Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Leopoldville - 66th Division [3], In 1939 the UK Admiralty chartered Lopoldville. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. 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. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Med. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ludington [M], Witucki, Marion A. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Lowry, Jack N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Survivors' bond endures 66 years after ship attack Co. 2000. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. 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. SS Lopoldville - Wikipedia Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Det. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. Co. Co. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Gainesville [M], Thompson, Claude C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Ford, Arthur L. Pfc. Photos of Victims D-L - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. 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 submarineU-486. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. Hdq. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Med. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. The sinking occurred Christmas Eve 1944. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. 'The Silent Soldier' Tells One Veteran's Story Of Surviving - WBUR 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. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Lenoir, Rogers, Robert A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Hebronville [M], Miscone, Joseph P. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. Det. Co. See also Muncaster Castle list Hdq. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Morea, Downing, Frank P., Jr. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Med. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. Hdq. Co. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikipedia Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamaica Plains [M], Dalton, William F. Sgt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Vernon, Lewis, Raymond R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Attleboro, Ciekalowski, William P. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. In 1998 the History Channel broadcast the documentary film Cover Up: The Sinking of the SS Lopoldville which included interviews with numerous survivors of the sinking of the ship from the 66th Infantry Division and sailors from the US Navy who attempted to save them by pulling them out of the water. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Hdq. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. 1 of 9. 3rd Bat. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. Med. 389 likes. Co. C 264th Regiment Mt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Borovich, Sam Pvt.