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Robert
Frederick
Sink
1905-04-03

–

1965-12-13

Born:

Lexington

, 

North Carolina

Home:

Lexington

, 

North Carolina

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert Sink graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1927. He retired in 1961 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (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 outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 291 (1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star to Brigadier General Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Assistant Division Commander of the 7th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1952. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Sink, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 38 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Sink, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    January 10 – November 21, 1951
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 5 (January 15, 1952)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Assistant Commanding General, 7th Infantry Division, in Korea, from 10 January 1951 to 21 November 1951.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division, General Orders No. 6 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Sink, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.