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Leopoldville Do you know the story of this WWII troopship disaster
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For more information on the sinking of the Leopoldville, please visit: • http://www.leopoldville.org • Leopoldville.org sponsored the “Leopoldville – A Tragedy Too Long Secret” Texas book tour in September 2015 for the most noted Leopoldville historian and author, Allan Andrade. • - - • The Leopoldville troopship disaster was shrouded in secrecy for half a century. Despite being one of the nation’s largest naval disasters, the event is unknown to most Americans. On December 24, 1944, the Leopoldville was carrying 2,235 American soldiers across the English Channel when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of France. 763 American soldiers from the 66th Infantry Division perished. The bodies of 493 soldiers were never recovered from the frigid 48 degree waters. Texas lost 35 soldiers including six from the Houston area. • Because of the magnitude of this naval disaster during the Battle of the Bulge, the Leopoldville’s fate was immediately classified as top secret and the War Department was ordered not to release information about the sinking. There are still many families who do not know the true circumstances of the disaster that took their loved ones’ lives. • Allan Andrade learned of this naval disaster while investigating the background of one of the victims. When Allan discovered the Leopoldville disaster, he became a champion for the 763 lost soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division. Allan used the skills that he honed as a former NYPD Lieutenant to investigate the sinking of the SS Leopoldville. He worked diligently to find survivors, rescuers, and families of the victims in order get the complete story for his book Leopoldville: A Tragedy Too Long Secret. Allan Andrade was able to pull back the shroud of secrecy and expose the sacrifice and heroism that took place that Christmas Eve. • During the book tour, Allan Andrade and leopoldville.org founder, Don Nigbor, visited museums across Texas. This presentation was recorded at the George Bush Presidential Library Museum in College Station, TX. • - - • Leopoldville.org is an online memorial dedicated to building awareness of the Leopoldville tragedy. We encourage the families of all Leopoldville victims to share their stories on Leopoldville.org.
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