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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals7
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score112989 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Battle of Guadalcanal#6of 13
Joe Foss
Major (USMC) Brigadier General (ANG), U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of Guadalcanal
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
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.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts