I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Robert McKee, 66th "Panther" Division, 262 Infantry, Company K - survivor of the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville off the coast of France by a German U-boat. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Hdq. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. 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. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. The. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. 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. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. From his web site: "H.M.S. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. 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. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Med. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Hdq. 1 of 9. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. 1937 lengthened. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Hdq. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Det. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . 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. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Det. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Hdq. Det. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. 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. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. 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. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Med Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. 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. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. S.D. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Med. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Pvt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. 3rd Bat. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Med. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Hdq. 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. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. 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. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Now the details . Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. After the war, the soldiers were also ordered at discharge not to talk about the sinking of SS Lopoldville to the press and told that their GI benefits as civilians would be canceled if they did so.

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