Alfred Eugene Bradley

Alfred Eugene Bradley (November 25, 1864 – December 17, 1922) was a career surgeon that served in the United States Army. He commanded the Hospital ship and served as Chief Surgeon at General Headquarters for the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.

Military career Bradley was appointed assistant surgeon, United States Army on October 29, 1888. He took part in the Pine Ridge campaign of 1890 and 1891. Bradley was promoted to captain, assistant surgeon, on October 29, 1893. He served as a major and was a brigade surgeon during the Spanish–American War.

From 1898 to 1899, he commanded the hospital ship USS Relief, which sailed around the world from New York to San Francisco. On November 10, 1899, he was honorably discharged from the volunteer service. Bradley was promoted to a major, medical corps on January 1, 1902.

Death and legacy After retiring from the military, Bradley wrote for medical journals from his home. Bradley died on December 17, 1922, in Montgomery, Alabama, at the age of fifty-eight.

His papers are held by the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library, the Library of Congress, and the College of William & Mary.