21 Jun 1947 John Dan MacEachern
Veteran Drowned – John Dan MacEachern, 33, a veteran of World War II, in which he was severely wounded, was drowned Saturday while hauling lobster traps near the Cape George Point home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Ronald Lewis MacEachern. The young man, who spent the winter undergoing treatment in military hospitals in Montreal, was living with his parents, and had tended the lobster gear of his brother, Alexander, all season. Saturday at 3;30 a.m., he left to visit the traps set a hundred yards off shore, almost in front of his home. Ten-year old Albert MacEachern, who used to go down to the shore each morning and hail the young fisherman, saw the accident occur. He was on the bluff overlooking the lobster berth when he saw his uncle fall. He attracted Anthony and Hugh MacDonald, who were tending their traps nearby, to the scene. Then he ran up to his grandparents home and told his uncle Thomas MacEachern what had happened. MacEachern went immediately to Ballantynes Cove, obtained a boat equipped with a grappling gear and went to the scene of the accident, along with Kimball Falkenham, Dougald MacEachern, Charles Richard, Augustine MacDonald and Joseph MacDonald. Located by Anthony and Hughie MacDonald, the body was recovered by Falkenham. John Dan MacEachern had enlisted at the outbreak of the war in 1939. He was seriously wounded at Cael during the Normandy invasion in 1944, and had spent the greater part of the time in hospitals after returning to Canada. Surviving, besides his parents, are four sisters, Mrs. Roderick MacLean, Ohio; Mrs. Eustace MacEachern, Ballantyne’s Cove; Mrs. James Bean, Roslindale, Mass.; and Mrs. J.B. Jenner, Regina. Also four brothers, Alexander, Point of Cape George; Angus, Colin and Thomas at home.