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 Sergeant Robert L. Collins (ASN: 1698435), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-la-Naza, France, 5 October 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun fire and grenades, Sergeant Collins went forward with three other soldiers and brought back five seriously wounded men to a point where they could be given first-aid treatment. With utter disregard for his personal safety, he displayed coolness and good judgment effecting the rescue.