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World War I. The American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.) becomes the Army of Occupation ..... One can only imagine the impact on the local population of barely 260,000 for the whole country of Luxembourg. Here were thousands of young, clean-cut, red-blooded Americans - many of whom had experienced one of the most ghastly war theater in human history - who now invaded parts of the country, with ample supplies of food, cigarettes, chocolate and many other extravagances, one had not seen, what seems, for an eternity! The local folks had been practically in captivity for over four long years; their own country turned into a large detention camp, with arrests, food deprivations, mail censorship, a muzzled press and travel restrictions. There was indeed a lot of catching up to do!
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ISBN-13: 978-1461143611 ISBN-10: 1461143616 Sprooch: Englesch, 215 Saiten
The American Aunt. US Doughboys & Damsels from Luxembourg
Rather than tracking the elusive Rich Uncle in America Fausto’s book documents the potentially as
well off American Aunt. Maybe your own (rich) auntie is among them!
Here are some of the maiden names found in the book: Arrensdorff, Baum, Baustert, Campill,
Dostert, Ernst, Fonk, Franzen, Gangler, Gindt, Gudendorf, Hartz, Heinen, Heuertz, Hoffmann,
Kartheiser, Klein, Koullen, Kruchten, Lallemang, Lecuit, Linster, Ludovicy, Mack, Massard, Michels,
Mergen, Nepper, Pauly, Peffer, Poos, Reinard, Rob, Rollinger, Scharlé, Scheider, Steinmetz,
Wagner, Weyler, Zieser and there are many more!
FAUSTO GARDINI Fausto’s new book will come out End September 2011.
In the book you’ll find some 180 young ladies who married Americans shortly after World War I. Most married US soldiers who were stationed in Luxembourg, others emigrated to the United States in 1919/1920. Some Luxembourg-Americans traveled to Luxembourg too, to find a bride there.
Here are some facts from the book: Many Luxembourgers in the USA
lobbied for Luxembourg’s independence during and after World War I.
1920. The largest number of weddings in one year in Luxembourg, ever recorded, is 2874 in 1920.
1920. The travel agency Derulle-Wigreux & Sohn tallied 750 emigrants from Luxembourg to the USA.
1921. America introduced new immigration laws; Luxembourg was allotted only 92 immigrants a year.
1924. By that year 73.4 % of the Luxembourgers living in America had opted for the US citizenship.
