Joseph Jacob Foss (April 17, 1915 – January 1, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he was an Air National Guard brigadier general, served as the 20th Governor of South Dakota (1955–1959), president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and the first commissioner of the American Football League. He also was a television broadcaster. More about Joe Foss
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Foss was born in an unelectrified farmhouse near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the oldest son of Mary Esther (née Lacey) and Frank Ole Foss. He was of Norwegian and Scottish descent. At age 12, he visited an airfield in Renner to see Charles Lindbergh on tour with his aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. Four years later, he and his father paid $1.50 apiece to take their first aircraft ride in a Ford Trimotor at Black Hills Airport with a famed South Dakota aviator, Clyde Ice.In total, we tracked 279 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Joe Foss (AFL (BOSTON PATRIOTS) 1962 Vito BABE Parilli / Joe Foss SIGNED Player CONTRACT) was sold in November 2017 for $400.00 while the cheapest item (A Proud American, Joe Foss Autobiography, SIGNED 1st Pocket Edition HC) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was March 2014 with an average selling price of $13.02 for an autographed item of Joe Foss. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2024 with $300.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.00 was October 2011. In average, an autographed item from Joe Foss is worth $29.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joe Foss were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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A Proud American : The Autobiography of Joe Foss by Joe & Donna Foss MoH Signed | $30.00 | ||
A Proud American : The Autobiography of Joe Foss SIGNED Medal of Honor Winner | $45.00 | ||
A PROUD AMERICAN: The Autobiography of Joe Foss 1992 HC WWII Signed By His Wife | $17.99 | ||
book signed by Joe Foss autographed A Proud American AFL Marine Football Fishing | $9.99 | ||
General Joe Foss WWII Ace Pilot 26 Victories Medal of Honor SIGNED CUT MATED JSA | $300.00 | ||
Joe Foss A Proud American Joe and Donna Foss Signed WWII Aviation Medal of Honor | $20.00 | ||
Joe Foss MOH WWII Signed Autographed The Outdoorsman Book | $15.00 | ||
SIGNED A Proud American By Joe Foss 1992 Hardcover | $99.99 | ||
SIGNED Book A Proud American Joe Foss WWII ACE With Book Plate Multi Autographs | $44.77 | ||
WW II Marine Fighter Ace & Medal of Honor A PROUD AMERICAN Joe Foss Signed | $34.93 |
FACT CHECK: Joseph J. Foss Medal of Honor (02/08/19): A case of airport security deeming the Medal of Honor carried by a war hero to be a potential weapon.