Brigadier General Hanneken
HERE IS A PORTRAIT OF ONE OF THE AMERICAN LEADERS ON HAND AS WORLD WAR TWO BROKE OUT FOR THE U.S.____and say HELLO TO MUSTANG AT FIX BAYONETS USMC!!
The number of colorful, legendary figures of the United States Marine Corps is amazing. One of these legends was Herman Henry Hanneken, who hailed from St. Louis, Missouri —born there on 23 June 1893. He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps in 1914 at the age of 21 and after serving five years attained the rank of sergeant.
The United States invaded the island of Haiti in 1915, ultimately maintaining a military presence there for 19 years. The initial invasion encountered armed resistance by rebel bandits called Cacos under the leadership of Charlemagne Masséna Péralte (1886-1919). For four years, the Marines chased Péralte from one end of Haiti to the other, but by his clever use of mountainous terrain and his popularity among local populations, Péralte was able to elude them. Péralte was much like a ghost: he was everywhere; he was nowhere. The Marines finally concluded that no…
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Posted on September 13, 2014, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 23 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
That’s my grandfather! He was truly an amazing man and wonderful family man!
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It’s quite the please to meet you, Tara. If you would care to share some stories of your grandfather, they are welcome here in the comments.
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Truly amazing history.
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Thank you.
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The Marines do have colorful personnel. I love reading about them.
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If you check into the other comments, you’ll see that I have given a link to your site to Jackie Saulmon Ramirez for her children’s project. I hope I didn’t over-step any boundaries by doing that. You might wish to contact her, as she left her email address, but I don’t do private emails.
Thank you for reading this history, Jacqui.
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Some literally breathtaking achievements, there. A remarkable combination of courage and cunning. His plans were audacious, and they were carried through with great efficiency.
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Thank you for reading, Colonist. It was a story I couldn’t seem to forget so I reblogged it, sneaky, eh?
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An exceptional story is always worth a reblog.
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You’ve said it all, friend!!
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Hey friend, I was just in Staunton ,VA for a big reunion. I just came across this post about a Staunton boy you might like to read about. http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2014/09/12/manch-memorial-quest-gaining-momentum/15530963/
Smiles,
Anne
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I appreciate you thinking of me, Anne. I’ve printed it out to read more closely while I await a reply to my request from the publisher. Thank you for sharing this with me, I hope one day everyone begins to feel that this site is as much theirs as it is mine!!
I hope you had a great time at the reunion!!
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I had a perfectly lovely time at the reunion. I was tenuous about going, but I am so glad my husband encouraged me. Have a lovely Sunday !
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Football!!
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Is this guy a Marine? Lol He is a good (and factual) American…just like you!
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Quite a history, eh? And thanks for the compliment, friend!!.
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Little known heroes – wow
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Glad you liked it, Dan.
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It’s absurd to think that the war was won by the half-dozen generals we hear about so often, but we don’t / didn’t hear much about others.
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Very true, a point so few realize.
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I wanted to know more about Péralte since I knew nothing about U.S. involment in Haiti.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne_P%C3%A9ralte
The French version is much more detailed.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne_P%C3%A9ralte
The history of Haiti is so sad and its future is so dim.
As a footnote…
I guess the Monroe doctrine was still in effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine
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Your curious mind is always an inspiration and source of information, Pierre. Thank you.
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I did not want to tarnish this soldier’s reputation by my comment.
He was a brave soldier and he did what he was ordered to do.
There is always two sides to history. I feel so sorry for Haiti. I have to believe karma is true even if I don’t like to believe in it.
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