About
World War II (1939-1945)
Leo Albert Brown was born in Thompson, New York, on June 13, 1910. It 's unknown when Leo and his family moved to the Village of Scotia in Schenectady County, New York. Leo was a coil winder for General Electric before entering the military.
On August 13, 1943, Leo enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve. He underwent his basic training at Sampson Naval Training Station, on Seneca Lake, Romulus, New York. Leo was a seaman first class. In December 1943, he was sent overseas. According to the Schenectady Gazette, Leo died in a maritime disaster on February 26, 1944. He is buried in the Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry