Guadalcanal Defender

by Thomas A. Tullis

In his Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Captain Joe Foss mixes it up with a flight of Japanese Zeros. Foss downed 26 Japanese aircraft during his combat career and was awarded the Medal of Honor. Foss later helped form the South Dakota Air National Guard and attained the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. Eventually Foss would go on to become Governor of South Dakota, help form the American Fighter Aces Association and become president of the National Rifle Association.

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All images copyright Thomas A. Tullis.