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Lt. John McCown and the Sinking of the Shinyo Maru Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Revan: Cache Owner (CO) has not responded, so I am regretfully archiving this cache to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking new cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace this cache sometime in the future (not to exceed 10 days from the date of this entry), just contact me (by e-mail), and assuming it still meets the current Guidelines, I will consider unarchiving this cache.

Please be advised this is not a guarantee that this geocache will be unarchived. Many factors will go into my decision. The most important of which is how you responded to geocachers who tried to communicate with you regarding the problem(s) with this geocache hide and how you communicated with me, the Reviewer Revan.

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Hidden : 6/24/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is dedicated to Lt. John L. McCown, a member of the 21st Pursuit Sqdn during WWII. Lt. McCown, having survived the Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March, lost his life aboard the Hell Ship Shinyo Maru when it was sunk by a US submarine off the coast of Mindanao. Of the 750 POW's on board, 687 perished. Lt. McCown's gravestone is near this cache. You are looking for a small PVC tube with a screw off cap. Please don't over tighten the cap when you replace it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg ba gur Tebhaq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)