Education
Indiana University; Miami University.
Indiana University; Miami University.
Passel was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 9, 1915. He had a bachelor"s degree in geology from Miami University (Ohio), and a master"s degree from Indiana University. Passel was a major participant in the third Antarctic Expedition of Admiral Richard East. Byrd (1939–1941).
Passel had several diverse duties on the expedition (as all the expedition members did) including as a dog team driver.
He died December 27, 2002 in Abilene, Texas. Passel"s diary is published as the book Ice.