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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.
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American [2] ... Colonel Robert Sink, the regiment's commander, reassigns Sobel to command a parachuting school for non-infantry personnel.
After Platoon ' s critical success, Dye played a role in another Vietnam War movie, Casualties of War, and also prominently appeared as Colonel Robert Sink in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, on which his company also worked. Dye appeared in Outbreak portraying Lieutenant Colonel Briggs, a U.S. Army officer.
The Biggest Brother: The Life of Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers. New York City: NAL Caliber. ISBN 978-0-45121-510-9. Ambrose, Stephen (1992). Band of Brothers. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-74322-454-3. Brotherton, Marcus (2009). We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers. New York ...
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Robert Sink. The 506th was an independent regiment until June 1943, when it became part of the 101st Airborne Division . Nixon went through the regimental unit training and pre-airborne training at Camp Toccoa , Georgia , and Airborne School at Fort Benning , eventually training at many locations throughout ...
But Colonel Robert Sink, commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, one of the first units to train there, did not like the name. He thought it would prompt superstitions among the arriving young recruits, that after traveling down Route 13 passed the Toccoa Casket Company they would be arriving at Camp "Tombs".
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Lee Wolverton, commanding officer of 3rd battalion. Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. First Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton, officer with Company E during World War II and chief prosecutor in the case of Sirhan Sirhan. He has published a book called "Call of Duty: My Life before, during and after the Band of Brothers".
Robert Sink – commanded the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Played by Dale Dye in the mini-series Band of Brothers. Jack Warden – actor who served with the 501st Infantry; in That Kind of Woman Warden played a paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division. [84] [85]