caption commands branch death_date death_place birth_place awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank placeofburial image article_title name
robert frederick sink as a lieutenant general 506th parachute infantry regiment 20px 13 december 1965 fort bragg , north carolina lexington , north carolina 30px merit -lrb- 2 -rrb- 30px bronze star -lrb- 2 -rrb- silver 30px air medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- star -lrb- 3 -rrb- 30px legion of place of burial world war ii 03 april 1905 bob , five-oh-sink 30px lieutenant general arlington national cemetery lieutenant general robert f sink506e.png robert sink
 robert sink
robert sink

lieutenant general robert frederick sink -lrb- april 3 , 1905 -- december 13 , 1965 -rrb- was a united states army officer during world war ii , the korean war , and early parts of the vietnam war , though he was most famous for his command of the 506th parachute infantry regiment of the 101st airborne division .
sink was portrayed in the television miniseries `` band of brothers '' by captain dale dye .
