ss leopoldville survivors list

Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Det. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. 2000. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. 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. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. 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. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. 3rd Bat. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. 0. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Det. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. The engines drove twin screw propellers. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. 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 Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. [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. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Det. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Det. Med. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Hdq. Hdq. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Med. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. 1st Bat. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. 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. 1 of 9. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. 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. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. In 1997, the 66th Infantry Division Monument was dedicated in Fort Benning, Georgia in memory of the soldiers who died aboard Lopoldville and also to those who survived the attack on Lopoldville but were later killed in action. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. [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. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Hdq. Det. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Hdq. 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. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. 2d. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. 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 Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. Co. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Det. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. 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. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Hdq. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Hdq. Med. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Med. [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. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. 2nd Bat. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Med. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc.