Background
Sims, Benjamin Augustus was born on December 12, 1939 in Morton, Mississippi, United States. Son of Pope Augustus Sims and Zella (Marler) Johnson.
Sims, Benjamin Augustus was born on December 12, 1939 in Morton, Mississippi, United States. Son of Pope Augustus Sims and Zella (Marler) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science, U. Arizona, 1963; Juris Doctor, U. Arizona, 1974; Master of Laws with highest honors, George Washington University, 1979.
Enlisted, United States Army, 1966; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army, 1984; company commander, Fort Carson, 1966-1967; company commander, Vietnam, 1967-1968; instructor Reserve Officers Training Corps department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1969-1971; deputy chief legal division, 82d Airborne division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1974-1976; deputy chief legal division, Defense Appeals Division, Falls Church, Virginia, 1976-1979; instructor, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1979-1980; chief legal officer, 25th Infantry division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii., 1980-1983; chief legal officer, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1983-1986; director, Judge Advisory Generals School, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1986.
President Fort Benning School Board, 1985-1986. District chairman Boy Scouts American, Columbus, Georgia, 1983-1985, member county, 1984-1986. Member Arizona Bar Association, Utah Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association Delta Phi, Psi Chi (chapter secretary 1959-1960), Sigma Phi Epsilon (chapter treasurer 1959-1960).
Married Kathryn Louise Orr, April 21, 1962. Children: Benjamin Wayne, Barbara Ann, Tracie Lynn, Joanne Allison.