Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. To avoid any further injuries, if possible, all our hammocks were brought up from our mess-decks below and laid on the starboard upper deck to cushion the fall of the soldiers as they landed.". Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. 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. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. From his web site: "H.M.S. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) 264th Regiment Mt. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Hdq. 389 likes. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Det. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Hdq. Pfc. Smith (Center) with 2 unidentified buddies Anyone seeking additional information about the Leopoldville disaster or who wishes to contribute a photo of a relative to this In Memoriam page should contact Leopoldville disaster author/historian Allan Andrade via e-mail at agandrade37@msn.com. Co. 1st Bat. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. An unknown number of British soldiers died. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Det. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. People missing from this listing? Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Med Det. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. 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. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Det. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Now the details . Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. While some soldiers joined the crew in departing lifeboats, many did not realize the ship was slowly sinking, and stayed aboard anticipating the ship would be towed ashore by a tug. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. 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. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. 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. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. 1 of 9. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . 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. Det. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. 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 Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. Co. . Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. [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. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew 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. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc.
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