JOSEPH J. FOSS
WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER JOSEPH J. FOSS DIED JAN. 1. HE WAS 87. CONSIDERED "OLD" AT AGE 27, FOSS HAD TO CONVINCE U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICIALS HE WAS CAPABLE OF FLYING F4F FIGHTERS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. IN OCTOBER 1942, HE SHOT DOWN FIVE JAPANESE AIRCRAFT IN ONE WEEK--THREE IN ONE DAY--TO...
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