Emmett E. Collins
Home Town: Des Moines, IA
General Orders 81, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emmett E. Collins, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Ourcq River, France, July 28, 1918. After being wounded, Sergeant Collins voluntarily returned to his company as soon as he had received first aid, and fought courageously until he was killed.
