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Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. Hdq. Co. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. . Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Med. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Med. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. 1 of 9. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. 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. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. People missing from this listing? Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. 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. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. 2d. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. 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. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. 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. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. 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 Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Med. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. 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. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. 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. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. 3rd Bat. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Med. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Co. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Hdq. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. On Christmas Eve 1944, more than 2,000 American soldiers were aboard the troop ship SS Lopoldville crossing the English Channel to France, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank.. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc.

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