Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. The Tragic Sinking Of The Ship Leopoldville In WW2 - warhistoryonline George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. 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. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Documentary follows 96-year-old World War II veteran's return of Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. 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. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Survivors' bond endures 66 years after ship attack Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Det. See also Muncaster Castle list I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. Det. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. 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. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Sgt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Pfc. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikipedia Co. A Night Before Christmas by Jacquin Sanders - Goodreads Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. From his web site: "H.M.S. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. 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 NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Det. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Med. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Brilliant went along the port side of the troopship we had put our starboard fenders over the side; the sea swell was causing a rise and fall of between 8 ft and 12 ft. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Det. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Leopoldville Passenger Ship 1929-1944 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio Co. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. [1], Lopoldville was hastily loaded for the Battle of the Bulge with 2,223 reinforcements from the 262nd and 264th Regiments, 66th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Co. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. 2d. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. 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. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. 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. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Leopoldville.org - Home - Facebook I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. 389 likes. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. 70th Anniversary of the SS Leopoldville Troopship Disaster
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