Med Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. On Christmas Eve 1944, more than 2,000 American soldiers were aboard the troop ship SS Lopoldville crossing the English Channel to France, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank.. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. 1 talking about this. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. 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 submarineU-486. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. Co. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. [3], She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the fifth to bear the name Lopoldville and initially served on the route between Belgium and its African colony, the Belgian Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Now the details . 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. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Det. Med. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Hdq. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Det. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. 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 Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. 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. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. PFC. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. From his web site: "H.M.S. 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. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. 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. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. 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 Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert 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. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. 2000. Hdq. The. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Det. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Hdq. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Hdq. Med. 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. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Med. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. 3rd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc.
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