By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Mechanic Orville J. Collins (ASN: 1435704), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Mechanic Collins distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Battery D, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Juvigny, France, 1 September 1918, in carrying the wounded to the first aid station under heavy shell fire.