Joe Bauer: A Marine Corps Ace on Cactus

In nine days, Joe Foss had already become an ace in the Marine Corps. The South Dakota native was flying an interception mission bound for a flight of Betty bombers. He watched as the bombers came under attack from VF4F from VF71. Diving on the Betty's, Foss executed a beautiful diving run and poured 50 caliber into the belly of one of the bombers,. chalking up his third kill of the mission in the fifth of his career.