Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. [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. [6] There was an insufficient number of life jackets,[1] and few troops participated in the poorly supervised lifeboat drill as Lopoldville sailed from Southampton at 09:00 24 December as part of convoy WEP-3 across the English Channel to Cherbourg. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Det. 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. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Det. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) See also Muncaster Castle list Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. 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]. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Med. Hdq. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. 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. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. 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. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Rudolph [M], Moser, Richard E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Hdq. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. George Robert Atkerson before his time on the Leopoldville. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. 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. S.D. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. As far as any threat from the German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, since the D-Day landings in June, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops had crossed the English Channel without being attacked. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Bat. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Med. Hdq. Co. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Oakland, Perry, Joe J. T/5. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick 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 . Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Clifton, Goesch, Joseph M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Beckley [M], Huffman, Johnnie O. Pvt. More Tales of the Leopoldville Disaster. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Det. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. 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. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Area casualties included Pfc. You can e-mail us the information here. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 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. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. The true story of the Christmas Eve torpedoing of the S.S. Leopoldville carrying 2200 American troops from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, France. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Det. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Med. His body was never found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. His body was recovered. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. . 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. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. The. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Med. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. 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. Co. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clinton [M], Smrkovski, Clarence C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Hdq. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship. From his web site: "H.M.S. 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. At 17.54 hours on 24 Dec 1944 the Leopoldville (Master Charles Limbor) in convoy WEP-3 was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-486 about . I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Neosho [M], Tinker, Ira V. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. We have place for a photo as well if provided. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. 0. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Med. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Hdq. [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. A 264th Regiment, Gorham, Donald R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. [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. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Det. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Med. Hdq. Co. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt.