VT History Cache #44 - Lt Col Virgil I. Grissom Mystery Cache

Mystery Cache in honor of Lt Col of the USAF Virgil I “Gus” Grissom, jet fighter pilot during the Korean War and NASA astronaut with the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The physical container is NOT located at the posted coordinates above! Everything you need in order to find the cache can be found online.

NOTE: Puzzle, final location and container have all changed as of 12/5/2021.

Congratulations geo202 for the FTF!

Lt. Col. Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom

3 April 1926 - 27 January 1967

Korean War - 2nd manned U.S. spaceflight, Liberty Bell 7 - Gemini 3 - Apollo 1

To get the correct coordinates for this cache, you must figure out the following:

N 30 18.ABC  W 089 35.DEF

A = First digit plus second digit of Grissom’s Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Korea

B = Last digit of the year Grissom became an Air Force Test Pilot

C = Number of letters in the name of the university where Grissom enrolled in 1946

D = Last digit of the year Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 capsule was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean

E = Number of Army Good Conduct medals Grissom earned

F = Last digit of the year Grissom was officially selected as one of the seven Project Mercury astronauts

Once you figure out the correct coordinates, you are looking for a magnetic hide-a-key container. Bring a pen, watch for the occasional muggle, and please replace the container exactly as you found it.