Decorated WWII Pilot Becomes Honorary Member of Space Force

Highly decorated U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran and P-38 aviator, Captain James Kunkle, became an honorary member of the United States Space Force on May 17, 2021. The 98-year-old Veteran, accompanied by is wife Ruth, was also presented the first Vandenberg Space Launch Delta 30 coin during the official renaming and redesignation ceremony of Vandenberg Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force video)