Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. 2d. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Hdq. Det. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. [4], The ship was built with two 1,019 nhp 4-cylinder quadruple-expansion steam engines which had cylinder diameters of 28.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2516 inch (73.5cm), 3378 inch (86cm), 48716 inch (123cm) and 6878 inch (175cm) diameter by 48716 inch (123cm) stroke. Co. 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. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. . Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. 2000. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. 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. 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. 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. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Hdq. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. 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. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Hdq. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. 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. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. 1 talking about this. Det. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham 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 Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Hdq. Brilliant went along the port side of the troopship we had put our starboard fenders over the side; the sea swell was causing a rise and fall of between 8 ft and 12 ft. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Det. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. 1937 lengthened. Co. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Med. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. 2d. 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. 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. Co. 3rd Bat. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. 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. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Det. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Med. [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 Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Med. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Hdq. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. His body was never found. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. The sailors claimed that they arrived after the sinking of the ship and that most of the men who they pulled out of the water had already frozen to death in the water by the time they arrived on the scene. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. [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. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Hdq. Co. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. . She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. 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. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. In 1998 the History Channel broadcast the documentary film Cover Up: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville which included interviews with numerous survivors of the sinking of the ship from the 66th Infantry Division and sailors from the US Navy who attempted to save them by pulling them out of the water. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. 389 likes. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. interviews with 15 survivors and extensive footage from dives on the wreck to tell the tale of the second-worst sea disaster for American . Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. 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. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. His body was recovered. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. People missing from this listing? You can e-mail us the information here. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4.