Anna Irvina (McDowell) Brown was a Groton, Connecticut native who enlisted in the US Naval Reserve Force on July 2, 1917. She was stationed in New... Show moreAnna Irvina (McDowell) Brown was a Groton, Connecticut native who enlisted in the US Naval Reserve Force on July 2, 1917. She was stationed in New London and was discharged as a Yeoman 1st Class on 15 July 1918. Anna married fellow US Naval Reserve Force sailor Everett Eugene Brown, a Gunner's Mate 2nd Class, on December 12, 1917. Show less