Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. 1937 lengthened. 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. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. KAY, THOMAS (23), Gunlayer, SS Leopoldville, Royal Navy, 01/07/1921 ~ 26/03/2002, Survived the sinking of the Muncaster Castle and later when the Leopoldville was sunk. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. 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. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. 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. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. 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. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Det. Co. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. [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. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Co. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Hdq. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Hdq. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Hdq. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. 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. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond 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. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin 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. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. 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. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Med. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. People missing from this listing? This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. 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. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Med. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. [6], Lopoldville was within five miles from the coast of Cherbourg at 17:54 when one of two torpedoes launched by U-486 struck the starboard side aft and exploded in the number 4 hold, killing about three hundred men as compartments E-4, F-4 and G-4 flooded. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. The. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Det. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. 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. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. 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. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Med. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Kermit Kirk, left, and his best friend, Clarence Napier, both from Lee County, Va., were aboard the Leopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt.
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