Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Hdq. Co. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Det. 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. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. 2d. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. 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 Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Hdq. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. The. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. 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. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. To avoid any further injuries, if possible, all our hammocks were brought up from our mess-decks below and laid on the starboard upper deck to cushion the fall of the soldiers as they landed.". Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. KAY, THOMAS (23), Gunlayer, SS Leopoldville, Royal Navy, 01/07/1921 ~ 26/03/2002, Survived the sinking of the Muncaster Castle and later when the Leopoldville was sunk. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. 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. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Hdq. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. 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. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. See also Muncaster Castle list 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. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. . Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Med. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. 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. 0. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. 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. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. From his web site: "H.M.S. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. 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. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. 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. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Hdq. Co. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Det. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Now the details . Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. [6], Lopoldville was within five miles from the coast of Cherbourg at 17:54 when one of two torpedoes launched by U-486 struck the starboard side aft and exploded in the number 4 hold, killing about three hundred men as compartments E-4, F-4 and G-4 flooded. 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. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon 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. Med Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. 1st Bat. Med. 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. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. 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. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] 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 . Hdq. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Sgt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. [2], In 1936 two Bauer-Wach low-pressure exhaust turbines were added, each driving one of the shafts via double-reduction gearing and a Fttinger fluid coupling. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. 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. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. 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. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. 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. Med. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville.
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