K-ration

K ration English Etymology Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from en K ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.en January 1949 History of rations US Army Quartermaster Foundation http://old.qmfound.com/history_of_rations.htm June 7 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190529141504/http://old.qmfound.com/history_of_rations.htm 29 May 2019 Noun An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper. en 1943 12,000,000 meals a day Popular Mechanics 86 The K ration is packed in three separate boxes containing breakfast, dinner, and supper. It contains two kinds of biscuit, canned meats, coffee tablets, concentrated bouillon, lemon juice powder, chocolate bar and chewing gum. https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=xdYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA86 February en 1946 Infantry Journal 58-59 29 The column stopped. The battlewise men at the rear of the column immediately started eating their "K" rations. Alternative forms en K ration Synonyms en K-rat Keys ration Coordinate terms en C-ration (C-rat) D-ration (D-rat) meal, combat, individual (MCI) meal, ready-to-eat (MRE) individual meal package (IMP) combat ration field ration References