World War II Honoree

James Robert 'Jim' Enix

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

AS A BOY DURING THE WAR, HE REMEMBERS HIS RATION BOOK THAT HE USED TO PURCHASE SCARCE COMMODITIES, INCLUDING FOODSTUFFS LIKE SUGAR, AND GASOLINE. HE AND HIS FAMILY LEARNED TO CUT BACK OR DO WITHOUT ITEMS THAT WERE IN SHORT SUPPLY. TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FOOD SUPPLY, HE AND HIS MOTHER PLANTED AND MAINTAINED A SMALL GARDEN IN THE YARD. WAR NEWS WAS HEARD ON THE RADIO AND TALKED ABOUT IN HIS HOME, PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF SEVERAL OF HIS UNCLES WHO WERE AWAY SERVING IN THE MILITARY. A GOOD MEMORY WAS WHEN AN UNCLE WAS AWARDED A MEDAL FOR VALOR IN COMBAT AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN THE PACIFIC AREA. THAT DAY WAS A PROUD MOMENT FOR HIM AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY.