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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. He attended Duke university in 1923, before deciding to join the Army in 1924. He was appointed to the United States Military...
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 · Lexington native son Lt. Gen. Robert Sink to be honored with historical marker. By Jill Doss-Raines The Dispatch. Nov 7, 2023 Updated Dec 14, 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 ...
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. He became ill at his home in Lexington, North Carolina, and was taken to a hospital there before he was transferred to Womack.
Colonel Robert Sink was very appreciated by all the members of the 506th PIR and saw the designation of the regimental number (506) changing from “Five-Ho-Six” to “Five-Ho-Sink”. He died on December 13, 1965 in Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina. Actor and military advisor Dale Dye in Band of Brothers.
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
Jan 11, 2024 · County: Davidson. Original Date Cast: 2023. 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.
