People missing from this listing? Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. 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. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. 0. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. [4], The ship was built with two 1,019 nhp 4-cylinder quadruple-expansion steam engines which had cylinder diameters of 28.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2516 inch (73.5cm), 3378 inch (86cm), 48716 inch (123cm) and 6878 inch (175cm) diameter by 48716 inch (123cm) stroke. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. 1 talking about this. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt.
Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. Co. . Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co.
SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand 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. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Now the details . Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Greenville, Martin, Roddy A. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. 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. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. 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. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Det.
Photos of Victims A-C - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. 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. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south.
SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Det. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. 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. 3rd Bat. Hdq. 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.
The Silent Soldier and the Portrait | KPBS Public Media Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. In the course of that bitter cold night, the Leopoldville slowly disappeared into the 48-degree Channel waters, 763 American soldiers died, and the bodies of 493 American soldiers were never recovered. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. The trip was approximately 9 hours, and the troopship was about 5 miles [or one hour] outside of Cherbourg when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co.
S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. 389 likes. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Hdq.
One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Center [M], Appleby, Preston B. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt.
Survivors' bond endures 66 years after ship attack Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 October 1, 2018JarwatoDisaster The longest day 70th anniversary of d the longest day 70th anniversary of d 70 year reveal of a christmas eve tragedy maritime disasters of wwii 1944 1945 scooper news a tragedy kept secret 70th Anniversary Of The Ss Leopoldville Troopship Disaster National Wwii Museum Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Med. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Med. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. The soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division were ordered not to tell anyone about the sinking of the ship and their letters home were censored by the Army during the rest of World War II. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. 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. Co. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc.