Beautiful poem. Where was he reported MIA?
[Where was he reported MIA?]
Father Merton’s brother was a pilot or crewman on a Canadian Air Force bomber that was damaged by hostile fire over Europe and crashed into the Channel trying to return to England. Merton’s brother—badly wounded—and some of the crew ended up in a life raft. Merton’s brother died on the raft and his comrades committed his body to the deep. Later the surviving crewmen were rescued.