Sidney Hinds

Sidney Rae Hinds (May 14, 1900 – February 17, 1991) was an American highly decorated officer of the United States Army with the rank of brigadier general. He was also sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the team rifle competition.

Early life

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At West Point in 1920

Sidney Rae Hinds was born on May 14, 1900, in Newton, Illinois, as the son of Daniel C. and Elizabeth (Jackson) Hinds. He spent his high school years in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and when he was eighteen years old, he received an appointment from Congressman John Miller Baer to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. World War I changed the length of the studies and Hinds graduated in June 1920. He was also commissioned a second lieutenant in infantry.

His class of 1920 was very strong, producing 49 general officers, including Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Clovis E. Byers, Henry I. Hodes, Lawrence J. Carr, Edward J. McGaw, Verne D. Mudge, Richard C. Partridge, Ewart G. Plank, William W. Bessell, Jr., John F. Cassidy, Rex V. Corput, Jr., Francis W. Farrell, William W. Ford, Charles K. Gailey, Joseph E. Harriman, Frederick M. Harris, Sherman V. Hasbrouck, Frederick L. Hayden, Homer W. Kiefer and Maurice W. Daniel.

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Colonel Sidney Hinds, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Major General Edward H. Brooks overseeing preparations for D-Day

Olympic medal record
Men's shooting

In 1924 he participated in the Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the American team in the team free rifle competition. His gold medal in on display at the US Army Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia.

He died in San Antonio, Texas, on February 15, 1991, and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

During World War II he saved the German town Ahlen by believing the German Dr. Paul Rosenbaum who was responsible for the hospital town. In the early 1990s the park in front of the station in Ahlen was named after him.

Medals and decorations

Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier general Sidney Rae Hinds:

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Bronze oak leaf cluster Bronze oak leaf cluster Bronze oak leaf cluster Template:Ribbon devices/alt	Bronze oak leaf cluster Template:Ribbon devices/alt	V Bronze oak leaf cluster Bronze oak leaf cluster Template:Ribbon devices/alt	Template:Ribbon devices/alt
Bronze oak leaf cluster Template:Ribbon devices/alt	Template:Ribbon devices/alt	File:American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg	File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Arrowhead Silver star Bronze star Bronze star Bronze star File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg	File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg	File:Army of Occupation ribbon.svg	File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg
File:Croix de guerre 1939–1945 stripe bronsepalme.svg	File:Croix de Guerre 1940-1945 with palm (Belgium) - ribbon bar.png	File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon.svg	File:Order of Alexander Nevsky (USSR) ribbon.svg
File:United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg

Combat Infantryman Badge
1st Row	Army Distinguished Service Medal
2nd Row	Silver Star with three Oak Leaf Clusters				Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster				Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters and "V" Device				Purple Heart
3rd Row	Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster				World War I Victory Medal				American Defense Service Medal				American Campaign Medal
4th Row	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with eight service stars and Arrowhead device				World War II Victory Medal				Army of Occupation Medal				Chevalier of Legion of Honour
5th Row	French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm				Belgian Croix de guerre 1940–1945 with Palm				Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau				Order of Alexander Nevsky (USSR)
Presidential Unit Citation

External links

• profile
• Generals of World War II