This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. Co. Co. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. 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. 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. Med. [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. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. 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 South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Hdq. Co. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Hdq. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Hdq. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Med. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Brilliant went along the port side of the troopship we had put our starboard fenders over the side; the sea swell was causing a rise and fall of between 8 ft and 12 ft. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. . Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. On December 24, 1944, Lt. Gerhard Meyer, German submarine commander of the U 486 fired a torpedo that sank the S.S. Leopoldville as it transported 2,000 American soldiers to reinforce the Battle of the Bulge. Co. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. Med. 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 Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. [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. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Det. Co. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. 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. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. [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. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) 264th Regiment Mt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Pfc. Co. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about . Co. Co. Hdq. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Det. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. 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. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. 1 of 9. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Hdq. S.D. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. 2000. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. 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. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Now the details . Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Med. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton 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. 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 submarineU-486. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. 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. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. 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 I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. 1937 lengthened. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. After the war, the soldiers were also ordered at discharge not to talk about the sinking of SS Lopoldville to the press and told that their GI benefits as civilians would be canceled if they did so. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Hdq. 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.