Sidney Hinds

Sidney Rae Hinds
Born	(1900-05-14)May 14, 1900 Newton, Illinois, US
Died	February 17, 1991(1991-02-17) (aged 90) San Antonio, Texas, US
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1920–1947
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-12851
Commands	Combat Command B, 2nd Armored Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Operation Torch Invasion of Sicily Battle of Normandy Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (3)

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.^[1]

Early life

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.

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
Representing  United States
Men's shooting
	1924 Paris	Team free rifle

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.^[2] 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.^{[clarification needed]} 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:

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)[3]
Presidential Unit Citation

References

1. "Sidney Hinds". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
2. "Sidney Hinds". Olympedia. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
3. Empric, Bruce E. (2024), Uncommon Allies: U.S. Army Recipients of Soviet Military Decorations in World War II, Teufelsberg Press, p. 88, ISBN 979-8-3444-6807-5

External links

• profile
• Generals of World War II