I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. 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. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. His body was never found. 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. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Det. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Det. [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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. [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. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. 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. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. S.D. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Hdq. Co. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. [2], In 1936 two Bauer-Wach low-pressure exhaust turbines were added, each driving one of the shafts via double-reduction gearing and a Fttinger fluid coupling. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto 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. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Det. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. From his web site: "H.M.S. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Med Det. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. . Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. 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. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. 1 talking about this. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. Hdq. 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 . Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. 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 Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. 1 of 9. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro 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. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Det. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc.
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