Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. 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. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. 1 of 9. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. They are among an estimated few dozen in the nation and the only Houstonians left who survived the Dec. 24, 1944, sinking of the troop transport ship, the SS Leopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Pfc. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. 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. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Det. Leopoldville - 66th Division Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. In 1998 the History Channel broadcast the documentary film Cover Up: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville which included interviews with numerous survivors of the sinking of the ship from the 66th Infantry Division and sailors from the US Navy who attempted to save them by pulling them out of the water. Co. 'The Silent Soldier' Tells One Veteran's Story Of Surviving - WBUR Med. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. 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 Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. Co. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. Hdq. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Hdq. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Med. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. [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. Hdq. Co. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Det. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. A Christmas Eve Disaster: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. 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. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. 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 Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Med. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. 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. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. 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 Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. 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. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Co. . 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. 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. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. 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. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. 2000. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. [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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. 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. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. In Memorium - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Pfc. 389 likes. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. 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 . Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Celebrating a Century - VFW The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Det. 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.". I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. [1], Lopoldville was hastily loaded for the Battle of the Bulge with 2,223 reinforcements from the 262nd and 264th Regiments, 66th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikipedia S.D. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Manor World War II veteran survived little-known Christmas Eve disaster The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Hdq. [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. 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 Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. 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. Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt.
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