Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Det. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. 3rd Bat. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. 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. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. 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. Det. Co. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. 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. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Med Det. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. . Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. 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. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Now the details . Brilliant contacted HMNB Portsmouth, which telephoned Cherbourg; but shore post communications, decisions, and orders were significantly slowed by minimal staffing during attendance at holiday parties. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. 2000. Co. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. [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. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. . 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. As far as any threat from the German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, since the D-Day landings in June, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops had crossed the English Channel without being attacked. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. 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. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. For Paul Plotkin's 100th birthday, VFW Post 1617 in Derry, New Hampshire, honored its own WWII veteran with a special ceremony on June 26. Co. Co. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Det. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. His body was recovered. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. Co. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Hdq. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. 1st Bat. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. The. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Artist Richard Rockwell, whose college roommate died on the SS Leopoldville, drew this illustration of the troopship sinking after it was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-486, on . Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. 2d. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. 389 likes. Co. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. Med. 2d. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. 0. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. Det. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Pfc. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Det. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. 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. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. 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. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Med. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. Hdq. 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. 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 submarine U-486. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. From his web site: "H.M.S. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. S.D. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Sciboz has dived to the SS Leopoldville and gave the Struckmans a copy of his book, written in French, when they chartered a boat ride to visit the wreckage in the English Channel Christmas Eve, 2007.
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