Robert Frederick Sink (3 April 1905 – 13 December 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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Nov 7, 2023 · Lt. General Robert ‘Bob’ Sink grew up in Lexington and went on the command the U.S. Army 506th Parachute Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge, liberated a German concentration camp and his unit was instrumental in the capture of Adolf Hitler’s mountaintop retreat.

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.

Nov 2, 2023 · A highly decorated war veteran from North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.Lt. Gen. Robert Sink, a career U.S. Army officer who served in both World War II and the Korean War, was born in 1905 in Lexington, N.C.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of...

Jan 1, 2019 · Robert Sink was a US Army officer during World War II, the Korean War and during the Panama campaigns.