Item Description
Original Item. Only One Available. Military chocolate has been a part of standard United States military rations since the original D-ration bar of 1937. Today, military chocolate is issued to troops as part of basic field rations and sundry packs. Chocolate rations served two purposes: as a morale boost, and as a high-energy, pocket-sized emergency ration. Military chocolate rations are often made in special lots to military specifications for weight, size, and endurance. The majority of chocolate issued to US military personnel is produced by The Hershey Company.
This is a fantastic unopened WWII D Ration for the Marine Corps, which is exceedingly more difficult to find than the Army D Ration. The ration measures 4 x 2¼ x ⅞”. It reads:
U.S.M.C. FIELD RATION D
To be eaten slowly (in about half hour). Can be
Dissolved by crumbling into a cup of boiling water,
If desired as a beverage.
INGREDIENTS: Chocolate, Sugar, Skim Milk Powder,
Cocoa Fat, Oat Flour, Vanillin (artificial), B1,
(Thiamin Hydrochloride) 150 I.U.
4 OUNCES NET…………………………..600 CALORIES
And the maker’s information on the side reads:
Prepared by
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CORPORATION
Hershey, Penna.
This is a really great example, one of the more difficult WWII rations to find unopened. Ready for further research and display.
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