Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. [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. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. 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. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. 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. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. 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. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. 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. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Med. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 October 1, 2018JarwatoDisaster The longest day 70th anniversary of d the longest day 70th anniversary of d 70 year reveal of a christmas eve tragedy maritime disasters of wwii 1944 1945 scooper news a tragedy kept secret 70th Anniversary Of The Ss Leopoldville Troopship Disaster National Wwii Museum Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Hdq. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. Co. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Hdq. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Hdq. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. Co. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Brilliant attempted radio communications, but could not communicate directly with the Americans at Fort L'Ouest in Cherbourg because the Americans used a different radio frequency and could not read the British code. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Hdq. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Hdq. Med. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. [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. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. From his web site: "H.M.S. . Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Med Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew 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. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Area casualties included Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. See also Muncaster Castle list 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. 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. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Med. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. 1st Bat. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Det. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Det. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. [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. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. 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 St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. 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], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. 2nd Bat. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. 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. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. 0. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. 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. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. 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. 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 Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Med. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. 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.