Percy T. Collinge
Home Town: Los Angeles, CA
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Percy T. Collinge, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Very, France, October 1 – 2, 1918. Sergeant First Class Collinge courageously and skillfully directed his men in giving aid to wounded soldiers under heavy shell fire. After being wounded he continued on duty until weariness forced him to go to the hospital. Within two days he was again with his detachment.
