Canal Creek air crash

[4] Due to wartime censorship, there was very little press coverage of the accident, with the few newspaper articles that were published focusing on the non-combatants on-board such as Harold Dick (war photographer), Nigel James MacDonald (YMCA) and William Tibbs (Salvation Army).

[5][6][7] With many locals still unaware of the disaster and no historic marker in its place, Yeppoon resident John Millroy began campaigning in 2011-2012 for a permanent memorial at the crash site to commemorate those who died.

[1][8] After securing $14,000 in government funding, a monument was unveiled by World War II servicemen Neville Hewitt and Yeppoon RSL president Wayne Carter on 16 June 2012.

[17] The crew and passengers on board were:[18] 2nd Lieutenant William Randall "Randy" Crecelius was born on November 21, 1918 in Gibson County, Indiana.

His citation included the following: "He took part in more than fifty missions, dropping supplies and transporting troops over territory that was continually patrolled by enemy fighter aircraft.