Det. Det. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. K 262nd Regiment Amarillo, Wiley, William H. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. 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 Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Hdq. Det. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. 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 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. Co. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Det. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. 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. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. 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 . I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Nutley [M], Claybrook, Richard A. 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. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dedham [M], Mayers, Raymond J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. Co. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Med. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hammond [M], White, Vernon W. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. S.D. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Det. 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. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall 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. The sailors claimed that they arrived after the sinking of the ship and that most of the men who they pulled out of the water had already frozen to death in the water by the time they arrived on the scene. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. People missing from this listing? Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Mugan, Joseph P. Pvt. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. On December 24, 1944, Lt. Gerhard Meyer, German submarine commander of the U 486 fired a torpedo that sank the S.S. Leopoldville as it transported 2,000 American soldiers to reinforce the Battle of the Bulge. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Delphos [M], MacMillan, Lynn L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Hdq. His body was recovered. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Hdq. While some soldiers joined the crew in departing lifeboats, many did not realize the ship was slowly sinking, and stayed aboard anticipating the ship would be towed ashore by a tug. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. 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. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Hdq. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical 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. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Hdq. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. 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. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. . [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. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Med. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. [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. Det. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. 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 [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent 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. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Harvey [M], Marcinkowski, Arthur A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mansfield, Forman, Gerald Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Now the details . Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl.