"personalities" With Chuck Anderson

Radio host Chuck Anderson traveled to Joe Foss's Scottsdale, Arizona home in 1996 for an interview with one of the most famous and accomplished South Dakotans ever. Very few people achieve as much as Joe Foss did in his lifetime. After the death of his father in 1933, Foss had to take over the family farm near Sioux Falls. He was still in high school and was suddenly responsible for taking care of his mother and younger siblings. His younger brother eventually took over, allowing Foss to graduate from high school and earn a degree from the University of South Dakota. Joe Foss joined the South Dakota National Guard in 1937 and entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1940. He worked his way into fighter aircraft and combat. He became America's top flying ace, earning the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during 1942 and 1943. While on duty in the Pacific, Foss met Navy Lieutenant Richard M. Nixon. Joe Foss became a world-wide celebrity during the war. He was recalled from combat to the U