Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. 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. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. 0. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. 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. Hdq. [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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Sciboz has dived to the SS Leopoldville and gave the Struckmans a copy of his book, written in French, when they chartered a boat ride to visit the wreckage in the English Channel Christmas Eve, 2007. Med. [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. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. His body was recovered. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Hdq. 1 of 9. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Hdq. Co. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. 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. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. 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. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Med. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. 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. Med. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. 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 submarineU-486. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. 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. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. 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]. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Med. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. 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. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Hdq. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. Det. Co. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. The. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. 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. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Med. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. His body was never found. Now the details . Hdq. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. 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. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. From his web site: "H.M.S. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. [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. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Det. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. 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. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Med. 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. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. 3rd Bat. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. 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. 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. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. 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. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Med. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. 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. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Det. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. 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 Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Robert McKee, 66th "Panther" Division, 262 Infantry, Company K - survivor of the sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville off the coast of France by a German U-boat. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Det. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Med. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt.