HERNDON — The worst losses by an American Infantry Division from an enemy submarine during World War II occurred Dec. 24, 1944. The sinking of the troopship SS Leopoldville in
Most of the killed and missing were from the 262nd and 264th Infantry Regiments of the 66th “Black Panther” Infantry Division on their way to the Battle of the Bulge. They came from every state in the nation but one.
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