Ross H. Trower

Ross Henry Trower (February 22, 1922 – October 31, 2014) was a rear admiral and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy.

Biography Trower was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Carthage College (B.A., 1943), the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.Div., 1945) and Harvard Divinity School (S.T.M., 1954).

On August 20, 1944, Trower married Margaret E. Doering, with whom he would have four children.

He was ordained for the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church in America on February 21, 1945.

After serving as fleet chaplain of the United States Pacific Fleet, Trower was chief of chaplains from 1979 until his retirement in 1983.

Awards he received during his career include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

Death Trower died on October 31, 2014. He was interred with his wife Margaret (October 13, 1920 – August 2, 2001) at Arlington National Cemetery.