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 with the shroud lines first

with the shroud lines first

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

The twisted brass wire wrapping is fully intact

retaining much of the original finish in areas

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

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 with the shroud lines firstOriginal 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