Background
Fortier, Louis J. was born on April 8, 1892 in Gretna, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph E. and Estelle Marguerite (Le Beuf) Fortier.
Fortier, Louis J. was born on April 8, 1892 in Gretna, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph E. and Estelle Marguerite (Le Beuf) Fortier.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Tulane. University, 1913, Doctor of Science, 1942. Master of Science summa cum laude (in international relations), Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1923.
Graduate Field Artillery School, 1927, Command and General staff schedul, 1933, Army War College, 1936, Ecole Superieure de Guerre, Paris, France, 1939.
Civil Engineer, Rivers and Harbors, 1913-1917. Second in command Lieutenant, Field Artillery, United States Army, August 8, 1917, and advanced through the grades to brigadier general, August 1942. Served with 17th Field Artillery, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1918.
Military attache, Belgrade, Yugoslava, 1939-1941.
Commanded 94th Division Artillery, 1942-1945. Member military staff committee United Nations, 1945-1946, assistant director central intelligence group, February-July 1946.
Director intelligence division Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1946-1949. Director Theater intelligence division, Far East Command, 1949-1950, retired December 1950.
Writer and lecturer, 1951-1974.
Contributor North. American Newspaper Alliance, 1954-1958. Deputy state director Louisiana Civil Defense Agency, 1955. Director Louisiana Survival Project, 1956-1959.
President Vieux Carre’ Property Owners, 1960-1961.
Director of Mid-Southern Life Insurance Company.
Member military staff committee United Nations, 1945-1946, assistant director central intelligence group, February-July 1946. Member Sons of the American Revolution (vice president Louisiana society), Military Order World Wars (chairman legislative committee), Society War 1812, Association des Amis de l’Ecole Superieure de Guerre, American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Sons and Daus. Founders New Orleans (charter), Phi Delta Theta.
Clubs: Army and Navy, Carabao (Washington).
Married Solidelle Felicite Renshaw, September 5, 1918. Children: Solidelle Felicite, Louis Renshaw, Margot Helene.