An emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces in World War II, consisting of a single packaged meal.
Soldiers ate C rations or K rations which were canned meals in the field-
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)
k-rations
Some types of military rations are jungle rations and mountain rations. These two rations are specifically designed to give soldiers enough nutrients to survive in whatever area they are in.
The prisoners rations are a small chunk of salami and a piece of stale bread.
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.
kill, K Rations
Soldiers ate C rations or K rations which were canned meals in the field-
Kills, K rations, and kamikaze pilots
C & K rations.
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)
They were called K-Rations.
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.
k-rations
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.
provisions
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.