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
Rifleman Joseph Seward Mahony
Joseph Seward Mahony was born on 13 May 1891 in Marylebone, London, one of the nine children of Michael Joseph Mahony (1858-1940) and Hannah Mahony née Seward (1859-1910). His birth was registered ...
S. Brett
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned.
Silvertown firemen
At least two firemen from the Silvertown Fire Station responded to the fire at the TNT factory across the road. They lost their lives when that fire led to the Silvertown Explosion. The plaque refe...
W. E. Taylor
Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
H. Cheverill
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned.
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