Plotkin, a Bridgeport, Connecticut, native residing at Birch Heights' retirement facility in Derry, was surprised at Post . Few US soldiers understood the abandon ship instructions given in Flemish. Co. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Captain Charles Limbor, one Belgian and three Congolese crewmembers also went down with the ship. Med. Co. C 264th Regiment Woodside, NYC, Tilzer, David Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bexar [M], McCorkle, Roy E., Jr. Pfc. Det. I 262nd Regiment Sarepta, Fried, Simon Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Wellington [M], Garcia, Paul M. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bay City [M], Worden, John A. Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Ashford [M], Hartley, Jack R. Pfc. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Newberry [M], James, John E., Jr. 2d. Co. H 262nd Regiment San Benito [M], Garza, Alejandro L. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Kappel [M], Zeigler, Charles E. Sgt. Co. K. 264th Regiment Springfield Gardens, NYC [F], Falci, James L. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Elmira [M], Ewald, Alf G. T/5. Co. E 262nd Regiment Delta [M], De Silva, Philip E. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Nassau, [M], Zaloga, Edward J. Pvt. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats. This In Memorium list is provided byAllan Andrade from his bookLeopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Mc Hugh, Dean J. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Sand Springs [F], Reisig, William L. Pfc. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Dover, Juskus, Carl F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Knoxville, Carew, William B. Pfc. 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. Co. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Lockwood [M], Privett, Lawrence E. 1st Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Keokuk, Mohr, Ray J. 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. C 264th Regiment [F], Lewandowski, George J. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Kingstree, Hentz, James E. S. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Franklin, Williams, Heiskell M. Pfc. Co. A 264th Regiment [F], Vallee, Ernest D. T/4. Co. B 264th Regiment Loveland [M], Eckerman, Arthur E. Pfc. I 262nd Regiment Rosslyn, Frank, Jony A. T/5. 2d. Det. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Omaha [M], Taylor, Forrest D. T. Sgt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Jersey City [M], Marzotto, John T/4. Co. E 262nd Regiment [M], Campbell, Tez V. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Terre Haute, McMillen, Furl C. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Weehawken [M], Miles, Robert F. S. Sgt. 264th Regiment Mt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Fall River [M], Stenquist, Helmer R. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Baltimore [M], Hawkins, Robert E. Pvt. Co. Co. H 262nd Regiment Prophetstown [M], Duhasek, William R. Sgt. Co. B 264th Regiment Ponca City, Wellborn, Charles B., III Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment St. Petersburg [F], Crawford, William H. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Dana [M], Cornwell, Clinton J. Pvt. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Houston [F], Horne, Albert C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Ferndale [M], Shaver, Glen B. Pfc. 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. Co. F 262nd Regiment Donora [M], Vierling, David E. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Apollo [M], Debuski, Michael Pfc. Co. H 262nd Regiment Oneida [M], Goodlet, Charles W. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment New Philadelphia [M], Schwitzgebel, Eugene A. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], De Klyen, John C. Sgt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. 262nd Regiment Hartford [M], Carlson, Francis M. Cpl. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Martinsville [M], Roberson, William G. Pfc. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Los Angeles [M], Stull, Ray S. T/4. Co. H 262nd Regiment Gary [M], Bouse, Oren A. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Isola [M], Byrd, Robert S. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Lewistown [R], Dreisbach, Richard T. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Laurens, Neely, Fred L. Sgt. Co. C 264th Regiment Portland, Bosch, Gerald Sgt. Med. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Florissant [M], Leftwich, William E. 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. Co. Co. C 264th Regiment Valley View [M], Borovich, Dan Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Columbia [M], Milam, Neal Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Youngstown, Norris, Guy D. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Detroit [M], MacGowan, John Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chicago [M], Westbrook, Marion J. Pvt. Co. Co. F 262nd Regiment Lowell [M], Abbott, Leslie G. Pfc. [7] Belated efforts by ships including USSPC-1225 rescued some survivors.[8]. Co. F 262nd Regiment Potsdam [M], Solotes, Joseph J. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Tener, Ralph M. Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Verona Station [M], Borenstein, Jack Pvt. I 264th Regiment New Boston, Skibinski, Walter J. Pfc. 1st Sgt. Co. E 264th Regiment Sharon, Jaspan, Ralph L. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Marshfield, Peterson, Lennart W. Pfc. 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 Malden [M], Hope, James H. Pfc. Med. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Duffield [M], Nunn, Melvin E. Sgt. Det. Co. K 262nd Regiment Alhambra, Martinez, Candelario Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Newark, Steuble, Gilbert J. S. Sgt. [5] Her Belgian Official Number was 120. Co. L 262nd Regiment Milwaukee [M], Grant, Irving Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rochester [M], Whittier, Carl F. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Amarillo [F], Watson, Tommie J. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Canton [M], Slusser, Elmer D. Pfc. Co. F. 262nd Regiment Croton-on-Hudson [M], Bartelena, Dante J. T. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Calhoun Falls [M], Moseley, James O. Sgt. While the escorts focused on searching for the U-boat and rescuing survivors, they failed to respond to blinking light signals from Cherbourg. Co. E 262nd Regiment McAllen [M], Caviness, Billy T. Pvt. The Sunken Mysteries of Britain's Wartime Shipping Lanes: This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 12:43. I 262nd Regiment Houston [M], Creed, Robert W. S. Sgt. Co. Hdq. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment St. Louis [M], Canon, Carl L. S. Sgt. I 264th Regiment Tiptonville, Gillespie, John O. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Port Huron [M], Miller, George W. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Muses Mills [M], Hatton, Orville Pfc. Co. Unknown City: Unknown Publisher, 1997. . I 262nd Regiment Detroit [F], Estlund, Robert O. Pvt. Earl E. Jacobs, also a York, Pennsylvania resident. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Savannah, McInnis, James E., Jr. Pvt. Hdq. Co. K 262nd Regiment Greenville [M], Chockley, Harold Y. S. Sgt. 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. L. 262nd Regiment Wyandanch [M], Russell, Kent E. Pfc. Co. 262nd Regiment Riverside [M], Carson, Marshall Pvt. Co. Co. Sgt. Co. The destroyer could take only five hundred men and headed for the shore leaving some twelve hundred soldiers aboard.[7]. Co. C 264th Regiment Danbury, ONeil, Grant P. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Yaccketta, Dominick T. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Niagara Falls [M], Morse, Carlton S. Pvt. The turbines increased Lopoldville's total power to 1,197 NHP. 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. Courtesy of Nancy Russell. Co. F 262nd Regiment Hamtramck [M], Schramm, Warren C. S. Sgt. I 262nd Regiment Stockton [M], Goodwin, James D. Pfc. Co. Co. B 264th Regiment Lima, Cummins, Jack C. Pvt. Co. E 262nd Regiment North Branch [M], Winters, Cornelius D., Jr. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Los Angeles, Lebensart, Frederick Pfc. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Bay Springs [M], Moncrief, Clifton Pfc. Leslie G. Abbott Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Minersville [M], Reed, Seth W. T/5. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment [M], Perea, Joaquin Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Tartaro, Joseph F. Sgt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Knoxville [M], Mixon, Robert L. Pfc. Leopoldville Disaster 1944 October 1, 2018JarwatoDisaster The longest day 70th anniversary of d the longest day 70th anniversary of d 70 year reveal of a christmas eve tragedy maritime disasters of wwii 1944 1945 scooper news a tragedy kept secret 70th Anniversary Of The Ss Leopoldville Troopship Disaster National Wwii Museum Co. K 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Sgroi, Paul S. Pvt. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Des Moines [F], Babb, Byron E., Jr. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. A 264th Regiment [M], Wells, Donald E. Pfc. Co. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment NYC [F], Wilson, Richard J. T/5. Co. H 262nd Regiment Frankfort [M], Simonetti, John Pvt. Co. K 264th Regiment Regent [M], Gentz, Herbert I. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Aberdeen [M], Ailey, Burl W. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Osbourn, Donnelly, William O. S. Sgt. Co. E 262nd Regiment Yoakum [M], Noto, Sam W., Jr. Pfc. Lt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Mullins, McCurley, James W. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Milan [M], Williams, Donald E. Pfc. Co. D 264th Regiment Independence, Hartwick, Claude H., Jr. Pvt. Co. E 264th Regiment Brooklyn, NYC, Perry, Carl R. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Perry [M], Simpson, Bernard W. Pvt. Co. I 264th Regiment New Castle [R], Sweet, Robert C. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Emmett, Lutz, Harry 1st Sgt. You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. Hdq. Private John Pordon, 19, from San Francisco, boarded the Leopoldville around 2:30 in the morning. I 262nd Regiment Tuscola [M], Cross, Leonard J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ballouville [M], Bruschayt, Herbert W. Pfc. Hdq. Co. 2nd Battalion 262nd Regiment Bronx, NYC, Kessler, George Cpl. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Johnson City [R], Sweeney, Leonard B. T/5. Co. K 264th Regiment St. Louis [M], Koenig, Richard H. T/5. Co. I 264th Regiment Jefferson City [F], Wilson, Cecil W. Pfc. 1 talking about this. Lt. Co. C 264th Regiment Summerton, Lawrence, William I. Sgt. Hdq. Co. F 262nd Regiment Peoria [M], Read, Basel O. S. Sgt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Crestview [R], Barwick, Eugene H. Pvt. Co. D 264th Regiment Lattimer Mines, Lowry, Glenn E. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Ocean Springs [M], Carter, Audie L. Pvt. Det. In 2005, a memorial was erected in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, Florida. Hdq. I 262nd Regiment Vega [M], Hattem, Monroe Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Rye [M], Blaskowski, Benjamin J. S. Sgt. in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.) Forgotten by many, remembered by few. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brighton [F], Murchison, Rob R. Pfc. Co. K 264th Regiment Tishomingo [M], Howell, Alton Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Piqua [M], Davis, William J. Pvt. Hdq. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Chestnut Ridge [M], Cronk, Rolland D. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment Red Boiling Springs[M], Henderson, Edward L. Pfc. Carmel, Swanson, Robert J. Pvt. Co. K 262nd Regiment Manchester [F], Miller, Douglas F., Jr. 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.