Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Guilford, Lavigne, Alfred G. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Underwood [M], Wiedner, Joseph J. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment New Freedom [M], Kluciar, Milos Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Finger [M], McCorkle, Wallace Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Gary, Weinand, Edward F. T/5. Co. 264th Regiment Cornwall, Ontario [M], Baginski, Henry Pfc. SS Lopoldville (1948), 10, 530 GRT, built by J Cockerill SA, Hoboken, Antwerp. Co. F 262nd Regiment Cleveland [M], Leidner, Oliver C. Pfc. Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Co. Co. 1st Bat. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Magnolia [M], Ferbus, Baptiste E. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Orange [M], Taylor, Delbert L. Pvt. 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. An unknown number of British soldiers died. Her code letters were MLTP[2] until 193334, when they were superseded by the call sign ONLB. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Korte, Clarence I. T/5.Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment American Falls [M], Baglio, Michael S., Jr. Sgt. [3], She was built for the Compagnie Maritime Belge as the fifth to bear the name Lopoldville and initially served on the route between Belgium and its African colony, the Belgian Congo. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Stover [M], Martinsen, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. Co. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Ellett, Joseph S. Pfc. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Spokane [M], Rust, David S. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Casey [F], Kingrey, James P. T/5. 1 talking about this. Co. Med. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. Bob was one of the lucky survivors. Co. A 264th Regiment NYC, Robbins, Jerome Pvt. I 264th Regiment Aurora, Gordon, William I. Pvt. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Survivors of the Leopoldville by Ray Roberts Archived . Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Santa Fe [M], Spence, Stephen C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Highland Park, Morehouse, F.R. Co. C 264th Regiment St. Louis [F], Suntinger, Clarence M. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Buffalo, McDonald, Bernard D. Pvt. The scrambling nets were hanging down the Lopoldville's port side and the US soldiers were coming down on to our upper deck. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Det. Co. L 262nd Regiment Rogersville [M], Anderson, Marvin C. Pvt. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Troy [M], Suder, James T. Sgt. Med. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tampa [M], Hinton, Frederick D. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gainsboro [M], Lipford, Arnold A. Pfc. I 264th Regiment NYC, Rodies, Heinz G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Benda, Leonard F. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment New Martinsville, Smith, Bulah Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Royal Oak [M], Smrecak, James J. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Coldwater [M], Morgan, James L. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bridgeport [F], Strobel, Robert H. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Camp Seale [M], Springfield, James F. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Cuyahoga Falls [M], Bader, Donald W. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Dantinne, Harold H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Heidelberg [M], Mortimer, James E. Sgt. 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. I 262nd Regiment Laurel Run Boro [M], Sanborn, Charles J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. 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. K 264th Regiment Pocahontas [M], Swanson, Charles E., Jr. Pfc. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. 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. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Rock Lake [M], McGhan, Glen P. Pfc. I 264th Regiment San Diego, Robles, Nabor P. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Conneaut [M], Kieser, Marcell V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Foraker [M], Craig, Coy C. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. Lt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Nemacolin [F], Daugherty, Mervin R. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. 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. L 262nd Regiment Mebane [M], Moore, Clifton B. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Winthrop [M], Hodgdon, Charles H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Huntingdon, Bixler, Bruce E. Pvt. Sgt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Warring, Hugh N. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Mazzone, Vincent J. Cpl. Med. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Macon [M], Buhler, Glen L. Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Bangor [M], Stelmok, Frank Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment [M], Vonder, Mehden Robert Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Richmond [F], Parks, Wilbur C. T/5. I 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Pollitt, Joe A. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Yakima [M], Lewis, William K. Pfc. He was one of seven children and the oldest of four boys. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. Co. B 264th Regiment Trinidad, Reeder, Harold P. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bessemer [M], Stewart, Roger H. Pfc. 264th Regiment Bronx, NYC [F], Crowe, Eugene J. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Kerrville [M], Roberts, Wardell J. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Atlanta [F], Simmons, Chester B., Jr Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Gianfrancesco,Robert M. S. Sgt. On Christmas Eve 1944, more than 2,000 American soldiers were aboard the troop ship SS Lopoldville crossing the English Channel to France, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank.. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Cedar Grove [M], Miller, Robert R. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Indianapolis [F], Truelock, Ralph A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], Heim, James V. Pfc. Co. E 264th Regiment Munger, Tait, Robert P. Pfc. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. 2d. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Cacace, Anthony F. S. Sgt. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Dayton [M], Stewart, Benjamin L. Pvt. [1] Captain Charles Limbor, who assumed command in 1942,[6] spoke no English. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Brogden, Lee R. S. Sgt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Waynesville [M], Reece, Dole C. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. F 262nd Regiment Kansas City [M], Hoover, Raymond B. S. Sgt. Det. Completed in August 1929 as Belgian steam passenger ship Leopoldville. Some men had started to jump down from a height of approximately 40 feet. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Kansas City, Rennison, Eugene W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Cypress Inn [M], Gregory, Charles H. Pfc. His body was recovered. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Philadelphia [M], McVey, Walter F., Jr. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Long Branch, Hine, Harry C. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Grand Junction, Lowenhagen, Theodore C. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. In 2009, the National Geographic Channel aired a special that recreated the events that led to the sinking and had divers investigating the wreck.[11]. 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Gable, Wayne W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Smith, Robert J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend [M], Lewis, Emry L. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Tell City [M], McDonald, Buford C. Pfc. This Belgian passenger liner converted to troopship. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pine Valley [M], Hargraves, Jeff Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Glenn Elvin Lowry and Pfc. Quinlan from Omaha, Nebraska was born on [] 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. K 262nd Regiment Mcdonald [R], Burkhart, Ralph E. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Seebert, Wilson, Willie P. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Ridgewood [R], Cywinski, Charles Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Adamsville [M], Brown, Daniel H., Jr. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. He had an older brother and 2 sisters. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Johnston [M], Costa, William Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment N. Baltimore, Herrman, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Lamb, Richard B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) Co. H 262nd Regiment Valliant [M], Chew, Floyd E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Chicago, McArthur, Kent O. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Schurig, Russell E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Binghamton [F], Peterson, Robert G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Klosterman, William A., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Maple Rapids [M], Ambrose, Raymond C. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Brockton [M], Krassin, Sumner Pvt. Co. Co. 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. E 262nd Regiment Doyle [M], Zamarripa, Pete M., Jr. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Kane, Thomas J. T/5. Co. A 264th Regiment Cornell, Hover, James E. T/5. Co. E 264th Regiment Iron River, Kritselis, Christ A. Pvt. Med. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. Med. Co. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Gutt, Donald C. Pvt. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. Det. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Buffalo, Gurtner, Herman T/4. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Thomaston [M], Chalcraft, Leo K. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Smith, Lewis A. Pfc. Ironically, his remains were positively identified by Leopoldville survivor Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Loving [M], Kolb, Marvin Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [R], Schramm, Jack A. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Fogelsonger, Harry F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitestone, NYC [M], Vojir, Frank W. Pfc. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Shattuck, Ritthaler, Frank, Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Med. Det. 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. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. Co. K 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Schokowitz, Morris Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Belmont [M], Pancheri, Joseph A. S. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Hdq. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Tiplersville [M], Gurley, Ben D. T/4. Co. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Co. B 264th Regiment Cairo [M], Freeman, Ethell W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Det. This In Memoriam list was originally published by me in July 1997. Launched in 1948 and in service until 1967. Co. H 262nd Regiment Yonkers [M], Alania, James V. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Nevada [M], Fratzke, Melvin L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Shreveport [F], Henderson, John M. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Philadelphia [M], Jurlina, Gregory G. S. Sgt. SS Lopoldville was a 11,509GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. Hdq. Det. Det. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clayton [M], Rzemek, Edward W. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Miamisburg [M], Bell, William E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Oak Park [M], Dronenberg, Donald P. T. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Malden, Maloney, John F. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Minden, Cole, Edgle W. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Wintle, Russell E. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. H 262nd Regiment Parana [M], Dobkowski, John K. S.Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lancaster [M], Kopczewski, Anthony W. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo, Sansone, Richard F. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 2374 (819 dead and 1555 survivors). Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Buffalo [F], Maksyn, Edward C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Scranton [M], Sloan, Wilbur J., Jr. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Pawcatuck [M], Rowe, Hazlewood Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Herndon [F], Ross, William C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aledo [M], Ransom, James R. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Owensboro, Parker, John F. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Arkansas City [M], South, Merle W. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Bolton [M], Smith, William F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bonnymam [M], Sanders, Coleman W. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Sciarra, Robert J. Pfc. [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. SS Lopoldville Belgian troopship being used by the British, sunk by a German U-Boat off the coast of Cherbourg, France on Christmas Eve 1944. Pvt. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone Park, NYC [M], Tassi, Louis 1st Sgt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment McClellandtown [M], Chalkan, Michael, Jr. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Nassif, Assaph J. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Lt. Co. D 264th Regiment Biddeford [M], Cote, Philip G. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Knoxville, Henry, Glenn H. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Uhrichsville, Longwell, Robert G. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment East Hampton [M], Cram, Ralph D., Jr. Pvt. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. Co. The Lopoldville was one of two troopships in a formation with four warships: two British destroyers, and one British and one French frigate. Co. 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. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Auburn, Stone, Edward F. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Worcester, Sullivan, Charles F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berwyn, Steib, Joseph E. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Johnstown [F], Bennett, Lynwood F. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moyers [M], Paden, George W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Hanson, Fred W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Webb [M], Thompson, Robert L. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Louisville [M], Dancy, John B. Pvt. Co. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Waverly [M], Rilling, Marvin L. S. Sgt. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Cardwell [F], Marriott, Sherman E. Pvt. As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 262nd Regiment Lauderdale, Crenshaw, Thomas L. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment San Francisco [M], Olivas, Magdaleno Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Wichita [M], Masterson, Lawrence J. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Stevens Point, Gaudynski, Raymond W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. I 264th Regiment Quincy [F], Pellegrini, Victor Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment San Antonio [M], Gillem, Dee R. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Moxee [M], Adkins, Amon Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Farmington [M], Sexton, Herman B. Pvt. Co. Co. D 264th Regiment Coldwater [M], Dillinger, Garvis Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Elizabeth [M], Cobb, Thomas A. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment Park, Brady, Douglas F. Pvt. Hdq. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Elgin [M], Campbell, Harold C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment [M], Pettersen, Einar T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Hdq. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Tulsa [R], Foster, William S. D. Pfc. In the course of that bitter cold night, the Leopoldville slowly disappeared into the 48-degree Channel waters, 763 American soldiers died, and the bodies of 493 American soldiers were never recovered. Co. B 264th Regiment York [F], Heumann, Edward H. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Alton [M], Willcoxen, Donald E. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Herndon [M], Zubal, John J. Pfc. "The Silent Soldier and the Portrait," produced by Waller's daughter . Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Milroy [M], Pispeky, Joseph Pfc. Med Det. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Dillon [M], Doyle, Willis W. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Galveston [M], Jeter, G. C., Jr. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Selsbee [M], Head, Art S. Pfc. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bakersfield [M], Godoy, Arthur C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Reno [M], Lavigne, Richard M. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Providence, De Resta, Antonio, Jr. Sgt. Hdq. In 1997, the 66th Infantry Division Monument was dedicated in Fort Benning, Georgia in memory of the soldiers who died aboard Lopoldville and also to those who survived the attack on Lopoldville but were later killed in action. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Tyrone [M], Hayes, Albert T. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Alvarado, Donald R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. Jack Dixon was a 21-year-old seaman on board HMS Brilliant. I 264th Regiment Rochester [F], Clark, Reginald J., Jr. Cpl. Co. Hdq. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Bedford [M], Flammia, Anthony J. Pfc.