Grave:  Panel 68 (Under the Heading 1942 Pilot Officer)

An inscribed “Wall of Missing” in a Commonwealth Grave Commission (CWGC) memorial cemetery.

Hugh C. Brown joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR); assigned to 133 Eagle Squadron; crashed on a patrol over the North Sea and was Killed in Action (KIA). 16-3-42.

A Cenotaph remembers Brown in the Salt Lake City Cemetery near his parents in WEST 14 -94.

Something about the 133 Eagle Squadron (from the America Air Museum Britain Website):

On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to Lincolnshire at the end of the year. In April 1942 the Squadron took part in its first fighter sweep over France and moved to Biggin Hill early in May. Sweeps continued until 29 September 1942 when the Squadron was transferred to the USAAF as the 336th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group.

Approximately 250 Americans served with the eagle squadrons; 78 were killed while serving the RAF and 16 were taken prisoners of war. 

From the CWGC Files:

PILOT OFFICER HUGH CARD BROWN

Service Number: 103467

Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 133 (Eagle) Sqdn.

Died 16 March 1942

Additional Info: Of U.S.A.

1942

PILOT OFFICER

Brown H.C.