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Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Hdq. 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. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Med Det. Co. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. 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. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. 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 Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Med. 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. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Hdq. Med. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. You can e-mail us the information here. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about . Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Hdq. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. 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. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. On December 24, 1944, Lt. Gerhard Meyer, German submarine commander of the U 486 fired a torpedo that sank the S.S. Leopoldville as it transported 2,000 American soldiers to reinforce the Battle of the Bulge. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. 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. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. 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. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Det. Sgt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. [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. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. . Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. 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. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. 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. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. [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. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. 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. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. 1 talking about this. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X.