Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Det. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. 0. 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. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Hdq. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). S.D. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Artist Richard Rockwell, whose college roommate died on the SS Leopoldville, drew this illustration of the troopship sinking after it was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-486, on . Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Det. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. 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. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. 2d. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. His body was recovered. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. Det. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. 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. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. [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. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. [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. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. 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. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Med. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Or perhaps additional information?If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ), rank or job on board. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. 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. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Det. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. Co. [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 Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. 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 Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Med. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Med. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Det. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Med Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. 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. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Med. 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. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Det. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Det. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. 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. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Kermit Kirk, left, and his best friend, Clarence Napier, both from Lee County, Va., were aboard the Leopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt.