This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. 70th Anniversary of the SS Leopoldville Troopship Disaster 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. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. 1st Sgt. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. KAY, THOMAS (23), Gunlayer, SS Leopoldville, Royal Navy, 01/07/1921 ~ 26/03/2002, Survived the sinking of the Muncaster Castle and later when the Leopoldville was sunk. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 3rd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Hdq. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. 1 of 9. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Med. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Hdq. 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. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. 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. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Survivor of the S.S. Leopoldville sinking - U.S. Militaria Forum He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. The. From his web site: "H.M.S. 1937 lengthened. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Hdq. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. 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. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. 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. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Det. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Hdq. 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. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. People missing from this listing? Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. Med. 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. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Med. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Kermit Kirk, left, and his best friend, Clarence Napier, both from Lee County, Va., were aboard the Leopoldville. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. 389 likes. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. 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. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. 0. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. 1st Bat. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. See also Muncaster Castle list I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. Photos of Victims D-L - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Med. 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. SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Det. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Det. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. . Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. A Night Before Christmas by Jacquin Sanders - Goodreads Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Manor World War II veteran survived little-known Christmas Eve disaster Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster.
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