DD276            “Colonel Robert F. Sink”

This figure also has a connection with Dale Dye...The actual Col. Sink was the Commanding Officer of the 506^th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101^st Airborne Division which of course featured the men of “Easy company” from “Band of Brothers”.

Capt. Dye, in addition to training all of the actors and extras for the Television series also played Col. Sink in the series.

        Our figure shows the ‘real’ Colonel Robert F. Sink in his jump suit delivering orders to his men prior to the D. Day Operation.

A regular prewar U.S. Army officer he had a long and distinguished military career and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General before retiring in 1961.  He died in 1965.