Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Or perhaps additional information?If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ), rank or job on board. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. 2d. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc.
Photos of Victims A-C - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. 1937 lengthened. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. 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. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. 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. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. 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. Med. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Norton [R], Long, Robert H., Jr. Pvt. Pfc. Co. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. From his web site: "H.M.S. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Artist Richard Rockwell, whose college roommate died on the SS Leopoldville, drew this illustration of the troopship sinking after it was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U-486, on . Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. 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 Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. 2d. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. Det. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Sequel to Survivors of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. 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. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Det. Co. Co. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt.
The Silent Soldier and the Portrait | KPBS Public Media Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Med. Med. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. In 2009, the National Geographic Channel aired a special that recreated the events that led to the sinking and had divers investigating the wreck.[11]. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. [6], Lopoldville was within five miles from the coast of Cherbourg at 17:54 when one of two torpedoes launched by U-486 struck the starboard side aft and exploded in the number 4 hold, killing about three hundred men as compartments E-4, F-4 and G-4 flooded. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. 3rd Bat. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt.
SS Lopoldville - Wikipedia Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt.
In remembrance of the Leopoldville | Chester County Press 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. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Hdq. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. Henry Miner lost many friends in the sinking of the SS Leopoldville, including one who gave him a diary to return to his family should anything happen to him. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt.
'The Silent Soldier' Tells One Veteran's Story Of Surviving - WBUR [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. [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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Hdq. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Hdq. Co.
Leopoldville Passenger Ship 1929-1944 - Wreck Wrak Epave Wrack Pecio 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. 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. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. 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 Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt.