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Co. F 262nd Regiment Buffalo [M], Foge, Francis J. 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. A 'Leopoldville' survivor recalls sinking on Christmas Eve 1944 Co. L 262nd Regiment Hannastown [M], Welsh, Robert D. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Roxbury [M], Daniels, Robert L. Pfc. Co. K 262nd Regiment NYC [M], Lapinski, Stanley J. Pvt. Co. F 262nd Regiment Pekin [M], Colo, Joe Pvt. Co. L 262nd Regiment Pensacola [R], Henderson, Dewey A. Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Mill Creek [M], Essex, Aaron W. Sgt. 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. 2d. Co. E 262nd Regiment Creston [M], Hutchens, James E. Pfc. Co. C 264th Regiment Elyria, Ferguson, Robert V. S. Sgt. Lt. Co. B 264th Regiment NYC, Hoffman, Leslie E. 1st Lt. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment East Douglas, Irvine, Richard G. Pfc. Jack Nevin Lowry, twin brothers and 1942 graduates of Rostraver High School. Co. L 262nd Regiment Brooklyn, NYC [M], Catalano, Angelo G. Sgt. He is pictured with his wife Velma and son Jim. Co. F 262nd Regiment Binghamton [M], Nigbor, Henry Pvt. Co. H 262nd Regiment Bonner Springs [M], Bowling, Everett R. Pvt. I 262nd Regiment Tinton [M], Lottes, Clarence E. Pfc. In May 1940 converted by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) to a troop transport. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Lake Butler, Nolan, James H. S. Sgt. All told, every state in the nation lost at least one soldier, except Delaware and Wyoming. Med. Co. Co. K 262nd Regiment Pocatello, Christensen, Calvin G. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Louisville [F], Gulley, Eula T. Pfc. Co. L 262nd Regiment Meridian [M], Martin, Ray 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. F 262nd Regiment Concord [M], Benson, Edward E. Pfc. The incident is considered to be the largest military. Co. C 264th Regiment Niagara Falls, Turner, Kenneth J. Pfc. His body was never found. Co. Co. 1st Battalion 264th Regiment Burlington, Schulz, William R. Pfc. Co. B 264th Regiment Cleveland, Ensign, Armand E. Pfc. Det. Pfc. Co. 3rd Battalion 262nd Regiment St. Louis, Bence, George R. Pfc. Co. E 262nd Regiment Dandridge [M], Black, Charles H. Pfc. Hdq. Co. E 262nd Regiment Elizabeth [M], Van Belle, Daniel J. Pfc. Co. F 262nd Regiment Charlotte [M], Palmer, William H. Pfc. Co. Co. Co. E 264th Regiment Lockport, Stern, Lawrence M. Pfc.