Clive Clyde Collier
Captain, U. S. Army
Distinguished Service Cross
GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)
CITATION:
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 Corporal Clive C. Collier (ASN: 2808730), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Villers-devant-Dun, France, 1 and 2 November 1918.
Corporal Collier courageously led his squad through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire and drove off several machine-gun crews. The next day after being wounded by fire from a heavy Maxim gun, he continued the advance, captured the gun, killed one of the crew, and took two prisoners.
On 23 April 1919 awarded the French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.