Joe Foss

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United States Marine Corps officer World War II flying ace human military aviator politician sports executive television host

Joe Foss was a highly decorated World War II Marine Corps fighter ace and later public figure who, among other roles, became the first commissioner of the American Football League.

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Joe Foss canonical 3

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instanceOf United States Marine Corps officer ⓘ
World War II flying ace ⓘ
human ⓘ
military aviator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
television host ⓘ
awardReceived Air Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1915-04-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-01-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Augustana College NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Foss NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre outdoor television programming ⓘ
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf National Rifle Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Marine Corps Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
militaryUnit VMF-121 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor leading Marine Corps ace of World War II at the time of his service ⓘ
service in the Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
notableWork The American Sportsman (television) NERFINISHED ⓘ
first commissioner of the American Football League ⓘ
numberOfAerialVictories 26 ⓘ
occupation fighter pilot ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sioux Falls, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Scottsdale, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Commissioner of the American Football League ⓘ
Governor of South Dakota ⓘ
President of the National Rifle Association ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ

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AFL → commissioner → Joe Foss ⓘ
subject surface form: American Football League
Sioux Falls Regional Airport → namedAfter → Joe Foss ⓘ
FSD → namedAfter → Joe Foss ⓘ
subject surface form: Sioux Falls Regional Airport