Welcome to Washington Memorial Gardens also known as Washington Park Cemetery. This cache is available during daylight hours only. Your visit today will take you to the monuments of several veterans of different branches of the services who fought in different wars over the course of American history. To begin your search, please walk to the flagpole. Waypoints have been provided for each stage for your assistance if needed.
To calculate the final coordinates, please use the following formula:
N 33 AB.CDE W 084 FG.HDB
Stage One
A short walk away from the flagpole, you will find Fred L. Gresham, a veteran of the army who served in both Korea and Vietnam.
A = the third digit in the year he died divided by 2
Stage Two
Now find Cpl William T. Hammond who served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII.
B = multiply the two digits in the day of his death
Stage Three
Next find STM 1 Foster Wilson Jr. who served in the US Navy during WWII.
C = add the last two digits together in the year of his death then use the second digit in your answer for C
Stage Four
Now find Pvt Charles I. Sands Jr., an army veteran who served in WWII.
D = divide the last digit of the year in which he died by 3
Stage Five
A little ways away, you will find Pvt Earnest Maxey, who served in the army in WWI.
E = the third digit in the year in which he was born
Stage Six
Moving to a different section of the cemetery, find Jesse Davis, an Army veteran who served in WWII.
F = subtract the number of letters in the first word of his epitath from the number of letters in the second word of his epitath
Stage Seven
Now find TEC 5 Grover Slaton, an Army veteran who served in WWII.
G = the fourth digit in the year of his death
Stage Eight
Lastly, following along the road around a couple of corners, find Pvt Eddie Armstrong, a WWI veteran.
H = subtract 5 from the number of letters in the word below PVT on his tombstone
CHECK SUM: A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H = 34
Now it is time to take a short drive away to retrieve the final. We have provided a waypoint for parking for the final. We hope you have enjoyed your visit with some of Washington's distinguished soldiers!