Nickname(s) Tom Name Sidney Weinstein Rank Lieutenant General | Years of service 1956–1989 Allegiance United States | |
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Awards Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritBronze Star MedalMeritorious Service MedalAir MedalArmy Commendation MedalGallantry Cross (Vietnam)Master Parachutist BadgePathfinder Badge Died May 24, 2007, Great Falls, Dranesville, Virginia, United States Commands held United States Army Intelligence Center, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Sidney T. Weinstein was a United States Army lieutenant general. He is considered by many to be the father of the modern military intelligence corps.
As a major general, Weinstein served as commander of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School during the period from 1984 to 1985. From 16 August 1985 to 30 September 1989, Weinstein, then a lieutenant general, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. Although diminutive in height, Weinstein possessed a larger-than-life personality; one of his trademarks was a penchant for creative profanity. Upon his retirement, Weinstein became a senior executive with Electronic Warfare Associates in Chantilly, Virginia.
Weinstein died May 24, 2007, in his home in Great Falls, Virginia.
Weinstein is an inductee of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.