Sidney Hinds

Olympic medal record
Representing United States
Men's shooting

Sidney Rae Hinds
Sidney Rae Hinds
	Brigadier General
Service number	0-12851
Commands held	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

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

Sidney Rae Hinds was born on May 14, 1900, in

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

.

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	Oak Leaf Clusters	Oak Leaf Cluster	"V" Device
2nd Row	Purple Heart	Oak Leaf Cluster	World War I Victory Medal	American Defense Service Medal
3rd Row	American Campaign Medal	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with eight service stars and Arrowhead device	World War II Victory Medal	Army of Occupation Medal
4th Row	Chevalier of Legion of Honour	French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm	Belgian Croix de guerre 1940-1945 with Palm	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Presidential Unit Citation

References

^ "Sidney Hinds". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ "Sidney Hinds". Olympedia. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

External links

[sportsref-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.

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