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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.
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History
Coined by the United States War Department in or about 1942, from K + ration. The letter K is arbitrary, chosen to distinguish the name from earlier C ration and D ration.
