Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. K 262nd Regiment Redford Twp, McDonnell, Ferrel F. Pfc. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wabash [M], Houchen, Donald R. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Pfc. 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. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sidon [M], Graham, Melton E. Pvt. Co. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kalispell [M], Gillin, John F. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Camden [M], Ofsonka, Charles P., Jr. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Cleelan, Robert W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Sumter, McNair, James L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Now the details . Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. 0. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment South Haven [M], Wincheski, Albin J. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Sapovchak, Nick Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Massey, Robert B. S. Sgt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], King, Charles R. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. 1st Bat. Co. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. 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. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Med. Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. 389 likes. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. His body was never found. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Diego, Andrews, William H. Sgt. Co. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Harrisburg [M], Molinsky, Charles Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Lewiston, Lesperance, Paul E. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. The. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. A German U-boat sunk his troop's ship, the USS Leopoldville, killing more than. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Sgt. Co. Co. Clive Cussler dedicated his 1986 book Cyclops to the disaster. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. 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. B 264th Regiment Ozark, Verbauen, Albert Sgt. 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. C 264th Regiment [M], Acri, Peter L. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. 2d. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ramona, Coble, Wayne H. 1st Sgt. Co. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. 1 of 9. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Norwood, Billger, Paul L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Bryan [M], Obryan, Glenn A. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. 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. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment, Article: Owensboro connected to World War II disaster. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Houston [M], Robison, Harry C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. 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 . 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. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc.

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