Original U.S. Vietnam War Empty Transit Box for Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Packaging & Storage Co. - Dated August 1968 Japanese Flags retaining much of the original

retaining much of the original finish in areas

The original two flak corps were used in the Battle of France in 1940

and is 9 3/4 inches wide at the tips of the wings

It is identified as from the Bureau of Ships with a number followed by the year of manufacture

which would compete well into the 20th Century

Original U.S. Vietnam War Empty Transit Box for Type C Field Ration “C-Rat” by Southern Packaging & Storage Co. - Dated August 1968 Japanese Flags retaining much of the originalOriginal Item: Only One Available. While the initial specification was officially declared obsolete in 1945, and production of all Type C rations ended in 1958, existing stockpiles of both original and revised Type C rations continued to be issued to troops serving in Korea and even as late as the Vietnam War. A Marine tank commander serving in Vietnam in 1968 noted his unit was frequently supplied with older stocks of C rations, complete with early