Christmas Day 1944 never came for four Westmoreland County natives and 759 fellow servicemen who were passengers on a World War II troop transport ship headed for Cherbourg, France. On Christmas Eve, about 5 miles from its destination, the SS Leopoldville was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank, taking
Christmas Day 1944 never came for four Westmoreland County, Pa., natives and 759 fellow service members who were passengers on a World War II troop transport ship headed for Cherbourg, France.