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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.
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 ...
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Col. Robert Sink 1st Battalion: Lt Col. William L. Turner (KIA 7 June 44), Lt Col. James L. LaPrade 2nd Battalion: Lt Col. Robert L. Strayer
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.
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 Thuáºn Province, South Vietnam from 20 January 1968 to 31 January 1969.
US Army: 282nd AHC: South Vietnam, Khe Sanh: Gunner on a UH-1D that was shot down while inserting ARVN troops east of Khe Sanh [36] Presumptive finding of death [3] until 10 December 2015 when he was accounted for [37] January 23: Ramsden, Gerald L: Lieutenant Commander: US Navy: VA-165, USS Ranger: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam ...
Gary Lee Littrell (born October 26, 1944) is a retired United States Army command sergeant major who, while serving as an adviser to Army of the Republic of Vietnam's Ranger units during the Vietnam War, acted with extraordinary courage during a four-day siege on his battalion, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
US Navy: VF-21, USS Ranger: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Radar intercept officer on F-4J #155775 that disappeared on an air combat patrol [32] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 9: Schoeppner, Leonard J: Lieutenant: US Navy: VF-21, USS Ranger: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Pilot of F-4J #155775 that disappeared on an air combat ...
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