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!

1. 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.
ISBN-13: 978-1461143611  1924. By that year 73.4 % of the
ISBN-10: 1461143616 Luxembourgers living in America had
Sprooch: Englesch, 215 Saiten opted for the US citizenship.
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!