Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Pittsburgh, Fisher, Howard I. Pvt. Hdq. 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 Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. 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 submarineU-486. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Det. In remembrance of the Leopoldville | Chester County Press I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. 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. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Indianapolis, Scribner, James S. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Washington [R], Mosako, Alva G. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. 70th Anniversary of the SS Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Med. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. 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. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Lees Summit [M], Israel, Philip S. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. SS Leopoldville: Some Books, Journals, Primary Sources Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. 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. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston City [M], Goble, John W. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. 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. Co. C 264th Regiment Meadow Creek, Spaulding, Sherman A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. We have place for a photo as well if provided. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Celebrating a Century - VFW Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Northvale [M], De Prima, Frank T/5. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Hope [M], Harman, Cecil C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Det. 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. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. Co. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Co. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment North Billerica, Nolan, William E. Pvt. Co. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. I 262nd Regiment Ambridge, Saska, Harry J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. 264th Regiment Beech, Conn, Curtiss Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. 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. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. 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. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. G 262nd Regiment Morrison, Gillis, James C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Med. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Flint [M], Salata, Edmund P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Med Det. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. 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. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Unfortunately limbs were being broken when they landed on the torpedo tubes and other fixed equipment on the starboard side of the upper deck; some men fell between the two vessels and were crushed as the two vessels crashed into each other. Sgt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Med. Leopoldville.org is an online memorial seeking to raise the awareness of the tragedy and reach the families of the disaster victims. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Pvt. Co. Med. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. VFW Post in New Hampshire celebrates SS Leopoldville survivor's 100th birthday. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Worcester [F], Tambascia, Dominic G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. Co. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. 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. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Med. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Lopoldville was in a diamond formation with four escorts; the destroyers HMSBrilliant and HMSAnthony, the frigate HMSHotham, and the French frigate Croix de Lorraine, and another troopship, Cheshire. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. 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. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. 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. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. 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 . Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Lopoldville was 478feet 8inches (145.90m) long, with a beam of 62feet 2inches (18.95m). I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. [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. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dickinson [M], Dorgan, Allan J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. 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. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Med. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. 2d. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. I 264th Regiment Del Rio, Edler, Tony W., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Hdq. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. [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. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. [6] Allied forces enjoying their Christmas Eve dinner in Cherbourg failed to mobilize a rescue effort before Lopoldville sank by the stern at 20:40. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. [6] While the other escorts searched for the U-boat, HMSBrilliant came alongside the sinking ship.
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