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Joe Foss

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United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1915-2003)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1915 to 2003 · aged 87
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Joseph Jacob Foss was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat during the Guadalcanal campaign.

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Foss during World War IIFoss during World War IIWatercolor of U.S. Marine Captain Joe Foss shooting down a Zero over Guadalcanal in October 1942Watercolor of U.S. Marine Captain Joe Foss shooting down a Zero over Guadalcanal in October 1942Foss stands with Cactus Air Force commander MajGen Roy Geiger.Foss stands with Cactus Air Force commander MajGen Roy Geiger.An alternate logo used by the Marine Fighting Squadron 115 was "... drawn by the Disney Studios (...) is exemplary of the squadron itself, and the cigar pays tribute to Major Joe Foss' ever-present 'stogie' (...) the name was chosen by popular vote."[16][17]An alternate logo used by the Marine Fighting Squadron 115 was "... drawn by the Disney Studios (...) is exemplary of the squadron itself, and the cigar pays tribute to Major Joe Foss' ever-present 'stogie' (...) the name was chosen by popular vote."[16][17]L-R (foreground) Maj. Joe Foss, Maj. Marion Carl and advisor Charles Lindbergh in South Pacific, May 1944L-R (foreground) Maj. Joe Foss, Maj. Marion Carl and advisor Charles Lindbergh in South Pacific, May 1944Easter Seal Twins, Paula and Patricia Webber (Sumter, South Carolina); National Easter Seal Chairman Art Linkletter; President John F. Kennedy; President of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Joseph Foss; Governor of South Carolina Ernest Hollings. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. in 1961.Easter Seal Twins, Paula and Patricia Webber (Sumter, South Carolina); National Easter Seal Chairman Art Linkletter; President John F. Kennedy; President of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Joseph Foss; Governor of South Carolina Ernest Hollings. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. in 1961.Profile drawing of a Grumman F4F Wildcat flown by Joe Foss (Guadalcanal, c. 1942)Profile drawing of a Grumman F4F Wildcat flown by Joe Foss (Guadalcanal, c. 1942)

Awards 3

1984National Aviation Hall of Fame
Distinguished Flying Cross
Medal of Honor

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About this person

Joseph Jacob Foss was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat during the Guadalcanal campaign. In postwar years, he was an Air National Guard Brigadier General, served as the 20th governor of South Dakota (1955-1959), president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and the first commissioner of the American Football League. He also was a television broadcaster.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2003 · aged 87
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