The Washington herald., 1918-10-08
DOYEN VICTIM
OF PNEUMONIA
Ouantico Commander Sue
cumbs After a Few
Days Illness.

The body Of Brig. Gen. Charles A.
Doyen. United States Marine Corps,
co,Snander OF the Quantico, Va, Ma
rine Barracks, who died of pneumo-
MIA at Quantico, Sunday night after
an illness OF a few days, was brought
to Washington for burial yesterday
afternoon. Gen. Doyen was in COM
mand Of the first Marine brigade sent
to France. in the summer of 1917.
The body was escorted to Wash
ington by 2,00o enlisted men and
about 200 officers. including British,
French and Canadian instructors at
Quantico. The Marine Band. drawn
up at the station. played the Ma
rine hymn. Halls of Montezuma "
The funeral will take place from
the residence OF Maj. Gen. George
Barnett, Marine Barracks, at
o'clock this afternoon. The inter
ment will be at Arlington, where
the body will be accompanied by
small company OF Marines-the
firing squad and buglers.
Washington Shocked.
Washington was greatly shocked
to learn OF Gen. Doyen's death. es-
ptNldlly III VIC" OI tue TACT lldN NO
news of his illness had been re-
ceived. Mrs. Doyen received the fol-
lowing telegram yesterday from
Secretary of Navy Daniels:
Il am distressed beyond express
sion at the passing of your brave
and distinguished husband. honor
ed him as one Of Americas ablest
mother, Mrs. Mary Z. DOyen. of Con-
In France and at home he iIlustrat-
ed the best traits of the Marine
Corps. Of which he was an orna-
ment Ny wife sends her tender
love.
JOSEPHUS DANIELS"
Gen. DOyen contracted pneumonia
following an attack of Influenza.
Gen. Doyen was SO years old.
native of New Hampshire, and had
been in the service thirty-five years
He is survived by his wife and Z
daughter, Miss Fay Doyen. who is
at Quantico with her mother: an
adopted daughter. Mrs. Jason McE.
Austin, of Delaware. Ohio; and his
mother. Mrs. May E. Doyen, of Con-
cord, n. H.
His widow is me daughter Of Prof
W. Fay, OF the Naval Academy, a
sister of Col W. Garland Fay. of
the Marine Corps. and sister of Mrs.
Pendleton, wife of Brig. Gen. Jo-
seph Pendleton. Of the Marine Corps
Doyen's Long Record.
Gen. Doyen served at the principal
Marine posts in this country and in
foreign countries. Following his grad
uation from the Naval Academy with
the class of 1888 and service of two
years at sea as a midshipman, he
did various sea service as a Marine
officer, served in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war as commander Of the Ma
rine guard aboard the U. S. S. st.
Paul; served in the Philippines as
major in 1894, and as colonel in 1913,
following duty as lieutenant colonel
at the Marine Corps headquarters in
Washington. In July, 1914, he com
manded the Fifth Regiment Of Ma
rines for expedItiOnary duty in Cuba
and Santo Domingo.
1t was this old command, to which
he was restored after a period OF
command at the Marine Barracks,
Washington, that he was attached as
leader of the FIR Marines in France
in June, 1917, and was made briga-
dIer general there October g. rank
IN, from March. He returned to the
United States because the strain Of
his duties brought on i'll health, after
a medical survey had ordered him
hOme, and on his return was placed
in command Of the Marine Barracks
at ouanticO.