HOMEFRONT: SOUTH DAKOTA STORIES is a World War II story collection that follows the theme of “What was it like for you?” 
 

 These are stories that were shared with us, and we are honored to share them with you. 

Select a branch of service below. 

Here are WWII stories shared with us. We are honored to share them with you. A 2001 SDPB production. 

WWII veterans Lody Brandt, Bill Lofgren, and Joe Foss are featured in the SDPB documentary. 

Clarence Wolf Guts helped save the lives of fellow soldiers by speaking his native language. (2004)

The 7th graders at the Agar-Blunt-Onida school district were assigned a unique project - to interview family or community members who served in World War II or remember what life was like on the Homefront. 

Teacher Barb Unruh says there were two goals in assigning this project - to help students connect with their grandparents and other elders in the community and to preserve these wartime stories. (2007 Interviews) 

The HOMEFRONT SOUTH DAKOTA STORIES Project was Sponsored in Part By:
 

For more information about SDPB's educational resources 
and services contact Steven Rokusek at
EdServices@sdpb.org or at (605) 222-3422