Lieutenant General Sink Research Paper

The gallantry of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II has is well documented in novels, television, and movies. Major Richard “Dick” Winters of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was projected to fame after the novel and subsequent HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Other names, such as Herbert Sobel, Lewis Nixon, Carwood Lipton, Don Malarkey, Joe Toye, and “Wild Bill” Guarnere, became commonly known. Lieutenant General Robert F. Sink, then Colonel, was once described as the heart and soul of the regiment. However, he remained relatively unknown outside of the 101st Airborne Division. Sink was perhaps one of the most influential yet unsung leaders of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. His legacy survived the decades because dedicated men and women of the 506th fought to keep it alive. This paper will examine the legacy of Lieutenant General Sink and how his leadership formed a path still followed.
The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment was activated on July 20, 1942, at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, and Colonel Sink was named the first regimental commander. Sink was tasked to “put the men through basic training, harden them, teach them the rudiments of infantry tactics, prepare them for jump school, and build a regiment that he would lead into combat” …show more content…
He was not thrust into fame, and his name remained relatively unknown. His leadership shaped the men of the “Currahee” Regiment into one of the greatest regiments in our Army’s history and helped win the war. His legacy extended down to the lowest private generations after he formed the regiment. His influence reached far beyond the 506th as he later went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam. As a Lieutenant General, Sink commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps in 1957 and helped form the Strategic Army Corps in 1958. His legacy is alive and well, even if his name is

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