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. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Des Moines [M], Hoyt, Robert S. S. Sgt. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Medon [M], Conner, Thomas D. Pvt. He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. F 262nd Regiment Yankton [M], Pauls, Elwood G. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. 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. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marietta [M], Watts, Jack Pfc. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. 2000. Co. E 262nd Regiment Roanoke Rapids [M], Russ, Paisley E. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Delta, Green, Cecil C. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. Now the details . Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Anniston [M], Harris, John W. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Gardner, Fernanndes, Martin, Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lyndonville, Bradley, Claude P., Jr. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. 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. Med. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. 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. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. People missing from this listing? Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Euclid [M], Bishop, Richard U. Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Fauer, John A. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Fort Collins, Ortega, Joe B. Pfc. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Med. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Polgreen, Waldron M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Med. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Alexander, J. D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. We have place for a photo as well if provided. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Med. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. 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. Co. 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. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. 1 talking about this. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. To avoid any further injuries, if possible, all our hammocks were brought up from our mess-decks below and laid on the starboard upper deck to cushion the fall of the soldiers as they landed.". 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. 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. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Harlowtown [M], Rott, Robert J. Pfc. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Kermit Kirk, left, and his best friend, Clarence Napier, both from Lee County, Va., were aboard the Leopoldville. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Pickens [M], Richardson, Francis J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Det. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. 264th Regiment [F], Reece, Walter W. Pfc. Co. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Det. Co. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. 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. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. 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. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Soldiers on Lopoldville jumped down onto the smaller Brilliant. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. 1 of 9. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hazel, Evans, Luther O. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. 2d. Co. E 264th Regiment Clear Lake [R], McManis, Orion G. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. (Later Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA). Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Det. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Hdq. 0. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. . As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. 1st Bat. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC, Cappello, Dominick J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. 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. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Mahanoy City [F], Chambers, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. 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]. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. 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. Hdq. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Myersdale [M], Cavalcante, Edward M. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Aboard Leopoldville when hit on 24 Dec 1944 You can click on any of the names for possible additional information 874 persons found. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Chicago, Farling, Ernest W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. [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.