Prayers said for a wonderful warrior.
I rode back and forth to many UDT/SEAL Assoc. meetings in Tampa with Jim Barnes. What a gentleman! I pray that he is at long last reunited with his beloved wife Hazel, who passed away years ago. Jim
P.S. I believe that the bio immediately below was written by Jim's friend Rick Green, a platoon-mate of mine in SEAL Team 2. Rick and I rented a house in Chania, Crete when we were stationed there in '73-'74.
Jim Barnes was in the S&R element that guided the landing force over the reefs for the invasion of Kwajalein during Operation Flintlock in the Pacific, Jan-Feb 1944. That operation included the first use of UDTs and while S&R guided forces to the beach, the UDT were sent in to clear the harbor.