Memorial at Ingham

On April 25, 1999, a memorial to the Texas Terror crash victims was dedicated in the town of Ingham, Queensland, close to Hinchenbrook Island and Mt. Straloch, but in a much more accessible location (after the war, the Iron Range airfield was abandoned and eventually reclaimed by the rain forest, so no monument could be placed there).  The ceremony was attended by members of Dewey Hooper's family, as well as the family of Capt. Carl H. Silber, a USAAF pilot who was one of the passengers on the plane.

A photograph of the "Texas Terror" Memorial.  The propeller blade was recovered from the wreckage of the B-24 (see photos on The Crash Site page to see blade in the wreckage; photographs of monument courtesy of Find-A-Grave.com).

This plaque on the "Texas Terror" plane crash memorial has a picture of the Texas Terror, as well as the names of the five crew members and seven passengers who perished in the crash on December 18, 1942. The plaque also has the insignias of the United States of America (at top left corner), the United States 5th Air Force, the "Jolly Roger" of the 90th Bombardment Wing (the unit Dewey Hooper was assigned to), and the 8th Pursuit Group (the unit Captain Carl H. Silber was assigned to; the insignia has the French motto Attaquez et Conquerez, "Attack and Conquer").

This is the dedication plaque of the memorial.  It lists all of the organizations, both civilian and military, from Australia and the United Staies which erected the monument along with the families of Captain Carl H. Silber and Second Lieutenant Dewey Hooper, both USAAF.  Along the bottom of the plaque are the insignias of the Australian organizations credited in the text.