The reservoir is named in honor of Foster Joseph Sayers, a Private 1st Class in World War II. Nineteen year-old Sayers, a resident of Centre County, lost his life while displaying gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in combat on November 12, 19** near Thionville, France. During an attack on hostile forces entrenched on a hill, he ran up the steep approach and set up his machine gun 20 yards from the enemy. Realizing it was necessary to attract the full attention of the dug-in Germans while his company crossed an open area and flanked the enemy, he picked up his gun, charged through withering gun fire to the very edge of the German encampment and killed 12 German soldiers with devastating close-range fire. He then engaged the enemy from the flank in a heroic attempt to distract attention from his comrades as they reached the crest of the hill. He was killed by a very heavy concentration of return fire, but his fearless assault enabled his company to sweep the hill with minimum casualties, killing or capturing every enemy solider. Sayers received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
This cemetery was relocated in 1967 by the Army Corp of Engineers. Please read the plaque at Stage 1.
This is a multi-cache with 4 stages. The first can be a bit tricky, so don't give up! The third stage requires the clue below...
Stage #3 - Subtract the 3 digit Infantry Unit in which PFC Foster Joseph Sayers belonged, from the 4 digit year in which this war hero died. Then subtract 1000 from the answer. Insert final answer in these coords...
N 41.00.689
W 077.40.____
Have fun! None of the stages are outside the cemetery. This is not difficult, just takes some time.