We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. . Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. 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. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Hdq. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. 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. In 1998 the History Channel broadcast the documentary film Cover Up: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville which included interviews with numerous survivors of the sinking of the ship from the 66th Infantry Division and sailors from the US Navy who attempted to save them by pulling them out of the water. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Det. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. 1st Bat.
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In Memorium - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc.
Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt.
In remembrance of the Leopoldville | Chester County Press Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. His body was recovered. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt.
SS Lopoldville - Wikipedia Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. 3rd Bat. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. S.D. Co. At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about . Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. 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. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt.
Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc.
Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt.
S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944 - amazon.com Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. 1 talking about this. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. 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 . I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Sgt. 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. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. 1937 lengthened. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Now the details . Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. 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 submarine U-486. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. Pfc. Co.
Leopoldville Passenger Ship 1929-1944 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Det. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. 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. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. 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. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. People missing from this listing?
SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Det. 389 likes. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7].
Celebrating a Century - VFW Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Det. Med. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. [6] There was an insufficient number of life jackets,[1] and few troops participated in the poorly supervised lifeboat drill as Lopoldville sailed from Southampton at 09:00 24 December as part of convoy WEP-3 across the English Channel to Cherbourg. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg.
One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq.
A Christmas Eve tragedy kept secret: The story of the 1944 sinking of Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. 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. H 262nd Regiment Burbank [M], Lester, Steven T. Pfc. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. 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 Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. 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 Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5.
A Christmas Eve Disaster: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville 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. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt.
A Night Before Christmas by Jacquin Sanders - Goodreads I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Det. On Christmas Eve 1944, John Suter Waller was a 19-year-old soldier on his way to join in the Battle of the Bulge. Co. 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. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. 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. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. . As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc.
Photos of Victims D-L - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Henry Miner lost many friends in the sinking of the SS Leopoldville, including one who gave him a diary to return to his family should anything happen to him. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Hdq. Hdq. His body was never found. 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. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc.
SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. 1 of 9. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt.
Leopoldville Disaster 1944 - Images All Disaster Msimages.Org Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. Hdq. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo.
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