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 Captain (Infantry) Wilbur M. Collins, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 327th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Chatel-Chehery, France, 8 October 1918. After the barrage had failed to fall in time, he led his platoon into the face of machine-gun fire, personally capturing one gun and turning it on the enemy, causing them to flee in disorder. Haying reached his objective, he organized his positions under a heavy artillery barrage.