Bexar County Texas Archives Photo Tombstone.....Ewing, Ned Phillip 
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Mrs. Susan EWING  Wolfe ranchlady@hughes.net February 15, 2007, 6:51 pm

Cemetery:           Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
Name:               Ned Phillip Ewing

Ned Phillip Ewing, son of John William and his wife Nellie J.Ewing of 

McAllen,Texas was born July 29, 1918. He served in the Border Patrol before 

entering the Marine Corps. for WWII. He was an expert rifleman and assigned to 

and anti-tank unit. Upon arriving on Iwo Jima, he was transferred to Infantry 

Man and severely wounded when a mortar round went off behind him. His skull 

was fractured severly and he was left for dead. Fortunately for all after two 

days of lying on the beach, a corpman heard him moan and he was immediately 

transferred to the hospital ship. He lived in Texas most of his life but spent 

a few years in MO.where he and his wife owned a summer home on the lake. He 

died in San Antonio October. 11, 1993 and is buried in FT.SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL 

CEMETERY in San Antonio, Texas.

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This picture may not be copied or reproduced for any reason. It is soley 

displayed for his service to his country and his dedication to the Military 

and the Border Patrol of Texas.