Lieutenant General Withers Alexander Burress (1894 – 1977). United States Army officer. He was a graduate and commandant of the Virginia Military Institute as well as a combat commander in World War I and World War II.
He was nicknamed "Pinky".
"Of course. like everyone, I was immediately impressed with his light red hair, fair complexion and abundant supply of freckles." https://www.marshallfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Memories_of_a_Remarkable_General_and_Gentleman.pdf
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