Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Manor World War II veteran survived little-known Christmas Eve disaster I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Det. Photos of Victims A-C - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster 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. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Hdq. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. There is a memorial in Weymouth, Dorset engraved with: 24 December 1944 English Channel 802 died when troopship SS 'Leopoldville' was sunk by a torpedo off Cherbourg, Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}494557N 013620W / 49.76583N 1.60556W / 49.76583; -1.60556, List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Veterans Memorial of Titusville,Florida; Leopoldville Memorial Monument", "S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944 part III", Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Lopoldville_(1928)&oldid=1133369928. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. 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.. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. Leopoldville.org - Home - Facebook I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. PFC. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. Celebrating a Century - VFW Survivor of the S.S. Leopoldville sinking - U.S. Militaria Forum Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. 0. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Cover up : the sinking of the SS Leopoldville | WorldCat.org Leopoldville (Belgian Troop transport) - Ships hit by German U-boats Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Med. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. S.D. Co. 1st Bat. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Sgt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and on December 24, 1944, while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Med. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. 'The Silent Soldier' Tells One Veteran's Story Of Surviving - WBUR Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. The trip was approximately 9 hours, and the troopship was about 5 miles [or one hour] outside of Cherbourg when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. 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. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. A Christmas Eve tragedy kept secret: The story of the 1944 sinking of Hdq. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Det. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. You can e-mail us the information here. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. A Christmas Eve Disaster: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. [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. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. 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. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. 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. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. SS Lopoldville - Wreck Location Map & GPS Coordinates - Shipwreck Finder 389 likes. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Med. Det. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Hdq. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Det. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Survivors' bond endures 66 years after ship attack Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Now the details . Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. 3rd Bat. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944 - amazon.com Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. 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. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Det. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook 2000. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Det. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Det. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. In the course of that bitter cold night, the Leopoldville slowly disappeared into the 48-degree Channel waters, 763 American soldiers died, and the bodies of 493 American soldiers were never recovered. Det. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. [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. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Documentary follows 96-year-old World War II veteran's return of Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Leopoldville Passenger Ship 1929-1944 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. 1 of 9. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Hdq. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Artist Richard Rockwell, whose college roommate died on the SS Leopoldville, drew this illustration of the troopship sinking after it was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-486, on . Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. The. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Det. Co. 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. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. 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.