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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 ...
3rd Battalion, 502nd PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole (KIA September 18th) 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Colonel Robert F. Sink. 1st Battalion, 506th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harwick, James L. LaPrade; 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Strayer; 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver M. Horton ...
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.
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Colonel Robert Sink 327th Glider Infantry Regiment Colonel George S. Wear Colonel Joseph H. Harper (10 June) 4th Cavalry Group (Mechanized), Colonel Joseph M. Tully; 4th Cavalry Squadron Lieutenant Colonel E. C. Dunn 24th Cavalry Squadron Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Gaston, Jr. 6th Armored Group, Colonel Francis F ...
C-47 of the 439th Troop Carrier Group, which carried the 506th PIR (of Band of Brothers fame) into Normandy. Group commander's aircraft, chalk #1 of Serial 11. Brig. Gen. Julian M. Chappell at RAF Exeter. 439th Troop Carrier Group: Lt Col. Charles H. Young (RAF Upottery) 91st TCS: Maj. Howard U. Morton
The United States Army Military Police Corps (USAMPC) is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the United States Army.Investigations are conducted by Military Police Investigators under the Provost Marshal General's Office or Special Agents of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID).
Before attending paratrooper training, the unit's troops performed the standard battle drills and physical training that comes with being in the parachute infantry. One of the exercises was running Currahee, a large, steep hill whose trail ran "three miles up, three miles down". The troops also performed formation runs in three four-column ...