The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private James W. Collier (ASN: 125842), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fleville, France, 6 October 1918. Private Collier voluntarily went forward and made his way to the enemy front lines to locate hostile artillery firing at short range on our batteries. While on this mission, he was seriously wounded by machine-gun fire.