making 120 sorties and claiming three aerial kills. He became deputy commander of the 4th Fighter Group under Chesley Peterson, then commanded the group from January to October 1944. Honours The Eagle Squadrons Memorial is located on Grosvenor Square opposite a statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt. British composer Kenneth J. Alford wrote a march, "Eagle Squadron", in honour of the pilots of the squadron. It is also a "thank you" to the American pilots: small sections of the Star Spangled Banner can be heard in the low brass during the trio. See also Condor Legion – Germans who fought for the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War Flying Tigers – American volunteers who fought for the Republic of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Lafayette Escadrille – American volunteers in the French Air Service during World War I No. 164 Squadron RAF – Argentine volunteers in the RAF during World War II Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain Kościuszko Squadron – American volunteers fighting for Poland in the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) References Citations General and cited references Caine, Philip D. American Pilots in the RAF: The WWII Eagle Squadrons. Brassey's, 1993. . Childers, James Saxon. War Eagles: The Story of the Eagle Squadron. Windmill Press, 1943. Republished by Eagle Publishing in 1983, . Same as the 1943 edition, except it has an epilogue of the members as of 1982. Donahue, Arthur Gerald. Tally-Ho! Yankee in a Spitfire. McMillan & Company, 1942. Dunn, William R. Fighter Pilot: The First American Ace of World War II. University of Kentucky Press, 1982. . Franks, Norman. The Greatest Air Battle: Dieppe, 19 August 1942. London: Grub Street, 1992. . Fydenchuk, W. Peter. Immigrants of War: Americans Serving With the RAF and RCAF During World War II. WPF Publications, 2005. . Goodson, James A. and Norman Franks. Over-Paid, Over-Sexed and Over-Here. Wingham Press Ltd., 1991. . Goodson, James A. Tumult in the Clouds. NAL Trade, 2004. Haughland, Vern. Caged Eagles: Downed American Fighter Pilots, 1940–45. TAB Books, 1992. . Haughland, Vern. The Eagle Squadrons: Yanks in the RAF, 1940–1942. Ziff-Davis Flying Books, 1979. Republished by TAB Books in 1992, , with all the photos different from the 1st edition. Haughland, Vern. The Eagles' War: The Saga of the Eagle Squadron Pilots, 1940–1945. Jason Aronson, Inc., 1982. . Republished by TAB Books in 1992, , with all the photos different from the