ss leopoldville survivors list

Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. 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. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Det. 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. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Hill, George E. T/5. Det. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Peoria, Godelas, Peter T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Med. Co. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. 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. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pueblo [M], Berube, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. 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. 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. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Goldsboro [M], Clark, William C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. Co. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Med. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. 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 . Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. SS Lopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Widener [F], Field, Henry, Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. 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 Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. His body was recovered. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Salem, De Martini, Howard W. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. 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. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. People missing from this listing? [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. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. 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 Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. 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. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Hdq. 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. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Med. Hdq. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Det. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. 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. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. 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. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. Hdq. 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. Det. Co. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Hdq. For Paul Plotkin's 100th birthday, VFW Post 1617 in Derry, New Hampshire, honored its own WWII veteran with a special ceremony on June 26. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt.