Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Now the details . Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Hdq. 2000. 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. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. Hdq. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. 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 Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. 1937 lengthened. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Hdq. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Hdq. Co. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Det. 3rd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. 1 talking about this. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Hdq. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. In July 1984, Clive Cussler of NUMA claimed to have discovered the wreck,[9] although French maritime officials claim the location of the shipwreck had always been marked on all maritime charts since its size and location present a potential hazard to navigation. [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. Hdq. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. 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. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Where my research determined the final disposition of the body it is indicated as follows: [M] body never recovered; [F] body buried in France; [R] body returned to the United States for burial, Carlton, Garlan Pfc. The 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Area casualties included Pfc. Brilliant attempted radio communications, but could not communicate directly with the Americans at Fort L'Ouest in Cherbourg because the Americans used a different radio frequency and could not read the British code. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl 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. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. 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.. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. Co. 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. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. 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. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Hdq. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Med. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. 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. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. . Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. Co. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Det. Co. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Hdq. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . 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. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. 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. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Med. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. 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. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. 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. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Med. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. 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 American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Med. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Det. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. His body was recovered. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. 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. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Hdq. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. 0. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. People missing from this listing? Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt.