Ulrich Neckel (23 January 1898 – 11 May 1928) Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross First and Second Class, was a World War I fighter ace credited with 30 victories.

[1] Ulrich Neckel was born in Güstrow, part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in northeastern Germany.

He was assigned to Prussian Jagdstaffel 12 on 8 September 1917 with the rank of Gefreiter.This unit was one of four in Jagdgeschwader II under command of ace Adolf Ritter von Tutschek.

Booker died gallantly, fighting six to one odds to preserve the life of the rookie pilot with him.

On 1 September, Neckel was posted to command Prussian Jasta 6 in the famed "Flying Circus" of JG 1.

[4] Neckel flew a Fokker D.VII with a teddy bear luck charm perched atop his rear view mirror.

In his 30 victories, he was responsible for at least a dozen deaths; yet the twenty-year-old ace sought out and shook hands with his final victim, Lieutenant Ben E.