Ralph Lee Bowerman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Lee Bowerman

American musician and composer

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1934

Date of Death: 19-Oct-2015

Profession: composer, songwriter, saxophonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Master Sergeant Ralph Lee Bowerman (US Army, retired), (August 14, 1934 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada – October 19, 2015), was a composer, songwriter, musician and entertainer.
A saxophone player since childhood, Ralph Bowerman is best known for winning the US Army Bicentennial Army hymn competition on June 14, 1975, and for the memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery, during which SFC Ralph Lee Bowerman's composition "Mighty Is Our Army," the winning selection from over 1,200 entries in the Army Chaplains' Bicentennial Army Hymn Composers Competition, was presented.
Ralph has also performed in a honky tonk band with country singer Loretta Lynn during the early 60's. A prolific composer, Ralph Bowerman was credited with numerous marches and songs, including the "TDY Blues", the US Army V Corps March "It Will Be Done" , and the US 3rd Armored Division's "Spearhead March".
Ralph had also written poetry, which he shared with his family and close friends.
On October 19, 2015, Ralph died at home, following a period of declining health.
He was buried with full military honors, including a U.S.
Army flag and honor guard detail, at the Albert E.
Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.