Title: Arthur L. Brawley Photographic Collection, 1944-1945
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Arrangement
This collection is partially processed. The photographs are arranged into folders based on location, and folders are arranged alphabetically by title.
Abstract
Arthur Leslie Brawley (b. 1916) was an ambulance driver with the American Field Service (AFS) from 1944 to 1945. The Arthur L. Brawley Photographic Collection contains 173 photographic prints taken during his service with AFS in Belgium, Italy, and Germany (including his assistance in the evacuation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp) during World War II.
Administrative/Biographical History
Arthur Leslie Brawley was born on September 8, 1916, in New York City to Edwin James Brawley and Phyllis S. Brawley. Brawley attended White Plains High School and worked in the Remington Arms Co.
Brawley volunteered to become an ambulance driver with the American Field Service (AFS) in January 1944, and departed from the United States in March 1944 with unit CM 68. He served with the AFS 567 Company in Italy and Germany, and assisted in the evacuation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after its liberation in 1945 as a member of “D” Platoon. Brawley was repatriated to the United States in June 1945, following the cessation of hostilities in Europe.