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Military & Service
Joe Foss
1915–2003Sioux Falls, SDItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Medal of Honor
Biography
Medal of Honor; 26 aerial kills at Guadalcanal (tied Eddie Rickenbacker's WWI record); NRA president; South Dakota Governor. Medal of Honor; 26 aerial victories (tied Rickenbacker); South Dakota Governor
Notable For
- Medal of Honor
- 26 aerial kills at Guadalcanal (tied Eddie Rickenbacker's WWI record)
- NRA president
- South Dakota Governor
Honors & Recognition
- Medal of Honor
- 26 aerial victories (tied Rickenbacker)
- South Dakota Governor
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Military & Service
- Specialty
- WWII/Aviation
- Years
- 1915–2003
- Birth Place
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Norwegian-Italian
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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