Joe Foss

The South Dakota Historical Society chronicles the life of Joe Foss

January 1943, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve captain Joe Foss shoots down three more enemy planes, bringing his total to twenty-six Japanese planes since late November.

On October 9, 1942, Joe Foss arrived for duty at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

When Joe Foss was only four years old, he climbed to the top of a farm windmill for his first bird's-eye view of the world.When author and illustrator Hector Curriel first heard the name Joe Foss, he didn't know who the man was. Now Curriel has written and illustrated a graphic novel biography of WWII flying ace and former South Dakota Governor Joe Foss.

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In The Moment ... October 16, 2017 Show 199 Hour 2Joe Foss became America's top flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of…

Radio host Chuck Anderson traveled to Joe Foss's Scottsdale, Arizona home in 1996 for an interview with one of the most famous and accomplished South…

On July 16, 1994, Chuck Anderson visited Pierre to attend an event called "South Dakotans in WWII." It took place at the newly minted Soldiers and Sailors…

The Commemorative Air Force is a nonprofit organization dedicated to refurbishing and preserving historic combat airplanes. The CAF was founded to…