Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Med. People missing from this listing? I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. The. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. Hdq. 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 Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. The trip was approximately 9 hours, and the troopship was about 5 miles [or one hour] outside of Cherbourg when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. Co. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. 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 . Now the details . I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Det. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. S.D. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. 1 of 9. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Med. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. 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. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. After the war, the soldiers were also ordered at discharge not to talk about the sinking of SS Lopoldville to the press and told that their GI benefits as civilians would be canceled if they did so. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Hdq. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Det. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. 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 [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. 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 . Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. 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. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Med. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. 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. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. 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 submarineU-486. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. 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. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Med. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. 1st Bat. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc.

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