Точно Калифорнии? :)
Я понимаю что Калифорния "на слуху" из-за Рейгана и Шварцнеггера, но пишут про Южную Дакоту:
After the war, Foss was commissioned in the South Dakota Air National Guard, which he helped organize. Joe then turned to politics and was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives. In the Korean War, he returned to active duty as an Air Force Colonel. Then he became chief of staff of the South Dakota Air National Guard with the rank of Brigadier General. In 1954, Foss was overwhelmingly elected Governor of South Dakota and two years later was elected to a second term. After that, he was elected the first commissioner of the American Football League and served until 1966. He was president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) from 1988 - 1990.
http://www.acepilots.com/usmc_foss.html
Но мужик действительно крутой, все 26 сбитых - на Гуалдалканале, на F4F.
С ним ещё была интереснейшая история после 9/11 - в аэропорту попытались отобрать MOH:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/27/war.hero.cnna/index.html
