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Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Det. Co. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Robert McKee, 66th "Panther" Division, 262 Infantry, Company K - survivor of the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville off the coast of France by a German U-boat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert 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. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville Belgian troopship being used by the British, sunk by a German U-Boat off the coast of Cherbourg, France on Christmas Eve 1944. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. 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. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Hdq. 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. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Det. 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 . Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. interviews with 15 survivors and extensive footage from dives on the wreck to tell the tale of the second-worst sea disaster for American . Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. 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. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. S.D. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Hdq. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Peter L. Acri Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. 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. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. 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. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. 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. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. 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. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. 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. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. 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. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton 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. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. 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. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. 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 Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. 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. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Unfortunately limbs were being broken when they landed on the torpedo tubes and other fixed equipment on the starboard side of the upper deck; some men fell between the two vessels and were crushed as the two vessels crashed into each other. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Med. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. 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. We have place for a photo as well if provided. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Hdq. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. [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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. 3rd Bat. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. [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. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Med. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. Co. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. 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. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. PFC. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. The incident is considered to be the largest military. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. 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. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 1st Bat. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Hdq. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. 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. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Det. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. . Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. 2d. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. 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. Where my research determined the final disposition of the body it is indicated as follows: [M] body never recovered; [F] body buried in France; [R] body returned to the United States for burial, Carlton, Garlan Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. 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. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. 1st Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Det. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. 1937 lengthened. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. [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. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944.

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