Springside Cemetery needed a new cache so when looking up information about the cemetery I ran across a link to a famous memorial. I clicked on it to see who it was and what I found I thought was amazing.
Joseph Tipton Bossi
Birth Dec 25, 1924 - Arkansas City, Kansas
Death Dec 5, 1945 - at sea
He was 20 years old. He was part of the infamous Flight 19 squadron that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
On December 5, 1945 at Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Joseph (a long with 13 other crewmen), was on a training squadron of 5 Avenger aircraft that would be known as Flight 19. The squadron was to perform a routine training exercise. They were to make a mock bombing run and then return to Fort Lauderdale. The planes never returned. A PBM Mariner rescue seaplane was sent out to search for Flight 19 and it also disappeared with 13 crewmen aboard. In total, 6 aircraft and 27 men disappeared that afternoon. Their disappearance launched one of the largest air and sea searches in history and began the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. The search involved hundreds of ships and planes. The search and rescue crews covered more than 200,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. No wreckage was ever found. Flight 19 remains one of the great aviation mysteries.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates but the gravestone of Joseph and his parents is. After looking at Joseph's gravestone, go to the stone just behind or the stone to the west. You will need to find the "Captain". What is on this stone?
If it is an inscription "He loved his country" go to N 37 00.819 and W 96 57.827.
If it is a carving of the American Flag go to N 37 00.819 and w 96 57.793.
If it is a plaque with crossing rifles go to N 37 00.773 and w 96 57.791
You are looking for a small pill bottle.
I hope you found this as interesting as I did. Happy Caching!!!!