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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.
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] Sink read in ...
The 1st/506th PIR engaged in more serious combat south of town when it had to rescue Col. Sink's command post, surrounded because it had pushed too far towards the German lines in the dark. [3] In the afternoon both the 506th and 501st advanced southwest but after a mile were stopped by heavy contacts with new German units including a few tanks ...
Operation McLain (also known as Operation Dan Thang) was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 44th Regiment, 23rd Division in Bình Thuận Province, South Vietnam from 20 January 1968 to 31 January 1969.
Camp Toccoa (formerly Camp Toombs) was a basic training camp for United States Army paratroopers during World War II, located five miles (8 km) west of Toccoa, Georgia.Among the units to train at the camp was the 506th Infantry Regiment.
US Navy: VS-23, USS Yorktown: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Copilot of an S-2E that disappeared on a night anti-submarine patrol [115] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 17: Hubbs, Donald R: Commander: US Navy: VS-23, USS Yorktown: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Pilot of an S-2E that disappeared on a night anti-submarine patrol [116]
The U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam was a command of the United States Navy, active during the Vietnam War, from 1 April 1966 to 29 March 1973. [1]COMNAVFORV also commanded the Naval Advisory Group and the Seabees of the 3rd Naval Construction Brigade; the Military Sea Transportation Service Office, Vietnam, which coordinated the enormous sealift to Southeast Asia; the Officer in Charge of ...
Bunkers and trench line on the perimeter of Mai Loc Camp, 16 October 1969 Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, lays the foundation for a blastwall to protect an M102 105mm howitzer, 16 October 1969. Mai Loc was located approximately 8 km southwest of Ca Lu Combat Base and 25 km west of Quảng Trị. [1]