I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pittsfield [F], Patterson, Thomas H. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Co. A 264th Regiment, Faerber, Richard P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Indianapolis, Rowland, Elmer D. Pfc. Crewlist from Leopoldville (Belgian troop transport) - U-boat Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Peter L. Acri Pfc. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 - Images All Disaster Msimages.Org Co. F 262nd Regiment Norwood [M], Stewart, Donald L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment El Paso [M], Pickett, Joe D. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. Co. Leopoldville (Belgian Troop transport) - Ships hit by German U-boats Med. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Med. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Fort Worth, Andrews, Lloyd L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ewing, Fox, Earl B. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Shub, Abraham Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Walters, Gerald E. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Racine [M], Prueher, Franklin L. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Highwood [M], Colwell, Franklin W. S. Sgt. In Memorium - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Documentary follows 96-year-old World War II veteran's return of Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lincoln [F], Kibart, Francis E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Show Low [M], Bell, Jack N. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Galus, Stanley M. Pvt. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ooltewah [M], Cannon, Fay Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Co. 3rd Bat. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hendersonville [F], Smith, James P. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Harriman, Jones, Henry M. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. F 262nd Regiment Means [M], Erwin, Ordest H. Pvt. Det. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lewisburg [M], Gilley, Thomas W. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Det. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. Med. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], English, Thomas J., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. 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. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Med. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Di Mola, Nicholas J. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. There is a memorial in Weymouth, Dorset engraved with: 24 December 1944 English Channel 802 died when troopship SS 'Leopoldville' was sunk by a torpedo off Cherbourg, Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}494557N 013620W / 49.76583N 1.60556W / 49.76583; -1.60556, List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Veterans Memorial of Titusville,Florida; Leopoldville Memorial Monument", "S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944 part III", Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Lopoldville_(1928)&oldid=1133369928. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Med. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Each turbine ran on exhaust steam from the piston engine on the same shaft. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. 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. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. This is a listing of people associated with this ship.We also have a detailed page on the Belgian troop transport Leopoldville. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Larksville, Martynowski, Edward H. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. 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. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Colerain [F], Leopard, John P. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Med Det. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Temple, Eugene R. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Samford [M], Otis, Fred L. Pfc. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. 1 of 9. Co. A 264th Regiment Rock Bridge, Harmon, Edison W. Pvt. Det. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Hdq. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Jerome, Poupard, Wilmer C. T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ford Cliff [M], Kozielski, Joseph V. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. [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. 2000. Co. L 262nd Regiment Woodbine [M], Kennedy, Abe H., Jr. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hudson [F], Bissett, Willett R. Pfc. Co. Med. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Tucker, Warren C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. He and other crew members battled against the conditions to try and rescue as many of the soldiers as possible. I 262nd Regiment Curtis, Elston, Leroy J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. [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. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Kokomo, Buell, Edwin D., III Pfc. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], King, Edward Pvt. . Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. As a result, approximately 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Clearwater, Lemke, Otis C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pittsburgh [M], Secich, Joseph G. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. From his web site: "H.M.S. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Co. 2nd Bat. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. K 262nd Regiment Albany [F], Reccardi, Victor J. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Texas City [M], Foester, James C. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. 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. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Welch, Donald P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. [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. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Med. 262nd Regiment Dalton [M], Zellner, Harold M. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], Bailey, William C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ridgely [M], Jackson, Earl S. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. 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. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Durgy, William D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kirkwood [F], Matthews, Leonard E. T/4. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Wolf, Henry H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Empire [M], Terry, James H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Hdq. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc.
Long Island Enforcers Hockey,
Heart Axs Tv Concert Setlist,
May Funeral Home Camden, Nj,
Articles S