Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Med. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. 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. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. 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]. [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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. 2000. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. 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 Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. 1937 lengthened. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Med. 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. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. S.D. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Med. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Hdq. His body was never found. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. [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. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. 1 talking about this. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. 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 San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Now the details . Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. 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 submarineU-486. People missing from this listing? . Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. 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. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. 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. She was converted for use as a troopship in the Second World War, and while sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Det.