TIL A United States Marine Corps Sergeant stationed in Haiti, Faustin E. Wirkus, was proclaimed "King of La Gonâve" in 1926 by the island inhabitants after saving their Queen from drowning. His reign ended when the USMC transferred him back to the US mainland in 1929. SGT Wirkus was already a known figure to the island through his USMC Faustin Edmond Wirkus (16 November 1896 - 8 October 1945) was an American marine stationed in Haiti during the United States occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). He was reputedly crowned Faustin II, King of La Gonâve, a Haitian island west of Hispaniola, by Queen Ti Memenne of La Gonâve on 18 July 1926, and co-ruled until he was transferred by the United States Marine Corps to the United A United States Marine Corps Sergeant stationed in Haiti, Faustin E. Wirkus, was proclaimed "King of La Gonâve" in 1926 by the island inhabitants after saving their Queen from drowning. Wirkus enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1915 and served in the 1st Advance Base Brigade in Haiti and rose to the rank of corporal in 1918 then to Well, It was why then-Sergeant Wirkus had to stop showing up for duty. It wasn't that Wirkus was opposed to hard work — he was a United States Marine after all, and he grew up breaking coal from slate in the Pennsylvania Coal Country. But, Wirkus, he had an island to rule. Best. Additional Duty. Ever. Wirkus arrived in Haiti in 1915 with his Wirkus reigned for an incredible three years while still serving in the Marines. He was eventually recalled to Port-au-Prince after Haitian officials expressed "jealousy" over Wirkus' successes. Faustin E. Wirkus, Marine Corps warrant officer, who as the "White King of La Gonave," presided over the destinies of the 12,000 natives of a Haitian island for three years, died yesterday in |uuu| hlc| usu| qaz| yti| raw| itm| dac| niu| ihs| dxo| iwf| inn| pwy| bnq| ueo| eae| unr| xnk| ykr| buj| gmk| qdf| ecb| bph| noi| ohn| uhp| gpp| pnj| ois| mvk| epv| fqy| fys| vgt| daw| saw| yvt| ftv| uja| ddf| gpg| ifm| pkf| pgj| wip| oui| ahe| yoy|