VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 83 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND MUTTART, Elmer Bagnall WWII Elmer was born on March 14, 1918, in Cape Traverse, the son of Louis Harrison Muttart and Annie Bagnall. He enlisted on June 21, 1940, after receiving his engineering degree from Acadia University in Nova Scotia. After receiving his Operational Wings, he was sent to England for instruction as a pilot with bomber command. On October 13, 1941, Flight Sergeant Muttart was flying a Halifax Bomber on his 21st mission toward enemy territory when he was attacked by a German night fighter above the Netherlands. He managed to keep the burning plane level so that his crew could parachute out. He steered the plane away from a village and avoided a disaster. His plane crashed in a farmer’s field just outside of the village and he lost his life. He was 23 years old. His entire crew was taken as prisoners of war and spent the rest of World War II in Germany. They all survived and returned to England. His co-pilot declared after the war: “He died so that we might live”. On October 12, 2019, a memorial panel was unveiled near the crash site. McIVER, Joseph Charles “Joe” WWII Joseph was born in Kinkora, PEI on July 26, 1916, the son of Peter D. McIver and Anne McKenna. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 15, 1940, and served in Canada, England, the Arctic and Iceland during World War II. In 1941, he married Helen McNeill and had one son, Peter, born in March 1945, which he never saw. In 1944, Flying Officer McIver lost his life off the coast of Iceland when his plane failed to return from an operational mission against German U-boats. McEACHERN, William WWI Private William McEachern was born on July 4, 1896 in Rice Point to Alexander and Ellen (Newson) McEachern. His siblings were: Neil, John, Garfield, Wilfred, Jannette, Archibald, Isla, Margaret, Mary, and Blanche. Prior to enlisting, William McEachern worked on his mother’s farm in Rice Point. Private McEachern enlisted with the 1st Depot Battalion (Nova Scotia Regiment) on March 10, 1918 in Charlottetown. He was 21 years old. Private McEachern served with the 85th Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders. After Armistice, William returned to Rice Point. He purchased part of the family farm. William then married Florrie Gerrard and they had two children, Viola and Wayne. William passed on June 30, 1978 and was buried at Canoe Cove Presbyterian Cemetery.
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