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Willard Bascom Dies; Explored Oceans for Science, Treasures
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The Washington Post
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October 16, 2000
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Willard Newell Bascom, 83, a pioneer in ocean exploration who
plumbed the depths for shipwrecks, diamonds and scientific treasure,
died Sept. 20 at his home in La Jolla, Calif.
A family spokesman said he died as the result of complications of
an infection he developed after being injured in a car accident in
July.
In 1951, Mr. Bascom was part of the La Jolla-based Scripps
Institution of Oceanography's Capricorn Expedition that explored the
Pacific Ocean floor. The expedition gath...
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