K-rations
My Battle Up the Boot: Paul McNelis in the Italian Campaign
By Richard A. BerantyThe U.S. 85th Infantry Division was one of the Allied workhorses in Italy during World War II. Read more
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Darrell “Shifty” Powers: Easy Company’s Sharpshooter
By Marcus BrothertonDarrell “Shifty” Powers was a soft-spoken machinist who never aspired to greatness. He was born, grew up, got married, raised his family, worked, retired, and died in Clinchco, a remote mining town in southwest Virginia. Read more
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From Paratrooper to POW: Bob Nobles of the 82nd Airborne
By Kevin M. Hymel“The lieutenant said for everyone to lay your arms down,” a fellow paratrooper told Pfc. Bob Nobles, who had been fighting for six grueling days in the hedgerows following his unit’s jump into Normandy. Read more
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Hot Chow on the Frontlines
By Kevin M. HymelFrom the training grounds to the battlefront, soldiers and Marines usually dined on C and K rations. Read more
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K Rations Created the World’s Best Fed Army
By Richard BerantyK Rations remain one of the great icons of World War II. Soldiers either loved them or hated them. Read more
