World War II Honoree

Christine Kennedy Harris

Hometown

Indiahoma, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SHE AND HER FAMILY MEMBERS ENDURED THE EFFECTS OF RATIONING AND OTHER WARTIME RESTRICTIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN CIVIC AND OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO CONSERVE RESOURCES AND TO SUPPORT THE 'HOME FRONT' EFFORT. IN 1942, HER FAMILY RECEIVED A TELEGRAM THAT HER 26 YEAR OLD BROTHER WHO WAS SERVING IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES, HAD BEEN KILLED IN ACTION DURING OPERATIONS IN FRENCH WEST MOROCCO, IN NORTH AFRICA.