On Christmas Eve 1944, the Belgium troopship Leopoldville, left the pier at Southampton, England with over 2,000 American soldiers assigned to the 66th Infantry Division and crossed the English Channel to France. Just 5 1/2 miles from its destination, Cherbourg, the Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. There were 763 American soldiers killed and the bodies of 493 were never recovered from the Channel's frigid 48 degree waters.
Private First Class
262nd Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Division
US Army
World War II
Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
Purple Heart
Entered the service from New York.
Private First Class
262nd Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Division
US Army
World War II
Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
Purple Heart
Entered the service from New York.
On Christmas Eve 1944, the Belgium troopship Leopoldville, left the pier at Southampton, England with over 2,000 American soldiers assigned to the 66th Infantry Division and crossed the English Channel to France. Just 5 1/2 miles from its destination, Cherbourg, the Leopoldville was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-486. There were 763 American soldiers killed and the bodies of 493 were never recovered from the Channel's frigid 48 degree waters.
Private First Class
262nd Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Division
US Army
World War II
Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
Purple Heart
Entered the service from New York.
Private First Class
262nd Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Division
US Army
World War II
Awards:
World War II Victory Medal
Purple Heart
Entered the service from New York.
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PFC 262 INF 66 DIV NEW YORK
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