Co. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. S.D. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. Med. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Or perhaps additional information?If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ), rank or job on board. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. 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. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Smith (Center) with 2 unidentified buddies Anyone seeking additional information about the Leopoldville disaster or who wishes to contribute a photo of a relative to this In Memoriam page should contact Leopoldville disaster author/historian Allan Andrade via e-mail at agandrade37@msn.com. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. 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. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. 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. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Hdq. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Med. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 October 1, 2018JarwatoDisaster The longest day 70th anniversary of d the longest day 70th anniversary of d 70 year reveal of a christmas eve tragedy maritime disasters of wwii 1944 1945 scooper news a tragedy kept secret 70th Anniversary Of The Ss Leopoldville Troopship Disaster National Wwii Museum Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. 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. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter 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. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. 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. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Hdq. 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. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Now the details . Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. From his web site: "H.M.S. Co. Hdq. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Sgt. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Hdq. His body was never found. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. . Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. 3rd Bat. Co. Co. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. Det. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. [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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. 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. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. 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.". Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. PFC. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. 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. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt.