A World War II Survival Story,” as the fighter pilot endured unspeakable horrors when his plane was shot down over France in August 1944. The pilot was 22-year-old Joe Moser, who grew up on a ...

The airport is also known as Joe Foss Field. Foss, who grew up on a farm outside Sioux Falls, became a leading ace during World War II while flying as a fighter pilot for the Marine Corps.