Withers A. Burress photograph collection. 1914-1954.

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Withers A. Burress photograph collection. 1914-1954.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII). Contains photographs of the following military unit and organizations: 100th Infantry Division; Infantry School; 1st Army. General description of the collection: The Withers A. Burress collection consists of photos on the life of Lieutenant General Burress, but concentrates heavily on the post-WWII era. There are two photos from his undergraduate days at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). A series of small photos covers a tour from a group of officers to WWI battlefields. There are a few portraits of Burress before 1941 and several of him as commander of the 100th Infantry Division in WWII. Ten small photo booklets illustrate specific events during his tenure as commander of the Infantry School at Fort Benning between 1948-1950. The remaining two boxes of the collection contain six albums of official and social functions that feature Lieutenant General Burress as 1st Army commander, primarily in the New York City area from 1952 to 1954, and photos of his retirement ceremony in November 1954.

3 boxes (583 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7638623

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Burress, Withers A. (Withers Alexander), 1894-1977

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Withers A. Burress was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a lieutenant and captain, 23rd U.S. Infantry Regiment; captain, 16th and 29th U.S. Infantry Regiments; major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, staff duty; brigadier general, assistant commander, Puerto Rican Mobile Forces; major general, commanding 100th Infantry Division and XXI, VI, and VII Army Corps; commander, U.S. Constabulary Forces, Germany; lieutenant general commanding 1st Army. From the description of The Withe...

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 100th

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Infantry School (U.S.)

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Virginia Military Institute

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On March 29, 1839 the General Aslsembly passed the final version of the act establishing a military school at the Lexington arsenal, where the students would protect the arms while pursuing educational courses. The School was named the Virginia Military Institute and is the nation's oldest state supported military college. The governor appointed nine members to the Board of Visitors to oversee the new school and they elected Claudius Crozet as president of the board and named Franci...