This cache is placed in honor of brave young Lance Corporal Wesley
G. Davids, a U.S. Marine who I never met, but whose memorial travel
bug I placed in this cache at the time of its publication. My cache
is a tribute to him and the countless other brave service men and
women to whom I offer this small token of my appreciation,
recognition and gratitude. Complete the first column of the table
below and add the numeric values you record there. All years should
be expressed with four-digit numbers. The result will be a
five-digit value. Call that VWXYZ.
| Information needed |
War/Conflict |
Veteran |
Coordinates |
| Stone erected in what year? _____ |
Revolutionary War |
Benjamin Stites |
N39° 06.394
W084° 25.732 |
| Birth year? ________ |
U. S. Civil War |
Darius Croslin |
N39° 05.430
W084° 23.263 |
| His Infantry Division # _______ |
Indian Wars |
Nelson Morrow |
N39° 04.158
W084° 24.217 |
| Birth year? ________ |
Spanish – American War |
George Logon |
N39° 04.169
W084° 24.222 |
| Birth year? ________ |
World War I |
William Smith |
N39° 04.148
W084° 24.284 |
| Birth year? ________ |
World War II |
Victor Frame |
N39° 05.412
W084° 23.194 |
| Birth year? ________ |
Korean War |
Charles Phillips |
N39° 04.504
W084° 23.492 |
| Birth Year? ________ |
Viet Nam |
Henry Allie, Jr. |
N39° 05.465
W084° 23.338 |
___________ = VWXYZ
Sum of above
The coordinates of the final cache are given by N39° AB.CDE
W084° FG.HIJ.
To determine the coordinates of the cache, use the following
formulas:
A = W – X
B = V + W
C = X – Z
D = W - Z
E = V + Y
F = W – V
G = V + X
H = Z + V
I = Z - V
J = W + X
As always, be respectful of the grounds on which you walk and
think of the sacrifices made by all those who served our
country.