A Small Town's Contribution: The Participation, Sacrifice and Effort of the Citizens of Platte, South Dakota during WWII An Oral History

To Serve Is To Honor To honor one’s country. To honor one’s family. To honor one’s fellow man, and to honor one’s faith. These are the qualities of the people represented in this work. A Small Town’s Contribution was written to pay tribute to ‘The Greatest Generation’, whose willingness to put themselves in harm’s way, and to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others, paved the way for the rest of us to enjoy the freedoms we do. The citizens of Platte, South Dakota served honorably, alongside their brethren, and deserve to be remembered. These pages reflect a sampling of stories from Platte residents who served in the Armed Forces during World War II.