Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Of these men, mostly between the ages of 18 and 21, 763 were killed. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Monett [F], Mason, Gerrard L. Pvt. Co. Co. I 262nd Regiment St. Elino, Howard, James L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Dumas [M], Dover, James W. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Hagerstown [M], Wambach, Harold R. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Vernile, Ralph R. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. 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. F 262nd Regiment Lakewood [M], McGlone, Eugene A. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Manville [F], Gleeson, Douglas C. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamden [M], Caracoglia, Concetto T/4. I 262nd Regiment [M], McKinney, Joseph O. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. PFC. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment West Branch [M], Paulsen, Roy E. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Leavenworth, Samms, Lawrence L. S. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newton [M], Peterson, Burton T/4. Co. Med. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Ansonia [F], Doherty, James J., Jr. S.Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Photos of Victims Q-T - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster 1st Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment Houston [R], Ayala, Modesto Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Mattapan [M], Lemos, Anthony Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Wilson, Lawrence, Luther M. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment [F], Williamson, Clyde J. Pfc. The Silent Soldier and the Portrait | KPBS Public Media Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Marlboro [M], Chace, Roderick E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Decell, Harold J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bloomington Springs [M], Jarnagin, Charles E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Med. Unfortunately limbs were being broken when they landed on the torpedo tubes and other fixed equipment on the starboard side of the upper deck; some men fell between the two vessels and were crushed as the two vessels crashed into each other. Co. A 264th Regiment Whitehall, Peters, Howard C. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Corona, NYC [M], Cammarano, Michael P. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Her tonnages were 11,256GRT and 6,521NRT until 1936,[2] when they were revised to 11,509GRT and 6,941NRT. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Carlson, Clarence H. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. Co. 264th Regiment Bedford [R], McIntyre, Robert F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cincinnati [M], Witham, Charles W. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. [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. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Photos of Victims A-C - Leopoldville Troopship Disaster I 262nd Regiment Greensburg [F], Lagana, Joseph G. Pvt. Documentary follows 96-year-old World War II veteran's return of Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment Demossville [M], Travis, Hoyt L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ava [F], Rago, Robert J. Sgt. 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. Co. H 262nd Regiment Valparaiso [M], Wright, Russell M. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. As a result, about 763 US soldiers and 56 of the ship's crew died. Brilliant went along the port side of the troopship we had put our starboard fenders over the side; the sea swell was causing a rise and fall of between 8 ft and 12 ft. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mckees Rocks [M], Hoffenberg, Jennings L. Pfc. [6] A 24-man DEMS detachment manned defensive guns. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Co. I 264th Regiment Sikeston, McDaniel, Everette N. Sgt. 2d. Co. While some soldiers joined the crew in departing lifeboats, many did not realize the ship was slowly sinking, and stayed aboard anticipating the ship would be towed ashore by a tug. I 262nd Regiment Waterloo [M], Klein, John J. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. 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. SS Leopoldville (1929) | Military Wiki | Fandom Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. 1937 lengthened. . Co. L 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Birkholz, Everett E. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Calabrese, Vincent R. S. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. 3rd Bat. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Elsmere, Katz, Nathan Pfc. Med. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Coen, James P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. 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. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. [1], Lopoldville was hastily loaded for the Battle of the Bulge with 2,223 reinforcements from the 262nd and 264th Regiments, 66th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Co. H 262nd Regiment Sophia [M], Estep, Hobert O. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], McCormick, Robert L. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Leopoldville - 66th Division Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 - Images All Disaster Msimages.Org Co. H 262nd Regiment Cloverport [M], Schlueter, Harold W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Charlotte, Cuskelly, Richard R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K 264th Regiment Flintstone [M], Berigtold, Raymond E. Pfc. Hdq. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pass Christian [M], Baker, Elmer A. Sgt. Med. I 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Cuccia, Salvatore C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Florence, Husby, Garland O. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1928) - Wikiwand I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. Co. Med. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lake Forest [M], Papineau, George J. Cpl. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Co. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Hdq. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rockville Center [M], Kraemer, Bernard J. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Aborn, Harold L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. S.D. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Baltimore, Alexandrovich, Joseph Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. 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 Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Dallas [F], Koehler, Herbert O., Jr. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. S.S. Leopoldville Disaster of 12-24-1944 - Facebook Co. A 264th Regiment, Tedford, Joe E. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. After her cargo hold was fitted with rudimentary benches, the ship completed 24 cross-Channel crossings, transporting more than 120,000 troops. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Versailles [M], Bonde, Carl R., Jr. Pfc. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], ODonnell, John H. T/5. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. Pvt. Det. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. 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.". Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Leopoldville (Belgian Troop transport) - Ships hit by German U-boats I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. 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 Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment North Adams [M], Skinner, Charles V. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Med. Co. H 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Turetzky, David S. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [F], Grad, Robert A. Pvt. Co. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Wilkes Barre [M], Grazier, David O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Erie [M], Taylor, Jay W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. Co. A 264th Regiment Manhattan, NYC [M], Carlson, Carl Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [M], Svenningsen, Elmer Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Eubanks [M], Gilbert, Estill T/5. I 264th Regiment Poughkeepsie [M], Bassett, John E. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Carruthers [M], Reeder, Thomas R. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Hdq. Med. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Dominguez, Joe Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. I 262nd Regiment Maurice [M], Boyer, Gerald L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Davis, Raymond Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago, Rose, Don T. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. Of the 2,235 US servicemen on board, about 515 are presumed to have gone down with the ship. Celebrating a Century - VFW Co. Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Frye [M], Auclair, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. B 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], Kuchta, Frank J. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. 1 of 9. Co. K 262nd Regiment Philadelphia, Biggart, Will O. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. From his web site: "H.M.S. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. There were almost 800 who were killed or drowned as a result of the torpedoing. Co. F 262nd Regiment Sumter [M], Loftis, James L. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Swayerville M], Constantine, Tony T/4. Co. C 264th Regiment Cincinnati, Hunston, Russell E. Pfc. 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 submarine U-486. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. 262nd Regiment [M], Cutnaw, Kent P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack 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. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Niles, Meyers, Donald G. S. Sgt. Co. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Smith, C. D. S. Sgt. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . He went below on a makeshift wooden staircase to where hammocks were hung four high. Co. E 262nd Regiment Harrisburg [M], Berger, Robert Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. [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. Co. Co. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wheeling [M], Pyles, George E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dubuque [M], Williams, Lavere R. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Poulton, Glenn E. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knox [M], Vince, John M., Jr. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Griffith, George O. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Stamford [M], Viets, Paul R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bouning [M], Quinlan, William P. 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. 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. H 262nd Regiment Williamsville [M], Walz, Carl J., Jr. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate.

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