I spend a significant amount of time in the area, and had originally found an archived cache here (https://coord.info/GC12E42), quite by accident, that was lonely for nearly 4 years. I usually check to see if it's still there, and today it was missing. There is a lack of caches in this area in general, and this park/ WWI memorial certainly deserves some attention. Proceed to the posted coordinates and solve the puzzle. Ignore symbols. Yes there's a slight twist.
Side 1 - Dedication
11-3-2
8-3-1
9-4-2
6-1-1
12-2-1
Side 2 - The Fallen
# starred -2
2-9-1-3
1-8-2-1
2-6-2-3
1-5-2-6
Spirit of the American Doughboy - Belmar
This sculpture is one of many casts made from EM Viquesney's doughboy design. Monuments using this design are scattered around NJ & the United States.
The sculpture, set upon a granite base, depicts a World War I infantryman advancing through the stumps and barbed wire of "No Man's Land." He holds a rifle in his left hand & a grenade in his raised right hand.
The monument was erected in honor and memory of those from Belmar who served in World War I.
The doughboy sculpture was damaged by vandals in 2017.
Narrative adapted from Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) inventory #47260066.
Photos courtesy of:
Statue - NJ State Historic Preservation Office
Dedication on Memorial Day 1930 - EM Viquesney Doughboy Database & Nick Mihalic