In 1997, the 66th Infantry Division Monument was dedicated in Fort Benning, Georgia in memory of the soldiers who died aboard Lopoldville and also to those who survived the attack on Lopoldville but were later killed in action. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. Med. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. 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. His body was recovered. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Med. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. 2d. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. [4], The ship was built with two 1,019 nhp 4-cylinder quadruple-expansion steam engines which had cylinder diameters of 28.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2516 inch (73.5cm), 3378 inch (86cm), 48716 inch (123cm) and 6878 inch (175cm) diameter by 48716 inch (123cm) stroke. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. Co. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. 389 likes. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. 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 Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. 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. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. The incident is considered to be the largest military. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) The soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division were ordered not to tell anyone about the sinking of the ship and their letters home were censored by the Army during the rest of World War II. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Area casualties included Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. 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 Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Hdq. The. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Med. In 2009, the National Geographic Channel aired a special that recreated the events that led to the sinking and had divers investigating the wreck.[11]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Hdq. Henry Miner lost many friends in the sinking of the SS Leopoldville, including one who gave him a diary to return to his family should anything happen to him. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Hdq. 2d. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Med. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Now the details . Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. 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.. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. [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. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. 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 submarine U-486. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Hdq. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. . Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. 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. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Det. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. 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 PFC. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. Co. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Med. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. Co. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. . Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. 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. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. 0. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. 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. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish.
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