This episode presents the direct spoken-word testimony of First Lieutenant Roland H. Neel Sr., recounting personal military service and frontline experiences during World War I. Recorded in his own voice and digitized from the Library of Congress archives, this primary-source preserves authentic eyewitness memory directly from the veteran who lived it.

Episode Details: - Speaker: First Lieutenant Roland H. Neel Sr. - Conflict: World War I (1914-1918) - Unit: 99th Aero Squadron | U.S. Army Air Service - Locations: Toul Sector, Meuse-Argonne, France (Western Front) - Source: Library of Congress, American Folklife Center (Collection AFC/2001/001/1875) - Direct Archive Record: https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01875/

Archival Artifacts & Digitized Documents: Original primary source materials digitized by the Library of Congress for this collection: - Historical Photo (Lieut. Neel beside his plane in flight togs): https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc2001001.01875.ph0002001/ - 1918 Newsclipping ("Boche Bullet Cuts Control Wires of Lieut. Neel's Plane"): https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc2001001.01875.pm0002001/ - Aero Club of America Aviator Certificate: https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc2001001.01875.pm0001001/

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