Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p 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 Gonâve. Promoted to a lieutenant in the Haitian Garde he was officer commanding a squad of native troops on La Gonâve, he was welcomed by the population as Timemenne had told them how kind he was to her.. }
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- Faustin_E._Wirkus comment "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 Gonâve. Promoted to a lieutenant in the Haitian Garde he was officer commanding a squad of native troops on La Gonâve, he was welcomed by the population as Timemenne had told them how kind he was to her.".