Robert Sink
| Robert Sink | |
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Robert F. Sink.
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| Nickname(s) | Bob, Five-Oh-Sink |
| Born |
April 3, 1905 Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 1965 (aged 60) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1927–1961 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held |
503rd Parachute Infantry Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 7th Armored Division 44th Infantry Division XVIII Airborne Corps Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) Caribbean Command, Panama Canal Zone |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards |
 Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (2) Air Medal (2) |
Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought 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, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, Holland and Belgium. Sink was portrayed in the television miniseries Band of Brothers by Captain Dale Dye.
Sink attended Duke University (then known as Trinity College) for one year before securing an appointment to the United States Military Academy. He graduated with the West Point Class of 1927, 174th in a Class of 203 (Cullum Number 8196) and commissioned as an Infantry Officer. Sink's initial assignment was to the 8th Infantry Regiment in Fort Screven, Georgia as a second lieutenant.
Sink took assignments in Puerto Rico (1929, 65th Infantry Regiment), at the Army Chemical Warfare School (1932), at Fort Meade (1932), 34th Infantry Regiment, with the Civilian Conservation Corps (1933 at McAlevy's Fort, Pennsylvania), and returned to the 34th Infantry Regiment before heading off to attend the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia (1935).
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