“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)
Description
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
Additional Info
Gulf Coast State College 5230 W. Hwy. 98 Panama City,
FL32401United States
Language and Literature Building, Sarzin Lecture Hall
Thursday, October 2, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
(CDT)