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Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Hdq. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. Hdq. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. Area casualties included Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. . Co. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. [2], In 1936 two Bauer-Wach low-pressure exhaust turbines were added, each driving one of the shafts via double-reduction gearing and a Fttinger fluid coupling. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. [3], She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the fifth to bear the name Lopoldville and initially served on the route between Belgium and its African colony, the Belgian Congo. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. In the course of that bitter cold night, the Leopoldville slowly disappeared into the 48-degree Channel waters, 763 American soldiers died, and the bodies of 493 American soldiers were never recovered. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. The trip was approximately 9 hours, and the troopship was about 5 miles [or one hour] outside of Cherbourg when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Hdq. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Med. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. S.D. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. His body was never found. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Several hundred Allied vessels in the harbor at Cherbourg might have served as rescue craft, but all had cold engines while many of their crewmen were ashore celebrating the holiday. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Lopoldville was in a diamond formation with four escorts; the destroyers HMSBrilliant and HMSAnthony, the frigate HMSHotham, and the French frigate Croix de Lorraine, and another troopship, Cheshire. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Med. Hdq. Co. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. . Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. 389 likes. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Hdq. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Kermit Kirk, left, and his best friend, Clarence Napier, both from Lee County, Va., were aboard the Leopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. Med. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. 264th Regiment Mt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Or perhaps additional information?If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ), rank or job on board. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Brilliant went along the port side of the troopship we had put our starboard fenders over the side; the sea swell was causing a rise and fall of between 8 ft and 12 ft. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. On Christmas Eve 1944, more than 2,000 American soldiers were aboard the troop ship SS Lopoldville crossing the English Channel to France, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank.. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Hdq. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Hdq. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. [6], Lopoldville was within five miles from the coast of Cherbourg at 17:54 when one of two torpedoes launched by U-486 struck the starboard side aft and exploded in the number 4 hold, killing about three hundred men as compartments E-4, F-4 and G-4 flooded. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. William P. Quinlan Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 1st Bat. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Hdq. There is a memorial in Weymouth, Dorset engraved with: 24 December 1944 English Channel 802 died when troopship SS 'Leopoldville' was sunk by a torpedo off Cherbourg, Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}494557N 013620W / 49.76583N 1.60556W / 49.76583; -1.60556, List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Veterans Memorial of Titusville,Florida; Leopoldville Memorial Monument", "S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944 part III", Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Lopoldville_(1928)&oldid=1133369928. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. See also Muncaster Castle list I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 October 1, 2018JarwatoDisaster The longest day 70th anniversary of d the longest day 70th anniversary of d 70 year reveal of a christmas eve tragedy maritime disasters of wwii 1944 1945 scooper news a tragedy kept secret 70th Anniversary Of The Ss Leopoldville Troopship Disaster National Wwii Museum 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Med. Hdq. [6] Allied forces enjoying their Christmas Eve dinner in Cherbourg failed to mobilize a rescue effort before Lopoldville sank by the stern at 20:40. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Det. Official death notices after the sinking of the SS Leopoldville were sent out slowly over months and were vague of details in an effort to keep information about the disaster away from the public. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Brilliant attempted radio communications, but could not communicate directly with the Americans at Fort L'Ouest in Cherbourg because the Americans used a different radio frequency and could not read the British code. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Det. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Hdq. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and on December 24, 1944, while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarineU-486. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. Co. 2d. They are among an estimated few dozen in the nation and the only Houstonians left who survived the Dec. 24, 1944, sinking of the troop transport ship, the SS Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt.

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