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Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Det. 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. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Several hundred Allied vessels in the harbor at Cherbourg might have served as rescue craft, but all had cold engines while many of their crewmen were ashore celebrating the holiday. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. Co. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. [6] There was an insufficient number of life jackets,[1] and few troops participated in the poorly supervised lifeboat drill as Lopoldville sailed from Southampton at 09:00 24 December as part of convoy WEP-3 across the English Channel to Cherbourg. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. People missing from this listing? Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. 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. Co. 389 likes. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. 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. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. 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. 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 Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. 3rd Bat. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. Co. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. 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. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Det. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. The 96-year-old World War II veteran takes center stage in a new, one-hour documentary airing at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 on WHRO. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Det. Hdq. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. S.D. Hdq. [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. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. 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. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. 0. 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. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. [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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. As far as any threat from the German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, since the D-Day landings in June, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops had crossed the English Channel without being attacked. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Det. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. In 2009, the National Geographic Channel aired a special that recreated the events that led to the sinking and had divers investigating the wreck.[11]. Hdq. Hdq. 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 Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. 1st Bat. Co. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. 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. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Hdq. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Sgt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. 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. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Det. Hdq. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Med. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc.