World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Don C. Peters
Hometown
Washita County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
WHEN THE UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR, LIFE SOON CHANGED FOR HIS FARMING FAMILY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF RATIONING AND OTHER WARTIME RESTRICTIONS. RATIONING BECAME A WAY OF LIFE, AND HE AND HIS FAMILY LEARNED TO CUT BACK OR DO WITHOUT ITEMS THAT WERE IN SHORT SUPPLY SUCH AS: GASOLINE, SHOES AND SUGAR. HE AND HIS FAMILY FARMED AND COLLECTED SCRAP METAL TO ASSIST THE WAR EFFORT.