Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. Co. 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. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Med. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Co. 2000. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. Co. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Det. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. The soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division were ordered not to tell anyone about the sinking of the ship and their letters home were censored by the Army during the rest of World War II. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. 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. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Hdq. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [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. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Hdq. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. 1 of 9. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. PFC. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George 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. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Det. Hdq. Co. 1st Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. 3rd Bat. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. 1 talking about this. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Pvt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. . 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. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John 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. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. 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 submarine U-486. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. 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 . On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Med. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. 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. 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. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. 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.
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