McEwan, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel Frederick J.

Lieutenant Colonel Frederick J. McEwan, Jr., born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 1928, passed away on Hilton Head Island on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. The Colonel, the son of parents who were U. S. and Canadian citizens, chose U. S. citizenship and volunteered to serve in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. The Colonel chose to continue to serve the United States for over twenty-five years, serving in myriad posts around the globe, to include service with the storied 26th Marine Regiment @ Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Viet Nam during the 1968 Tet Offensive. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Assumption College in Windsor. He attended the University of Detroit Law School for two years, before joining the Marines. He is survived by his wife Faye Tillett, his three children Wilhelmina McEwan, Frederick McEwan III, Mary McEwan, & their mother Mary Ellen McEwan of Rembert, S.C., his stepson Todd Payne of Hilton Head, S.C., granddaughters, Victoria McEwan of Lexington, KY, Laura Grace Payne of Hilton Head, S.C., his sister Barbara Prew & brother-in-law Clifford Prew of Bloomfield Hills, MI, his brother Richard McEwan of Windsor, Ontario, niece Andrea Odette (Andrew) Federer, niece Ann Odette (Kevin) Kaye, nephew Edward (Lisa) Odette, and nephew Curtis (Karen) Odette all of Toronto, Canada, nephews Clifford, Douglas, Bobby, & John Prew of Birmingham, MI, and nephews Jeffery & Kenneth McEwan of Windsor, Ontario. He is among his many proud accomplishments, Lieutenant Colonel McEwan was the S-4 Logistics Officer for the 26th Marine Regiment during the intense seventy-seven-day fight @ Khe Sanh, the seminal battle of the Viet Nam War. Lieutenant Colonel McEwan was responsible for keeping the combat base and surrounding hilltop outposts supplied and he did an extraordinary job; without his leadership and efforts the Marines could not have sustained their defense and that battle would have been lost. Following that assignment, for which he was highly recognized, Lieutenant Colonel McEwan was the Commanding Officer for the 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment during the spring and summer of 1968, again doing an exemplary job while earning the respect of his seniors for accomplishing an extremely difficult mission, but more importantly to him, earning the admiration and respect of the Marines who served under his command, many of whom volunteered without reservation to follow him into the most dangerous of assignments. Rest in Peace Colonel. Mission accomplished!!! predeceased by his sister & brother-in-law Gloria & Ed Odette of Toronto, Canada.