Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 27, 2011 9:54:26 GMT 12
I have had an interesting discussion with David Duxbury this weekend regarding US Navy codewords used in the Pacific campaign in WWII and therefore also used by the RNZAF squadrons that came under US Navy control in that theatre of war.
He kindly pointed me to this website with all the code words and their meanings:
www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq79-1.htm
A small selection of such codenames included the following that might be of interest or produce a laugh even, and this link will be valuable to researchers:
Acacia (Sydney),
Adobe, Amatory (both for Brisbane),
Ampersand (Espiritu Santo),
Aphorism (Nauru),
Apothecary (Samoa),
Apricot (Ndeni Island),
Artichoke (Barakoma airfield, Vella Lavella),
Aster (Port Darwin),
Austin (Tulagi),
Aztec (Norfolk Island),
Beefsteak (Emirau),
Bleacher (Tongatabu),
Blissful (Choiseul Island),
Braves (Perth, WA),
Brewer (Admiralty Islands),
Button (Espiritu Santo),
Cactus (Guadalcanal - Tulagi),
Callous (Townsville, Q),
Cauliflower (Upolu, Western Samoa),
Celery (New Georgia),
Cherry (San Cristobal Island),
Citadel (Cairns, Q),
Cleanslate (Russell Islands),
Clover (Halavo Bay - Tulagi - Florida Island),
Dipper (Bougainville),
Ebon (Espiritu Santo, used in RNZAF documents),
Hermit (Auckland, NZ, see also YELP!),
Keyring (Wellington, NZ, see also Longbow, also known as Jerk!),
Knucklehead (Russell islands air cover),
Ladylove (New Zealand!),
Larkspur (Savo island),
Longbow (Wellington, NZ),
Mammy (Broome, WA),
Marquee (Hobart, Tasmania),
Maze (Melbourne, Victoria),
Mule (Suva harbour, Fiji),
Okra (Townsville, Q),
Oleander (Munda island),
Orex (Seeadler harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands),
Outbuilding (South Pacific theatre),
Page (Fanning Island, also known as Lampoon),
Plumbline (Kolombangara), Poppy (New Caledonia),
Ragweed (Jacquinot Bay, New Britain),
Roses (Efate Island, New Hebrides),
Rudimentary (Fremantle, WA),
Scavenger (Noumea, New Caledonia),
Scrounger (Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel),
Sled (Plaines des Gaiacs airfield, New Caledonia, also known as Rebate!),
Sordid (Buka Island),
Spooner (New Zealand!),
Straightleft (Momote, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands),
Teacup (Manus Island, Admiralty Islands),
Thunderstruck (Port Darwin),
Truculence (Efate, New Hebrides),
Underdog (Los Negros, Admiralty Islands),
Yelp (Auckland, NZ).
These and many more can be found on the link above.
He kindly pointed me to this website with all the code words and their meanings:
www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq79-1.htm
A small selection of such codenames included the following that might be of interest or produce a laugh even, and this link will be valuable to researchers:
Acacia (Sydney),
Adobe, Amatory (both for Brisbane),
Ampersand (Espiritu Santo),
Aphorism (Nauru),
Apothecary (Samoa),
Apricot (Ndeni Island),
Artichoke (Barakoma airfield, Vella Lavella),
Aster (Port Darwin),
Austin (Tulagi),
Aztec (Norfolk Island),
Beefsteak (Emirau),
Bleacher (Tongatabu),
Blissful (Choiseul Island),
Braves (Perth, WA),
Brewer (Admiralty Islands),
Button (Espiritu Santo),
Cactus (Guadalcanal - Tulagi),
Callous (Townsville, Q),
Cauliflower (Upolu, Western Samoa),
Celery (New Georgia),
Cherry (San Cristobal Island),
Citadel (Cairns, Q),
Cleanslate (Russell Islands),
Clover (Halavo Bay - Tulagi - Florida Island),
Dipper (Bougainville),
Ebon (Espiritu Santo, used in RNZAF documents),
Hermit (Auckland, NZ, see also YELP!),
Keyring (Wellington, NZ, see also Longbow, also known as Jerk!),
Knucklehead (Russell islands air cover),
Ladylove (New Zealand!),
Larkspur (Savo island),
Longbow (Wellington, NZ),
Mammy (Broome, WA),
Marquee (Hobart, Tasmania),
Maze (Melbourne, Victoria),
Mule (Suva harbour, Fiji),
Okra (Townsville, Q),
Oleander (Munda island),
Orex (Seeadler harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands),
Outbuilding (South Pacific theatre),
Page (Fanning Island, also known as Lampoon),
Plumbline (Kolombangara), Poppy (New Caledonia),
Ragweed (Jacquinot Bay, New Britain),
Roses (Efate Island, New Hebrides),
Rudimentary (Fremantle, WA),
Scavenger (Noumea, New Caledonia),
Scrounger (Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel),
Sled (Plaines des Gaiacs airfield, New Caledonia, also known as Rebate!),
Sordid (Buka Island),
Spooner (New Zealand!),
Straightleft (Momote, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands),
Teacup (Manus Island, Admiralty Islands),
Thunderstruck (Port Darwin),
Truculence (Efate, New Hebrides),
Underdog (Los Negros, Admiralty Islands),
Yelp (Auckland, NZ).
These and many more can be found on the link above.
