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Yipes! is that REAL! It needs to be indoors!Joseph Jacob "Joe" Foss (April 17, 1915–January 1, 2003) was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he achieved fame as a General in the Air National Guard, the 20thGovernor of South Dakota, President of the National Rifle Association, and the first commissioner of the American Football League, as well as a television broadcaster. WIKI 'In three months of sustained combat, Foss's Flying Circus with two sections Foss nicknamed "Farm Boys" and "City Slickers."had shot down 72 Japanese aircraft, including 26 credited to him. Upon matching the record of 26 kills held by America's top World War I ace, Eddie Rickenbacker, Foss was accorded the honor of becoming America's first "ace-of-aces" in World War II'. He was shot down twice achieving it!