Neel was a WWI hero of the highest order. The men in his company called him “The Prince” because he looked after their every want and need. He oversaw the preparation of each meal and bought delicacies for his company with his own meager lieutenant’s pay. In 1918 he died of a shrapnel wound received while leading his men into heavy fire. At his funeral an airplane scattered roses over his gravesite. An American Legion Post in Macon is named in his honor.
(1892-1918) (Magnolia, lot 2, row Z)
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