Thomas Anthony Benes (June 8, 1951 – September 30, 2014) was a major general in the United States Marine Corps.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he was commissioned through the Platoon Leaders Class program in May 1974, attended The Basic School, and was designated a Naval Aviator in March 1976.

[1] Benes' 35-year career involved duty in Yuma, Arizona; Quantico, Virginia; El Toro, California; Washington D.C.; Naples, Italy and Southern Europe.

During Operation Desert Storm, he flew 46 combat missions over Iraq and provided air defense over the Persian Gulf.

He had been receiving treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.