Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Nolan, James M. Pvt. Co. Co. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. Co. Med. 1937 lengthened. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Colorado Springs, Struble, Frank P. S. Sgt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Mathews, Richard N. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Carrell, Gilbert D. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Florence, Roberts, Marzell Pvt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. 389 likes. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee Center [M], Vogel, Frank S. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Med. Advertising poster for cruises aboard the SS Leopoldville At 9 am on December 24 th, they finally set sail. I 262nd Regiment San Antonio, Green, Herman N. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Wheelersburg [M], Weaver, Irvin J., Jr. Sgt. Co. On Christmas Eve, 1944, the S.S. Leopoldville made her final crossing of the English Channel. Co. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. 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. 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. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Platemouth, Shaw, William A., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Maryan, William N. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Wichita, Polk, Arthur D. Sgt. Hdq. Med. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. William P. Quinlan Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Newton Falls [M], Matwijiw, Robert L. Pvt. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Celentano, Peter Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. The dedication reads: To the eight hundred American men who were lost with the Lopoldville, Christmas Eve 1944 near Cherbourg, France. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Co. K 262nd Regiment [M], Scott, William E. 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. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Johnson, Floyd J. T. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Luverne [M], Kragtorp, Ernest O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Hdq. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wallington [M], Shand, James E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Chicago, Nelson, Eric G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dunkirk [M], Paci, Vincent Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Bowman, Brown, Dessie W. Pvt. Med. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Hdq. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Hdq. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. E 264th Regiment Hopkinton, Jackson, Lucius E. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] Hdq. [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. The soldiers' regimental command structure was fragmented by loading troops as they arrived rather than according to their units. Co. 1st Bat. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Evansville [M], Weeks, Ulysses B. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Detroit, Furmark, Carl E. Pfc. Det. 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 New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. Cussler asserts[10] that the wreck is wrongly located, its true position being about a mile to the south. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Marion, Howard, Edward F. Pfc. [3], She had 8,458 cubic feet (239.5m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Co. F 262nd Regiment Haverhill [M], De Piero, Louis A. S. Sgt. Hdq. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. interviews with 15 survivors and extensive footage from dives on the wreck to tell the tale of the second-worst sea disaster for American . Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], McDermott, Thomas J. T. Sgt. Hdq. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Pomona, Macrorie, Edward J., Jr. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Los Angeles, Miller, Carl H. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Elkton [M], Brown, John W. Pfc. Det. Co. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Pontiac [F], Monk, John J., Jr. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Globe, Willis, Waldo M. S. Sgt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. K 264th Regiment Seattle [F], Rumburg, Ira C. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Donaldson, William D. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cleveland, McCall, Emmett P. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kansas City, Rigdon, Norman L. Sgt. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Indianapolis [F], Williamson, Melvin E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Allentown [M], Herman, Nevin H., Jr. Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Over 700 to 800 American soldiers were lost. Co. L 262nd Regiment Hudson [M], Bannick, Ronald C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Lowville [M], Aschmann, Frank G. 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. For more than 50 years, the truth of this tragedy was hidden. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wesson [M], McBay, James D. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. C 264th Regiment Pendleton, Neiderheiser, Daniel Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Roxbury, Bouffard, Joseph C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Alhambra, Aprea, Fred Pfc. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. Hdq. 2000. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Sullivan [M], Verash, Leslie F. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Doughman, William O. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. See also Muncaster Castle list Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. 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. K 262nd Regiment [R] Julian, Wright, John D. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Bloomington, Deamantopulos, Andrew Pfc. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. Med. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Cook, Dean L. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Belle Vernon [M], Makowski, Stanley E. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Oak City [M], Plott, George E. Capt. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. 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. I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Area casualties included Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Providence [F], Hodosh, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. [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. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Sevierville [M], Holmes, William K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago, Mikalaitis, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. SS Leopoldville was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Jersey City [F], Schlerf, Fred J. Pfc. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Battle Creek, Ainsworth, Harise E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. 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. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Albuquerque [M], Abatemarco, Michael F. Pfc. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville 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. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Maiuri, Peter Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Contreras, Gregorio V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Pryor, Crowl, Elmer R. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Shelbyville, Clark, John W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Plainfield [M], Coakley, Francis X. Co. K 262nd Regiment Clarinda [R], Parry, Charles W. Pfc. Another 248 died from injuries, drowning, or hypothermia. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. 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. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Berry, Leonard E. Sgt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Mobley, Lewfay B., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Abbott, Melson, Paul A. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the . Official death notices after the sinking of the SS Leopoldville were sent out slowly over months and were vague of details in an effort to keep information about the disaster away from the public. Med. Hdq. Hdq. 1st Sgt. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. After the war, the soldiers were also ordered at discharge not to talk about the sinking of SS Lopoldville to the press and told that their GI benefits as civilians would be canceled if they did so. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Holmen, Moen, Ernest M. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Co. Co. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville.