Thomas Frith Bienvenu
Born: 13 January 1910
Plantation, Bunkie, Avoyelles, Louisiana
Died: 28 January 1985
Fort Bliss, Texas
Buried: 31 Jan 1985 Fort Bliss Military Cemetery
His first wife, Myra Ann McGoey, looked like Ava Gardner.
She was the daughter of John J. McGoey, his wife Elsie Bruning. Myra had one brother, John J. McGoey, Jr.
She died in Cambodia on 23 Aug 1958. No issue.
Obituaries:
Item: 1958-09-05 Pg 10 Col. 4
States: 1958-09-05 Pg 4 Col. 1
The Times-Picayune: 1958-09-05 Pg 2 Col. 6
States: 1958-09-06 Pg 2 Col. 1
The Times-Picayune: 1958-09-06 Pg 3 Col. 1
He married secondly, Josephine Bell, in a Buddhist ceremony on 13 (14 in USA) March 1959, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Josephine worked for the State Department, and met him on his way back to his position as Comptroller of the MAAG (1958-1959) in Cambodia, after he escorted his first wife's body back to the states.
He was a relative of the 1st President of the Continental Congress, (USA) John Hanson, (April 3, 1715 � November 22, 1783); as well as George de Villiers, 1628-1687, the Duke of Buckingham.
Achievments:
Graduated Gulf Coast Military Academy in 1928.
Certified Public Accountant in the state of Louisiana in 1937
West Point
Paratrooper WWII
WWII: Commanded 11th Airborne Division "The Angels" 472 Field Artillery (Glider Battalion)
Bronze Star
American Defense Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Philippine Defense
Philippine Liberation
WWII: Washington Field Artillery
Eighth Army in Japan, 1947-1949
Allied Land Forces - Central Europe 1952-1955.
Fontainebleau France
Comptroller of the MAAG (1958-1959) in Cambodia
Deputy Commander Fort Shafter Hawaii, 10 May 1959 - 23 January 1963
Member of the Military Order of World Wars
