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Full Name: Leon Hall Brown
Spouse: Roxella Donahue
Children: Jess and Rebecca
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Time Served: 1950- 1954
Training: Naval Training Center—San Diego, California; Radioman—Morris Carde
Where Served: West Pac—Aboard the Air Craft Carrier; USS Sicily CVE
Deceased: Yes
Where Living When Entered Service: Huntington, Emery, Talmage, Utah
Drafted or Volunteer: Volunteered
Spouse: Roxella Donahue
Children: Jess and Rebecca
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Time Served: 1950- 1954
Training: Naval Training Center—San Diego, California; Radioman—Morris Carde
Where Served: West Pac—Aboard the Air Craft Carrier; USS Sicily CVE
Deceased: Yes
Where Living When Entered Service: Huntington, Emery, Talmage, Utah
Drafted or Volunteer: Volunteered
Leon Hall Brown and his brother, Steve Brown, were about to be drafted, so they decided they would join the branch they wanted. They went together and joined the US Navy.
Because of the results of the tests they took on entering the service, they were promised that they could both be assured of a “Class A School”, or else they could be together during their first enlistment. They chose to stay together. Leon had to have some surgery before he could go in. While Leon recuperated, Steve went to the Naval Training Center in San Diego, Calif. and was put in Co. 50-417. Leon followed about a month later and was placed in Co. 50-450. Steve finished boot camp and was shipped overseas to catch the USS Sicily (CVE-118) (aircraft carrier) as Leon finished boot camp and was shipped out to catch the Sicily. Steve was sent back to San Diego to go to Radio School. As Steve finished Radio School, Leon was sent to San Diego to go to Radio School. It was about 6 months until they were both on the USS Sicily as Radio Operators. Sleeping in the same area of the ship and spent the rest of their 4 year enlistment together. They made 4 trips to “West Pac”. The USS Sicily had the Black Sheep Squadron aboard, F4U planes, Marine Pilots which provided close air support to the troops on the ground in Korea.
A note on the Log of the Sicily stated,
During the battle for the Yalu river the Sicily was in the Delta, very close to shore and the water coming into the delta from the river was red with blood and bodies from those fighting for that important piece of real estate.
Because of the results of the tests they took on entering the service, they were promised that they could both be assured of a “Class A School”, or else they could be together during their first enlistment. They chose to stay together. Leon had to have some surgery before he could go in. While Leon recuperated, Steve went to the Naval Training Center in San Diego, Calif. and was put in Co. 50-417. Leon followed about a month later and was placed in Co. 50-450. Steve finished boot camp and was shipped overseas to catch the USS Sicily (CVE-118) (aircraft carrier) as Leon finished boot camp and was shipped out to catch the Sicily. Steve was sent back to San Diego to go to Radio School. As Steve finished Radio School, Leon was sent to San Diego to go to Radio School. It was about 6 months until they were both on the USS Sicily as Radio Operators. Sleeping in the same area of the ship and spent the rest of their 4 year enlistment together. They made 4 trips to “West Pac”. The USS Sicily had the Black Sheep Squadron aboard, F4U planes, Marine Pilots which provided close air support to the troops on the ground in Korea.
A note on the Log of the Sicily stated,
During the battle for the Yalu river the Sicily was in the Delta, very close to shore and the water coming into the delta from the river was red with blood and bodies from those fighting for that important piece of real estate.