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Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a United States Army officer during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Nov 7, 2023 · Before he led the U.S. Army’s 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment into Normandy on D-Day and helped capture Adolf Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountaintop retreat during World War II, Lt. Gen. Robert Frederick “Bob” Sink grew up in Lexington.
Mar 1, 2024 · Retired Army Lieutenant General Robert F. Sink, 60, who helped form the paratroops in World War II, died at Womack Army hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Monday.
Jan 11, 2024 · Robert Frederick Sink was a career U.S. Army officer who served in both World War II and the Korean War. He was born in 1905 in Lexington, North Carolina, and attended Trinity College (now Duke) for a year before transferring to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Robert Sink was born in Lexington, North Carolina (USA). He entered Duke University before being transferred to the US Army Officers School, West Point, and left in 1927. He was recruited into the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and worked for the Normal Infantry Assignments until 1940.
Colonel Robert F. Sink was the commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, the elite unit in the U.S. Airborne. Sink was born in 1905.
Robert Sink graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1927. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1961.
Its first commanding officer was Colonel Robert F. Sink, and the 506th was sometimes referred to as the "Five-Oh-Sink". On 10 June 1943, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment officially became part of the 101st Airborne Division, commanded by Major General William Lee, the "father of the U.S. Army Airborne". [citation needed]
Jan 23, 2004 · Robert F. Sink, Lt. Gen. U.S. Army, April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965. “Currahee” • “We Stand Alone”. Erected 2000 by The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association. Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
