262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Hdq. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. 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. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. 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 Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. S.D. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. 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. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. 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. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. Det. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. Co. 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 Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. [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 Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. 1st Bat. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. 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 North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. 389 likes. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. Co. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. 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. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Hdq. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. 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. 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. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. 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. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. 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 New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Med. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. 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. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. 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 Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. 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. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Hdq. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. 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. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. 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. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. 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]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc.
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