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Jim Kunkle, World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, receives the 401st Fighter Squadron patch from Col. Andrew Malousek, 155th Air Refueling Wing vice wing commander, Sept. 21, 2024, during the Central Coast AirFest at the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, California. Kunkle served as a fighter pilot during WWII and flew P-38 and P-57 aircraft.