Name:
Merton W. Haigh
Rank:
Station Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-10-17
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Arlington Park Cemetery Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Plot:
Block 6 Lot 65 Space 3-a
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Merton Haigh was born on June 3, 1918 and was from Wisconsin. He served as a Gunner on B-24 (42-51964) of the 778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group which was based out of Pantanella Airbase in Italy.
On October 17, 1944, this plane was a mission to bomb the heavily defended city of Vienna. Over Vienna, the plane was hit and badly damaged. Two of the crew were killed in flight; the others parachuted out and all were captured except for one who died on impact. A memorial in Zohor, Slovakia remembers the plane and two crewmembers who died with the plane.
Haigh was killed in the plane crash.