Joe Foss (1917–2003)
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- Officiële naam
- Foss, Joseph Jacob
- Geboortedatum
- 1917-04-17
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2003-01-01
- Graflocatie
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- South Dakota, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - Beroepen
- politician
fighter pilot [World War II]
television broadcaster - Organisaties
- State of South Dakota [governor]
American Football League [commissioner]
National Rifle Association [president]
U.S. Marine Corps
Air National Guard
National Society for Crippled Children and Adults (toon alle 8)
Campus Crusade for Christ
Joe Foss Institute - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Medal of Honor
Distinguished Flying Cross
National Aviation Hall of Fame
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- Populariteit
- #157,245
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- 4.2
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- 3
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- 8
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As indicated by title and author, this is an autobiography of MoH recipient Joe Foss, Marine pilot and hero of the Guadalcanal Campaign. The book was interesting and held my attention well, as it related his entire life up to 1992 (He died in 2003). I learned a great deal about the man, such as he served as governor of South Carolina and was the first commissioner of the American Football League.
I was expecting and hoping for a bit of his participation at Guadalcanal. It is not that he didn’t cover it well; I guess just wanting the story to be a bit more of the book than it was and less about his later life.
All in all, it was a enjoyable read and if you are interested in biographies of well-known personalities of the war, it is worth reading.… (meer)