Title: Letter from Gen. H. J. Jablonsky to Mrs. Frederick O. Sink

Identifier: 0255-s1-b1-fa   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/34893)

Description: Letter from General H. J. Jablonsky in Iran to Mrs. Frederick O. Sink regarding the death of her son, Robert Frederick Sink. The envelope is also included in this item. Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink was born in Lexington, North Carolina and served in both World War II and Korea. In 1958, Sink was given command of the Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) and the 18th Airborne. In 1960, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and took command of the U.S. Army in the Caribbean, a post he held until his retirement in 1961 due to poor health. Sink died at Fort Bragg in 1965.