Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Det. 2d. Co. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. Det. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Hdq. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. 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. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Med. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Det. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Med. 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. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Med. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Det. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Med. 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. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Det. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Hdq. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Med. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt.
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