Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AOM2)
United States Navy
World War II
Service Record: Inducted into U.S. Navy 21 Dec 1942. Honorable Discharge 29 Mar 1946.
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Son of Clifford Barnett and Iva Bernice Bumpas.
Attended Evansville College (University of Evansville) and George Washington University. Was a starting guard at Evansville College on the first team coached by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Arad McCutchan.
Married Marilyn Louise Meyers.
Jim was a teacher and for 13 years the head basketball coach at Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville. Lost a vocal cord to cancer in 1964 and continued to teach and coach. Received the Tom Carnegie Award from the Indiana High School Coaches Association.
Each year the Allan Horn-James Barnett Memorial Scholarship is given to Student-Athletes at Reitz by the R-Men's Varsity Club.
United States Navy
World War II
Service Record: Inducted into U.S. Navy 21 Dec 1942. Honorable Discharge 29 Mar 1946.
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Son of Clifford Barnett and Iva Bernice Bumpas.
Attended Evansville College (University of Evansville) and George Washington University. Was a starting guard at Evansville College on the first team coached by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Arad McCutchan.
Married Marilyn Louise Meyers.
Jim was a teacher and for 13 years the head basketball coach at Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville. Lost a vocal cord to cancer in 1964 and continued to teach and coach. Received the Tom Carnegie Award from the Indiana High School Coaches Association.
Each year the Allan Horn-James Barnett Memorial Scholarship is given to Student-Athletes at Reitz by the R-Men's Varsity Club.
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AOM2)
United States Navy
World War II
Service Record: Inducted into U.S. Navy 21 Dec 1942. Honorable Discharge 29 Mar 1946.
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Son of Clifford Barnett and Iva Bernice Bumpas.
Attended Evansville College (University of Evansville) and George Washington University. Was a starting guard at Evansville College on the first team coached by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Arad McCutchan.
Married Marilyn Louise Meyers.
Jim was a teacher and for 13 years the head basketball coach at Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville. Lost a vocal cord to cancer in 1964 and continued to teach and coach. Received the Tom Carnegie Award from the Indiana High School Coaches Association.
Each year the Allan Horn-James Barnett Memorial Scholarship is given to Student-Athletes at Reitz by the R-Men's Varsity Club.
United States Navy
World War II
Service Record: Inducted into U.S. Navy 21 Dec 1942. Honorable Discharge 29 Mar 1946.
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Son of Clifford Barnett and Iva Bernice Bumpas.
Attended Evansville College (University of Evansville) and George Washington University. Was a starting guard at Evansville College on the first team coached by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Arad McCutchan.
Married Marilyn Louise Meyers.
Jim was a teacher and for 13 years the head basketball coach at Francis Joseph Reitz High School in Evansville. Lost a vocal cord to cancer in 1964 and continued to teach and coach. Received the Tom Carnegie Award from the Indiana High School Coaches Association.
Each year the Allan Horn-James Barnett Memorial Scholarship is given to Student-Athletes at Reitz by the R-Men's Varsity Club.
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