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Dr Ancel Keys was given the assignment of designing a ready-to-eat meal that did not need refridgeration, would fit in a soldier's pocket, and provide a day's nutritional value. The Army may have intentionally used his initial in the name, or maybe it was just randomly assigned.

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An emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces in World War II, consisting of a single packaged meal.

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What does it mean when a ration said spare during World War 2?

Rations where nicknames for the portable meals the soldiers carried. There were C Rations and K Rations. So when an officer says "Preserve your rations" he means use them sparingly so you don't run out of food.


What are some world war 2 words that start with k?

kill, K Rations


What did solvers eat in world war 2?

Soldiers ate C rations or K rations which were canned meals in the field-


Is there word in World War 2 that starts with the letter k?

Kills, K rations, and kamikaze pilots


What did soldiers eat during the Korean war?

C & K rations.


What did the soldiers eat in world war 2 when they were in hiding?

I don't know about "in hidding" but I do know what they ate. K rations! K rations where better than nothing meals (since they had to be max-produced) There was breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts. Soldiers got pretty tired of eating those and were glad to be home when the war was over! (By the way not ALL of them were K rations)


What was in the emergency field ration in World War 2?

They were called K-Rations.


What does the c in c rations mean?

The letter "C" doesn't actually stand for anything. Fresh food was given an "A" nomenclature (A-ration). Packaged but unprepared food was given a "B" nomenclauture (B-ration). C-rations designated prepackaged, prepared foods which were ready for consumption upon opening. The survival rations were given a "D" or "K" nomenclature.


What was a typical day's food for the trenched-in soldier during World War 1?

k-rations


Why is a can opener called a John Wayne?

This is the nickname of the military can opener P-38 that was used in both the K Rations and the C Rations from WWII to the 1980's. It is known as the "John Wayne" for it's dependability and toughness.


What does the word rations mean in the story the hickory toothpick?

provisions


Do d-rations make good survival rations?

The soldiers and aviators, airmen and parachute jumpers did use D-rations for emergency purposes so they would keep up their blood glucose. The D-Rations consisted of chocolate bars, candy, vitamins and gum. The men said they were real life savers on the long hours in the planes and when they ran out of K-rations. Some of the airmen would also grab sandwiches from the mess hall to use with the D-rations. Some managed to get thermoses of coffee too.