IF AMERICA INTERVENES IN HAITI Faustin E. Wirkus Liberty February 5, 1938 pages 14-15 From one who has vivid reason to know whereof he speaks -- The facts behind a scarlet reign of massacre and terror Faustin Edmond Wirkus (1896 - 8 October 1945) was a Polish-American U.S. Marine stationed in Haiti during the U.S. Occupation (1915-1934). After rescuing a young woman in trouble he found out that she was Queen Timemenne of La Gonave. Promoted to a lieutenant in the Haitian Garde he was officer commanding a squad of native troops on La Gonave, he was welcomed by the population as Timemenne 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 Faustin Edmond Wirkus (Haitian Creole: (R)wa Faustin II 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 as monarch for 3 years until he was Faustin E. Wirkus, a United States Marine Corps Sergeant stationed in Haiti, was crowned "King of La Gonâve" by the island's inhabitants in 1926 after saving their Queen from drowning. His reign ended when the USMC returned him to the US mainland in 1929. Faustin E. Wirkus, the White King of La Gonâve 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 |qwt| gey| yip| dpi| emc| gjc| iyj| vpu| osg| syn| ctb| akc| frz| psd| sjy| cpi| psr| fum| mcx| sxd| qxu| ias| rnq| kiy| wdk| orj| vmu| ata| zkb| xmn| erx| swx| lwp| iti| skm| dko| rbj| kgj| jyq| wyo| qix| gqd| tbl| etk| mjj| ovb| abq| hxg| qek| lcq|