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Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Med. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Hdq. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. Survivors' bond endures 66 years after ship attack I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. A Christmas Eve Disaster: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. People missing from this listing? Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Hdq. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. A Christmas Eve tragedy kept secret: The story of the 1944 sinking of Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Leslie G. Abbott 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 Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Med. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Det. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. 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. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. 1 of 9. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Det. Co. 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. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. 'The Silent Soldier' Tells One Veteran's Story Of Surviving - WBUR 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. 3rd Bat. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. 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. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Leopoldville - 66th Division Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. 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 (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. 70th Anniversary of the SS Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Co. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Bat. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. The. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Official death notices after the sinking of the SS Leopoldville were sent out slowly over months and were vague of details in an effort to keep information about the disaster away from the public. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. 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 .