Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Med. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond 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.. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . The 96-year-old World War II veteran takes center stage in a new, one-hour documentary airing at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 on WHRO. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Med. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. In 1998 the History Channel broadcast the documentary film Cover Up: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville which included interviews with numerous survivors of the sinking of the ship from the 66th Infantry Division and sailors from the US Navy who attempted to save them by pulling them out of the water. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . 0. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Hdq. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. The. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Hdq. Hdq. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Det. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Med. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. 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. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. The sailors claimed that they arrived after the sinking of the ship and that most of the men who they pulled out of the water had already frozen to death in the water by the time they arrived on the scene. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Med. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. While some soldiers joined the crew in departing lifeboats, many did not realize the ship was slowly sinking, and stayed aboard anticipating the ship would be towed ashore by a tug. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. 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 North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. People missing from this listing? Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. 2d. Co. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. 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. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. Det. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. 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 Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about . Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. 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. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. 2000. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Med. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. In July 1984, Clive Cussler of NUMA claimed to have discovered the wreck,[9] although French maritime officials claim the location of the shipwreck had always been marked on all maritime charts since its size and location present a potential hazard to navigation. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Det. [6] There was an insufficient number of life jackets,[1] and few troops participated in the poorly supervised lifeboat drill as Lopoldville sailed from Southampton at 09:00 24 December as part of convoy WEP-3 across the English Channel to Cherbourg. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. 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 Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. 1 talking about this. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. On December 24, 1944, Lt. Gerhard Meyer, German submarine commander of the U 486 fired a torpedo that sank the S.S. Leopoldville as it transported 2,000 American soldiers to reinforce the Battle of the Bulge. Co. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. [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. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Det. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Smith (Center) with 2 unidentified buddies Anyone seeking additional information about the Leopoldville disaster or who wishes to contribute a photo of a relative to this In Memoriam page should contact Leopoldville disaster author/historian Allan Andrade via e-mail at agandrade37@msn.com. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc.
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