Who is Joe Foss from The Greatest Generation and what is their importance?

Joe Foss grew up in South Dakota on a farm. In 1940, he enlists in the United States Marines as a pilot. He flies an F4F-4 Wildcat to Henderson Field in Guadalcanal. He serves two tours of duty in the Pacific. After the war, he is elected governor of South Dakota. He remains an officer in the Air National Guard. He helped build a hospital for crippled children and becomes president of the Society of Crippled Children and Adults. When he leaves politics, he becomes the first president of the American Football League and other organizations. He retires to Arizona.