I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. 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. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. 2000. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. On Christmas Eve, 1944, a German U-boat torpedoed the troopship SS Leopoldville, sending 800 U.S. soldiers to their death. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. Med. Hdq. Hdq. Co. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Det. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. Hdq. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Paterson, Fierro, Joseph R. 2d. Hdq. People missing from this listing? 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. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. . I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. 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. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Documents about the attack remained classified until 1996. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. Hdq. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Det. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Silver Creek [R], Damsky, Daniel S. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. 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. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. . Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Med. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plymouth [M], Yaeger, George A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. [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. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. 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 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus [M], Kilbarger, Thomas L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. 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. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. 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. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. 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. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt.