Sidney Hinds
# 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

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.

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:

Combat Infantryman Badge :

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