The U.S. SUBMARINE WAR
  in the PACIFIC  1941 - 1945

Below is the WWII Military Phonetic alphabet along with the NATO alphabet, currently in use. The NATO Phonetic Alphabet was developed in the 1950s and adopted by the military of each of NATO's major countries, and is currently the phonetic alphabet in use today.

 

World War II Phonetic Alphabet   NATO* Phonetic Alphabet A Able A Alpha B Baker B Bravo C Charlie C Charlie D Dog D Delta E Easy E Echo F Fox F Foxtrot G George G Golf H How H Hotel I Item I India J Jig J Juliette K King K Kilo L Love L Lima M Mike M Mike N Nan N November O Oboe O Oscar P Peter P Papa Q Queen Q Quebec R Roger R Romeo S Sugar S Sierra T Tare T Tango U Uncle U Uniform V Victor V Victor W William W Whiskey X X Ray X X Ray Y Yoke Y Yankee Z Zebra Z Zulu

RESOURCE NOTES: United States Submarine Operations in World War II By Theodore Roscoe United States Naval Institute George Banta Company Inc Copyright 1949 Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan By Clay Blair J.B. Lippincott Company Copyright 1975 Subs Against the Rising Sun: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific By Keith H. Milton Yucca Free Press Copyright 2000 U. S. Submarines in World War II: An Illustrated History of the Pacific By Larry Kimmett & Margaret Regis Navigator Publishing Copyright 191996