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^Koehler, Franz A., Special Rations for the Armed Forces: Army Operational Rations - A Historical Background, QMC Historical Studies, Historical Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General, Washington, D.C. (1958)
^, Bean, William B, Field Test of Acceptability and Adequacy of U.S. Army C, K, 10-In-1, and Canadian Army Mess Tin Rations, Final Report Classification No. AD0658648, Army Medical Research Lab, Fort Knox, KY (22 November 1944)
^Youmans, John B. (Dr.), Preventive Medicine in World War II, Vol III: Personal Health Measures and Immunization - Chapter IV - Nutrition, U.S. Army Medical Publications, U.S. Government Printing Office (1969), p. 129