Tilman Collins

Technical Sergeant Tilman Collins (then Staff Sergeant), Infantry, Company E, 413th Infantry, United States Army, for gallantry in action in Holland on 26 October 1944. When his company was caught under murderous enemy fire, Sergeant Collins, with no thought for his personal safety, voluntarily crossed seventy-five yards of fire-swept terrain to destroy a nest of enemy snipers. He then salvaged ammunition and the barrel of a knocked-out gun of his mortar section, and returning to his fox hole, silenced two enemy machine guns. Sergeant Collins’ gallant actions exemplify the finest traditions of the American combat solider, and reflect the highest credit upon himself and upon the armed forces of the United States. Entered Military service from St. Joseph, Missouri.