Gilbert Islands
SILENCER
SILICON
SILVER
SILVERSAND
SILVERSTICK
SILVERTOWN
Duaga Harbor, New Britain
SILVERWARE
SINGLETREE
SINGSING
Airfield on Eastern Island, Midway
SIS
Signal Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Intelligence Service [U.K.]
Sit
Sitrep
Sixteen
16th Naval District (Philippines)
SJB
Secretary of the Joint Board
S Jn--Heeres Sanitatsinspektion
Medical Inspectorate (German: p. 183)
S Jn/Org--Organisationsabteilung
Organization Branch of the Medical Inspectorate (German: p. 185)
S Jn/Pers--Personalabteilung
Personnel Branch of the Medical Inspectorate (German: p. 184)
S Jn/Wi G--Abteilung fur Wissenschaft und Gesundheitsfuhrung
Branch for Science and Hygiene of the Medical Inspectorate (German: p. 186)
SJR
SKATE
SKEEZIX
skip bombing
Bombing tactic accomplished by releasing one or more bombs from a plane flying at low altitude, so that the bombs glance off of the surface of the water or ground and strike the target.
SKITTLEALLEY
Snake Bay, Melville Island, Australia
SKUNK
SKYSCRAPER
A cross-Channel attack plan drawn by the Combined Commanders in spring of 1943
S/L
SLANESVILLE
Anusnus Point, New Britain
SLAPSIE
SLAPSTICK
Occupation of Taranto, Italy (8 September 1943)
SLC
Standing Liaison Committee (of State, War, and Navy Departments)
SLCU
SLED
Plaines des Gaiacs, New Caledonia
SLEDDING
SLEDGE
Bombardment of enemy batteries near Reggio, Italy (2 September 1943)
SLEDGEHAMMER
A landing on the Continent during October-November 1942 to take advantage of a crack in German morale
SLIPSTREAM
SLOANE and ABBEY
British and United States policy in event of Japanese occupation of Kra Isthmus, Thailand
SLU
SLUMBERLAND
Bosnek, Biak Island, New Guinea
SM
SMALLPOX
Alice Channel, British North Borneo
SMS
SN
SNAKEBIRD
SNAPDRAGON
Landing on Island of Pantelleria, Mediterranean (May 1943)
SNCF
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer (National French railroad system)
SNLF
Japanese Special Naval Landing Force ("Marines")
SNOWBALL
SNOWMAN
So
SO
SO
SOAPSUD
SOAPSUDS
Early code for TIDALWAVE.
SOAPSUDS
The bombing of Ploesti, Rumania
SOE
Special Operations Executive [U.K.]
SOLICITOR
Seroei, Japen Island, New Guinea
SOLOIST
Vivi ai Island, Solomon Sea
Sommerfeld track
A matting made of wire netting reinforced with steel, used in the same manner as chespaling
SOMNAMBULIST
SOMNAMBULIST
Sonderstab A
Special Staff A (German: p. 159)
Sonderstab fur Handelskrieg und wirtschaftliche Kampfmassnahmen
Bureau of Economic Warfare (German: p. 26)
SONIA
Mitsubishi type 98 light bomber (Japanese)
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
S.O.P.A.
Senior Officer Present Afloat
SOPAC
South Pacific Area, South Pacific Force
SOPHIA and TUNGSTEN
Fleet air arm attack on German BB Tirpitz (3 April 1944) (G.B.)
SOPHISTER
SORDID
Buka Island, Solomon Islands
SOS
SOUFFLE
SOUPCON
Ujelang Atoll, Marshall Islands
SOUVENIR
SOWESPAC
SOYABEAN
Sp
S&P
SPA
SPAN
A feint from Corsica against the flank of the enemy's position in Italy; carried out in connection with DRAGOON (14 August 1944)
SPARK
SPARROW
Buton Pass, Halmahera Island, N.E.I.
SPARTAN
SPASMODIC
SPASTIC
SPAVEN
SPEAKEASY
Dodecanese Islands, Mediterranean Sea
SPEARMINT
Lunga Signal Tower, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Spenavo
Special Naval Observer (London)
SPENCER
Senta Bay, Bismarck Archipelago
SPHINX
Nuvaregi Island, New Britain
SPIDER
SPIRIT
Evacuation of Polish troops from southern France (February-April 1941)
SPIRITED
SPIRITOUS
Spl
SPOBS
SPOILSMAN
SPOILSPORT
Kamiri, Noemfoor Island, New Guinea
SPOOKY
Novo Sibirsk, Siberia, U.S.S.R.
SPOONER
SPOONFUL
Ngulu Island, Caroline Islands
SPREADEAGLE
Sorol Island, Caroline Islands
SPRIGHTLY
SPRINGFIELD
Ring Ring Plantation, New Britain
SPRITSAIL
SPRUCE
Kukum Signal Tower, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
SPYGLASS
Wisil Island, New Britain
Sq
SQUADRON X
French ships under Admiral Godfrey in North Africa Ports (April-August 1943)
SQUAREPEG
Nissan Island, Green Islands
SQUID
SQUIRREL
SS
SS
SS
Schutstaffel (Nazi Elite Guard)
SSgt
SSUSA
St--See Staffel
Stab AHA
Staff of the General Army Office (German: p. 156)
Stab/Bk1
Clothing Staff of the General Army Office (German: p. 158)
Stab W Fach--Stab fur wehrwirtschaftliche Fachkrafte
Economic Experts Personnel Section (German: p. 61)
STADIUM
STADIUM
Staffel
STAGNATE
Rongelap, Marshall Islands
STALEMATE
STAMP
STAMPEDE
STARDUST
Geographical location in connection with ARGONAUT
STARKEY
Threat directed in 1943 against the Pas-de-Calais
STARLIT
Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan
STATESMAN
Early code for TIDALWAVE.
STEAMROLLER
Stellv Chef WFSt--Stellvertretender Chef des Wehrmachtfuhrungsstabes
Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces Operations Staff (German: p. 31)
STEM
Ta Island, Solomon Islands
STENOGRAPHER
Hyane Harbor, Los Negros Islands, Admiralty Islands
STEREOTYPED
Bathurst Island, Australia
STERNUM
STERNWALK
STEVEDORE
Guam Island, Marianas Islands
Stf
STICKATNOUGHT
STILETTO
STILO
STIMULATE
Rota Island, Marianas Islands
STINKER
Mios Woendi Island, Schouten Islands, New Guinea
Stirling Mk-I
Four-engine monoplane developed by Short. The bomb bay of this heavy strategic bomber held a maximum load of 14,000 pounds that could be carried 590 miles. With the load reduced to 3,500 pounds, the bomber's range was 2,010 miles. Since the bomb bay was split into sections, the heaviest bomb that could be accommodated was a 4,000 pounder. This limited the Stirling's effectiveness. Maximum takeoff weight was 59,400 pounds; top speed, 260 miles per hour; and combat range, 2,330 miles. Carrying a crew of 7 or 8, the Stirling Mk-III featured more powerful engines and an improved dorsal gun turret.
STIRRUPUMP
STOCKINGFORD
STOCKWELL
STOMPING
STONEFACE
STOPPER
STOVEPIPE
Cape Turane, French Indo China
Str
STRAIGHTFLUSH
STRAIGHTLEFT
Momote, Los Negros Islands, Admiralty Islands
STRAIGHTLINE
Capture of Wakde Island, Dutch New Guinea (May 1944)
STRANGLEHOLD
STRAW
STRAWBOARD
Defense project for Wallis Island, Tonga Islands
STRAWHAT
Upolu Island, Samoa Islands
STRAWMAN
Savaii Island, Samoa Islands
STRAWSTACK
Tutuila Island, Samoa Islands
STREAM
Capture of Majunga, Madagascar by Allied Forces (10 September 1942) (G.B.)
STREAM
STREAMING
STREAMLINE
STRUCTURE
STUDEBAKER
Stuetzpunkt
STYX
SUBJUNCTION
Canton-Hong Kong Area, China
SUBLIME
SUCROSE
SULTAN
Sum(s)
SUMAC
SUNBATH
Nizki Island, Aleutian Islands
SUNBURN
R.A.F. search off Levant for ships carrying illegal immigrants to Palestine (December 1945)
SUNDANCE
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
SUNFLOWER
Talisi Anchorage, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
SUNKIST
SUNSHINE
Ombain Strait, New Guinea
SUP
Single unit pack, a method of crating vehicles
SUPERVISOR
Accra, Gold Coast, Africa
Suppl
Surr
SUSAM
SUSAN
SUSAN
SUSCRIBE
Karakelong Island, N.E.I.
SUSPECT
Bwoi Bwoi, Woodlark Island [Solomon Sea]
SUSPENDER
SUSPICION
Southampton Island, Canada
SUXE
Svc
SW
SWAGGERCANE
SWAMP
Namoluk Island, Caroline Islands
SWASHING
Kintang Island, Chusan Archipelago, China
SWEETACRES
Mokmer Airdrome, Biak Island, New Guinea
SWEETPEA
U.S. Eight Military District
SWIVELPIN
Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean
SWORD
D-Day Beach (Normandy) assaulted by 3d British Division
SWNCC
State, War, Navy Coordinating Committee
SWPA
Southwest Pacific Area (Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
SYCAMORE
Kokubona, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
SYLLABLE
Tonelik Island, Caroline Islands
SYMBOL
Casablanca Conference, 14-23 January 1943
SYRACUSE
Penguin Point, Solomon Islands
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