“Mission to the Ocean Floor: The Recovery of Missing Men from World War II"

Thursday, October 2, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM) (CDT)

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The Gulf Coast State College Anthropology Club and the Bay Anthropological Society proudly present “Mission to the Ocean Floor: The Recovery of Missing Men from World War II.” The presentation will be led by retired Navy Diving Officer CWO4 Randy Duncan and Master Chief/Master Diver Rodney Atherton. They will highlight their work with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), leading a team in the recovery of World War II servicemen lost in a crash on September 1, 1944, during a mission over Koror, Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. Event Details: • Date: Thursday, October 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) • Location: GCSC Panama City Campus, Language and Literature Building, Sarzin Lecture Hall • Admission: Free and open to the public For more information, please contact Dr. Jason Wenzel at jwenzel@gulfcoast.edu or 850-769-1551 x4817
Gulf Coast State College
5230 W. Hwy. 98
Panama City, FL 32401 United States
Language and Literature Building, Sarzin Lecture Hall
Thursday, October 2, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM) (CDT)
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