by Matthew Anderson Rate the Map Read Comments (7) Year Built 1929 Year Sank 1944 Depth 210 ft (64 m) Difficulty Level Technical Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. Co. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Fresno [M], Nelson, Carl A. Pfc. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Oakland [M], Crain, Hal F. Capt. 262nd Regiment Pleasant Mount [M], Cybak, Harry, Jr. 1st. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dorchester [M], Dockler, Paul A. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Solvay [F], Paterson, Douglas W. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Bottineau [F], Appleman, Robert B. Pfc. 1st Lt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hillsboro, Brisendine, Bruce F. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Providence [M], Masssey, Joseph D. S. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment, Vanderpool, Fred A. Pvt. Co. 2nd Battalion262nd Regiment Tully, Young, George F. S. Sgt. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Fruita, Manley, Albert L., Jr. Pfc. She had a depth of 35feet 0inches (10.67m) and a draught of 25feet 9.75inches (7.8677m). Leslie G. Abbott from Maple Rapids, Michigan was born on February 27, 1926. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment South Bend, McKain, Harry W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Clarksville [M], Christian, Jim B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Hirschel, Howard T. 2d. I 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Murray, Samuel L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Marion [M], Bain, Emil Pvt. 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. F 262nd Regiment Paramus [M], Franco, Pablo G. Pfc. Med. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Akron [M], De Soto, Claude Pvt. Richard Trout Dreisbach was born on February 24, 1926, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lempster [M], Mathieu, Arthur T. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Madisonville [M], Welch, Virgel R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Bradenback, Norman U. Co. F 262nd Regiment Westbrook [M], Baker, Donald A. 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. Co. A 264th Regiment Brooklyn, Brande, Robert Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pharron [M], McKenzie, Daniel W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Buffalo [F], Freund, Henry Pvt. Med. The engines drove twin screw propellers. Hdq. 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. I 262nd Regiment Brighton, Quinonez, Joe J. Pfc. [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. H 262nd Regiment Independence [M], Marcinko, Andrew J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Doddridge [M], Glanton, Homer T. T. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Henryville [M], Kocsis, Anton Pfc. I 264th Regiment [F], Machado, Frank R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Huntington Park [M], Young, Fred F., Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Fannin [M], Garland, James B. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Boonton [F], Schiller, Arthur Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Howland, Edward T. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbus, Russell, Jack 1st Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc. Med Det. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Molinos, Menalo, Charles F. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Waltham [M], Thibodeau, Joseph E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Albany, Barr, Hugh R. Pfc. 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Stewart, Walter K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Brownville, Ash, Robert L. S. Sgt. . Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Huntington, Bowyer, James M., Jr. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment East Palestine, Jones, James A. D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. A 264th Regiment Roanoke [M], Bransmo, Robert S. S. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. I 264th Regiment Camden [M], Christopher, Malcom B. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC [M], Barton, Marvin J. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Lansford, Pukas, Herbert A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Whitehall [M], McVety, Robert L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dayton [M], Wells, Floyd K. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Berkeley [M], Williamson, Donald E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Crested Butte, McGee, Everett L. Pvt. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rice, Walter H. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Dexter [M], Higgins, John W., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Erie [M], Fox, William T/5. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lenoir City [M], Stills, Robert Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Det. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lucedale [M], Jenkins, Robert E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Tarboro, Furr, Fred D. Pfc. Hdq. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dallas [M], Reichle, Ernest C. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment North East, Myers, Harold L. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Somerville [M], Luckman, Thomas Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Hornsbyville [F], Goins, Charles E. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment New Providence, Miller, Emory R., Jr. S. Sgt. Hdq. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. 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 262nd Regiment Stuarts Draft [M], Bush, Charles L. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Los Angeles M], Jump, Clifford V. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. 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. B 264th Regiment Columbia [M], McDermott, John M. S. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Council Bluffs [M], Welbourn, Eldred O. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Cellura, Angelo T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Newtonville [M], Steele, William J. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lee City [M], Hopkins, Elden G. Cpl. Co. F 262nd Regiment [M], Warner, Edwin R. Pfc. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Freeport [M], Ragle, Billie K. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Co. Henry Miner lost many friends in the sinking of the SS Leopoldville, including one who gave him a diary to return to his family should anything happen to him. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jacksonville [R], Wright, Kenneth K. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Moore, Edgar C. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment St. Joseph, Price, Chester E. T. Sgt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Columbus [F], Smith, Henry A. Cpl. Co. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment New Orleans [M], Arnold, Albert J. Pvt. Co. C 264th Regiment Steelton [M], Shevera, Edward T/5. Co. L 262nd Regiment Aneta [M], Lawrence, Benton L. Pvt. Co. Co. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Det. Med. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. The ship's Belgian crew, including 93 Africans from the Belgian Congo, received orders in Flemish. Co. E 262nd Regiment Long Lane [M], Moyer, Herbert C. T/4. Co. L 262nd Regiment Spokane, Rodal, Paul M. T. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Houston [M], Pearl, Bill M. Pfc. Co. This In Memorium list is provided by Allan Andrade from his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. D 264th Regiment Springfield, Cottrell, John F. S. Sgt. 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 was an 11,500-long-ton (11,700 t) passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo. The family moved to York, Pennsylvania in August 1933. I 262nd Regiment Bronx [M], Turisk, Isadore Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Cullman [M], Waldrop, Roy A. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Baton Rouge, Scheuermann, Joseph F., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment New Bloomfield [R], Bathke, Oliver C. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment Jackson Heights, NYC [M], Malczyk, Edwin J. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment York [R], Drivick, Joseph J. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Med. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Spartanburg [M], Phasey, Victor E. Lt. Col. Hdq. Co. C 264th Regiment Chicago [F], Dalton, Delmar L. Pfc. [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. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. E 262nd Regiment Winona [M], Winstead, Rufus B. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. 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.". As a result of my ongoing research into the disaster the list has been updated and corrected. I 264th Regiment Tulsa [M], Fisher, James O. Co. C 264th Regiment Moline, Taylor, Robert H. Pvt. I 264th Regiment Herkimer [M], Holleran, James R. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Seligman [F], Vasquez, John G. Pvt. It took nearly an hour for Cherbourg to realise Lopoldville was sinking. Co. L 262nd Regiment Monroe [M], Robeson, Claude C. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Denver [M], Bowle, Thomas A. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment West Caldwell [M], House, Russell S. S. Sgt. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Rouch, Wilbur L. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Peter Acri was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona [M], Sellers, Benjamin F., Jr. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Selma [M], Kerr, Ian H. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Van Buren [M], Anderson, Martin F. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Fowlers Knob, Killeen, John W. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Boleyn, Floyd P. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment New England, Hendrickson, Chester B. T. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Jamestown [M], Caruso, Thomas A. Pvt. Co. Med. Co. F 262nd Regiment Viper [M], Ferguson, Richard J. Pvt. People missing from this listing? Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Covington [M], Farler, Otis Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Odum [M], James, William C. Pfc. Det. Co. A 264th Regiment Walnutport [M], Gilbert, Harold Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Belleville, Vester, Richard H. Pfc. Co. 1st Bat. Co. K 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Berg, Fred W. Pvt. Co. Co. L 262nd Regiment Ozone, Wade, Joseph T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Hagerstown, Powell, James W. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Kapowsin [M], Wyatt, Frank E. Pfc. S.D. I 262nd Regiment Chicago, Scholl, Hartselle B. Pfc. They boarded the ship at 9 a.m. Dec. 24, 1944, survivors later told reporters. Co. L 262nd Regiment Tell [M], Gilmore, Lester D. Pvt. Co. A 264th Regiment, Heffernan, Joseph A. Pvt. Co. 262nd Regiment Bryant [M], Smith, Donald W. Pvt.