Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Pfc. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. S.D. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. [6] Allied forces enjoying their Christmas Eve dinner in Cherbourg failed to mobilize a rescue effort before Lopoldville sank by the stern at 20:40. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. [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. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. PFC. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Brilliant attempted radio communications, but could not communicate directly with the Americans at Fort L'Ouest in Cherbourg because the Americans used a different radio frequency and could not read the British code. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. 2d. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Now the details . Med. Hdq. 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. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. 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. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. 1 talking about this. 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 Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Det. 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. Med. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Hdq. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Smith (Center) with 2 unidentified buddies Anyone seeking additional information about the Leopoldville disaster or who wishes to contribute a photo of a relative to this In Memoriam page should contact Leopoldville disaster author/historian Allan Andrade via e-mail at agandrade37@msn.com. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. 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. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc.
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