A decorated combat veteran of World War II, Roy Boehm became one of the Navy's leaders in the development of unconventional warfare (UW) involving spies, counterspies, guerrillas and assassins. Over the next twenty years, he fought in clandestine combat missions around the world, including Korea, and helped develop both tactics and combat gear for underwater UW, as well as special operations conducted from the air and on land..
A charismatic leader, Boehm was so aggressive and mission-oriented that at one point, he had five courts martial pending against him simultaneously. But when the Special Warfare Command and President Kennedy needed the best, President Kennedy personally turned to Boehm who was chosen to design, train and lead the Navy's first SEAL team, which would see exceptional service in Vietnam.
