Evening star., 1943-05-13
Gen. 5. 0. Fuqua, 68,
Retired Chief Of
Infantry, Dies
Began Career in 1898
As Captain Of Volunteers;
Won Many Citations
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Maj. Gen
Stephen o. Fuqua, 68, u. S. A., re-
tired, former chief of infantry, died
in his suite at the Hotel Deven
here of a heart ailment Tuesday
night, it was announced yesterday
Associates on the staff of News
week magazine, for which he wrote
a military column, said he was
found dead by his wife. Earlier in
the day Gen. Fuqua had addressed
the Lions Club of New York.
Born in Baton Rouge, La, on De-
cember 25, 1874, a son of James
Overton and Jeannette M. Foules
Fuqua, he attended Tulane Uni
versity and the University of Louisi-
ana before going to West Point. He
served as a military attache at the
American Embassy in Madrid,
Spain.
Rites Tomorrow.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at st. Cornelius
Episcopal Chapel Fort Jay, Gov
SiiioAo 4olollQ. ool lldl Will NC Sdt-
urday in Arlington National Gene
terry, Washington.
Gen. Fuqua served with the
American Expeditionary forces in
the World War, rising from the rank
of second lieutenant to colonel. In
1928 he received a permanent rank
of colonel and became chief of in
fantry with the rank of major gen.
eral in 1929. He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal.
He married Pauline Stafford in
1906 and they had two children,
jeanette Stafford Fuqua and Ste
phen Ogden Fuqua, jr.
Gen. Faqua was captain in the
Volunteer Army from 1898 to 1901,
serving in the Cuban campaign and
the Philippine Insurrection. His first
appointment in the Regular Army
was in 1901 when he was made a
second lieutenant of the 23d In
{antry. In February of the same
year he became a first lieutenant
and was transferred to Fort Ethan
Allen, where he served as post adju-
tant. Later he Joined the 23d In
fantry at Plattsburg and was as
signed to duty as battalion adjutant.
Served at Mindanao.
From Plattsburg he went into
foreign service and during his second
tour he served as provost marshal
of Malabang, Mindanao. He par
ticipated in the Gotta Bato Valley
campaigns against Datto Ali Later
he visited China and Japan during
the Japanese e-Manchurian War.
On March II, 1911, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain. He
was instructor-inspector of the Ma
tional Guard of California from
1912 to 1913. The following year
he accompanied Gen. Pershing's
brigade to the Mexican border and
was stationed at Nogales, Ariz.
When the United States entered
the World War, Gen. F'uqua was put
in charge of an officers training
camp. Later he was appointed
major in the National Army and de-
tailed as assistant chief of staff of
the 37th Infantry, which was sta
toned at Camp Sheridan. Ala. He
was transferred to the 28th Division
In November, 1917, and served as
assistant chief of staff and acting
chief of staff in charge of training.
He commanded the advance troops"
of that division until they reached
France. Then he took charge of the
division training on the British front.
Followed his promotion to lieu
tenant colonel and he was ordered
to the Army Staff College, A. E. F.,
at Langres. after which he reported
to Gen. Persfing and was assigned
as assistant G-3 (operations) of the
1st Army.
He served IN the Chateau -Thierry
salient, st. Mihiel and the Argonne
until October 30, 1918, when he was
promoted to the rank of colonel of
infantry and assigned to duty as
chief of staff of the 1st Division.
He was in the campaign along the
Meuse and through the Argonne to
Sedan. During the entire period of
the German occupation he was chief
of staff of that division and, later,
until the end of January, 1921, was
at Camp Taylor and at Camp Dix.
Tours of duty in Hawaii, Fort
Benning. Ga, and Fort Jay, Gov
ernors Island, N Y, followed.
Gen. Fuqua was awarded the cross
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