Irum Q. Collins
Home Town: Sterling, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
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.