Major General Robert F. Sink

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Army_30th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Belgian_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Combat_Infantryman_Badge
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Parachutist_Badge
Ranger Tab
Jamaican Order of St. Michael and St. George
gptkbp:birth_date 1905-10-03
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Robert F. Sink Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1965-07-13
gptkbp:education gptkb:Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Robert F. Sink
gptkbp:influenced Airborne forces development
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
Colonel James Gavin
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership principles
Paratrooper training programs
Airborne operations tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nickname Bob Sink
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:505th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:musician
gptkb:fortification
gptkb:Author
Military advisor
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:service_years 1926-1965
gptkbp:spouse Mary Sink