Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Roland H. Neel, Sr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: Flying Corps, American Expeditionary Forces Aviator
- Location of Service: France
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1875
Roland Neel served in France with the Aviation Corps, graduating with the first class of aerial observers and entrusting his life to a technology that was still in its infancy. The use of aircraft would forever change the nature of warfare, creating a whole new front on which to fight. In an interview conducted in 1975, Neel recounted a harrowing tale of surviving enemy fire, and remembered his brother Joseph, an infantry officer who was killed in action during the Battle of St. Mihiel.
Roland H. Neel, Sr. Collection
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Title
- Roland H. Neel, Sr. Collection
Names
- Neel, Joseph
- Neel Sr., Roland H.
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Neel Sr., Roland H.
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: Flying Corps, American Expeditionary Forces Aviator
- Location of Service: France
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1917-1919
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 1975; 2007-02-22)
- Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1919-1969)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1919-02-14)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1973-09)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 1975; 1994-12-31)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 1975; 2006-11-09)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2007-02-19; 2007-07-17)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2007-02-19)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1875
Cite as
- Roland H. Neel, Sr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/1875), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- audio
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