Irum Q. Collins
Home Town: Sterling, MI
General Orders No. No. 130, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Irum Q. Collins, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 12 – 17, 1918. Private Collins displayed exceptional bravery carrying messages as a runner through barrage fire and gassed areas with heroic devotion to duty until he was finally overcome by gas.
