Sidney Michael Marks (January 8, 1919 – March 23, 1995) was a Major General in the United States Army and an All-American wrestler.
His father, a Jewish immigrant from Pilviškiai, Lithuania, served in the Army in World War I.
After his father became a permanent patient at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas,[1] Marks and his siblings were raised in the American Legion Children's Home[2] (now the Marland Children's Home) in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
He saw combat as a battalion liaison officer in the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II.
Their children are Steven Michael, Sharon Lynne and Sally Kim Marks.