Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Det. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. 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. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. 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. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. 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. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Det. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. 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. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. 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. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Det. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Now the details . Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Med. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Med. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt.
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