december african american soldier musician noted leadership son slave loving led band presidential inaugural parade formed official musical escort president united_states time band assigned duty loving believed african american conduct musical performance white house addition long career military music loving worked intelligence division world war private life real estate investor area end life returned philippines loving killed dramatic unclear circumstances posthumously received philippines presidential merit award early life education born outside virginia loving son slave spent early childhood living parents extended family fourteen relatives age loving moved minnesota home employed loving sister julia maid julia later relocated family family legend claims loving mathematics future president stayed home according loving biographer loving viewed sort father figure known attended elementary school son believed later education washington subsequently music loving early adulthood involved musician later regimental later period study music ended loving decided rejoin army protests professors believed talent wasted withdrawing loving given command band 45th united states career loving tapped organize recommendation governor general philippines earlier heard loving 45th regimental band perform loving learned spanish brief time philippines developed instant period loving led established reputation excellence philippines united_states military periodical army described band finest military bands world opined class performance san_francisco california invited guest conduct group commenting closed eyes thought united states marine band lead unit united_states presidential inaugural parade saw patron inaugurated president united_states time band united_states marine band served musical escort president united_states day inauguration band invited perform president white house band history outside continental united_states perform white_house reception believed time african american conducted musical performance white house loving continued band director forced medical leave tuberculosis military intelligence division world war loving served officer holding rank major war loving initially charged investigating subversive activities african american leaders attending meetings rallies developing network reports assert african american radical vicious financed propaganda campaigns run black newspapers impetus chicago race riot called loving army effective wartime undercover negro agents later loving tasked touring united_states inspect conditions race relations camps final report observed african american soldiers best treated effectively integrated military units white officers western united_states northeastern united_states held command recommended army white officers southern united_states permitted lead units black soldiers loving attacked army racial policies pertaining non commissioned officers noting assignment white officers colored units new departure history american army civil war days colored units carried colored officers white officers view light days shown practice carrying details men work return manila second retirement following end hostilities loving returned philippines resumed command years retiring second time moving wife oakland california oakland loving found success real estate speculation attitudes oakland time african american ownership property portions city problematic loving dress uniform drive light mistaken view property later career retirement loving took command renamed returning philippines personal invitation commissioned rank lieutenant colonel special advisor president philippines retired continued live manila according obituary chicago_tribune penned loving longtime friend col loving relationship known military circles later recall loving death sacrifice forget death walter detained japanese forces following surrender manila captivity loving composed resistance song beloved philippines released declining health advancing age loving arrested detained americans exact circumstances surrounding loving death unclear according manila defenses verge collapse advancing american filipino armies hotel prisoners ordered run beach japanese soldiers shot year old loving refused run declaring american die die like american beheaded article philippine newspaper columnist contends prisoners attempted escape loving body staircase prevent japanese troops pursuit death process account relayed story says loving shot retreating japanese troops mortally wounded battered park site performances died loving posthumously awarded presidential merit medal government philippines ceremony final composition performed loving recipient distinguished conduct star second highest military honor philippines philippine campaign medal given service philippine american war personal life loving married wife son walter godfather course life loving took interest politics supporting republican democratic candidates united_states presidential election loving requested patron introduce republican presidential candidate campaign sought volunteer declined letter explaining feel appropriate offer introduction political candidate letter expressed loving regret longer head largely creation loving campaigned isabella granddaughter congressional race arizona
Walter Loving