Knowing that America would eventually enter the war, and inspired by stories of the RAF pilots many American men responded to the call for pilots to replace those lost in the Battle of Britain.
From the picture source website:
"244 American pilots were to fly for the Eagle Squadrons; Number 71, 121, and 133 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command. It was the RAF's policy to pick Englishmen as squadron and flight commanders and 16 of these British pilots served with the Eagle Squadrons. From the time the first Eagle Squadron was formed in September 1940 until all three squadrons were disbanded and incorporated into the USAAF in September 1942, they destroyed 73 1/2 German planes while 77 American and 5 British members were killed. "
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Eagle Squadrons
Commemorated ati
Eagle Squadrons
{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved im...
Other Subjects
G. E. Webb
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Private Arthur John Pooley
Arthur John Pooley was born in Notting Hill Gate, Middlesex (now Greater London), the only child of John and Mary Anne Pooley. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1894 in the Kensington ...
A. J. Wheatland
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
W. Woodhouse
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
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