Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Hdq. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. 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. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. 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 Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. [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. From his web site: "H.M.S. [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. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Det. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. 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. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. [6] Allied forces enjoying their Christmas Eve dinner in Cherbourg failed to mobilize a rescue effort before Lopoldville sank by the stern at 20:40. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. Det. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Pvt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. 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. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Med. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and on December 24, 1944, while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Med. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Med. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Mt. Hdq. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. The. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Med. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. 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. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. 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. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. 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. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. 1 of 9. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Med. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Hdq. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Hdq. 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. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. 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. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Hdq. 1937 lengthened. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Med. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Hdq. Co. Det. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. 389 likes. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. interviews with 15 survivors and extensive footage from dives on the wreck to tell the tale of the second-worst sea disaster for American . Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. 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. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. 0. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7].