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Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Artist Richard Rockwell, whose college roommate died on the SS Leopoldville, drew this illustration of the troopship sinking after it was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-486, on . She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and on December 24, 1944, while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarineU-486. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. 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.". Co. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. 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 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. Med Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Hdq. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. 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. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Med. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Det. 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. 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. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. 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. Co. 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. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Med. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. 3rd Bat. Co. Co. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. Med. 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. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Det. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. Hdq. 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. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. S.D. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. 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. 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. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. [6], Lopoldville was within five miles from the coast of Cherbourg at 17:54 when one of two torpedoes launched by U-486 struck the starboard side aft and exploded in the number 4 hold, killing about three hundred men as compartments E-4, F-4 and G-4 flooded. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Hdq. Hdq. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. We have place for a photo as well if provided. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. 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. Co. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. 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. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. [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. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Official death notices after the sinking of the SS Leopoldville were sent out slowly over months and were vague of details in an effort to keep information about the disaster away from the public. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. While some soldiers joined the crew in departing lifeboats, many did not realize the ship was slowly sinking, and stayed aboard anticipating the ship would be towed ashore by a tug. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. [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. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. [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. 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. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. 1 talking about this. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. 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 Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Hdq. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. [6] There was an insufficient number of life jackets,[1] and few troops participated in the poorly supervised lifeboat drill as Lopoldville sailed from Southampton at 09:00 24 December as part of convoy WEP-3 across the English Channel to Cherbourg. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. 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. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc.