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C-ration

The C-ration (officially Field Ration, Type C) was a United States military ration consisting of prepared, canned wet foods. They were intended to be served when fresh or packaged unprepared food was unavailable, and survival rations were insufficient. It was replaced by the similarly canned Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) in 1958; its modern successor is…

Measurement, Field ration, Type C (1938–1945) & Ration, Individual, Combat, Type C (Revised) (1948–1958)

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Field ration, Type C (1938–1945)

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Ration, Individual, Combat, Type C (Revised) (1948–1958)

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Background and development

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End of the C-ration

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Field ration, Type C (1938–1945)

Field ration, Type E (1946–1948)

Ration, Individual, Combat, Type C (Revised) (1948–1958)

End of the C-ration

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C-ration

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Edges88
Triples100
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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C-ration

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related to "M" Unit · 32
C-ration → Another, Army, B-rations, Beans, Beef Stew, By, C-rations, Chicken, Chopped Ham, Egg, Frankfurters, Ham, In, Korean War, Lima Beans, Meat, Meat Hash, Meat Stew, Mutton Stew, Noodles
related to Type C-3 ration (1951–1953) · 17
C-ration → B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, BeansMeat Chunks, BeansThree, C-2, C-3, Chopped Eggs, HamPork, In, One, P-38, The, The C-3, There, Three
related to End of the C-ration · 13
C-ration → After, At, C-rations, Instead, Jungle, K-ration, K-rations, Mountain, Not, QMC, QMC Food Services Branch, This, Troops
related to Type C-2 ration (1948–1951) · 11
C-ration → Army, Department, Due, E-ration, Each, It, March, TB-QM-53, The, The C-2, World War II C-ration
related to Field ration, Type C (1938–1945) · 8
C-ration → Chicago, D-ration, Development, Development Laboratory, Quartermaster Subsistence Research, Reserve Ration, The, Type
related to Reserve Ration (1917–1937) · 7
C-ration → After, In, It, The Reserve Ration, There, This, World War
related to Field ration, Type E (1946–1948) · 5
C-ration → After World War II, Called, E-ration, In, K-ration
related to Influence · 3
C-ration → Korean War, South Korea, The C-rations
related to Ration, Individual, Combat, Type C (Revised) (1948–1958) · 2
C-ration → After, E-ration

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ration rations field canned individual war meat replaced use cans sugar packet meal unit accessory new food chocolate hash stew

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the A-rationinstance ofuntil its replacement by the MRE in the late 1970s.The C-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations0.80text
consisting of fresh foodinstance ofuntil its replacement by the MRE in the late 1970s.The C-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations0.80text
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitThe M-unit0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitThey0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitMeat Stew0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitBeans0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitMeat0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitVegetable Hash0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitVegetables0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitThe0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitB-rations0.60section
C-rationrelated to "M" UnitArmy0.60section

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