 In October 1949 , Forbes underwent a major operation . He died at the Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. at the age of 74 on April 10 , 1952 , after a long illness . He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery . He was survived by his wife , Katherine T. Forbes , and one daughter , Marcia Forbes , who had married Fred Barry of Hatboro , Pennsylvania . The Forbes corruption at the Veterans ' Bureau was one of the many scandals involving the Harding administration and the Ohio Gang . 
