After her husband’s death at age 85, in 2008, June Monk learned just how lucky her husband was to be among the survivors of the torpedoed SS Leopoldville. The Belgian vessel, a former passenger ...

Jeff Himler Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 5:01 a.m. | Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 5:01 a.m. Learn more • Visit leopoldville.org for more information about the 1944 sinking of the SS Leopoldville. • Stories ...

Born on Nov. 10, 1925, Carroll is a 99-year-old man who lives alone, keeps a neat home in Flatwoods and still drives albeit ...

At 99 years old, Jerry Carroll says his memory is fuzzy. But he vividly recalls the enemy attacking the SS Leopoldville on Dec. 24 80 years ago. “That’s the part that’s hard to deal with ...

John Waller was with the 66th Infantry Division on the SS Leopoldville when it was torpedoed on its way from Southampton to Cherbourg in 1944. More than 800 people drowned, but he survived despite ...