page_title: William T. Sexton
hierarchical_section_title: William T. Sexton
caption_attribution_description: English: Brigadier General William T. Sexton in front of the Sixth Army Headquarters.
context_page_description: William Thaddeus Sexton was a major general of the United States Army who participated in World War II. William Thaddeus Sexton was born on September 3, 1901 to James William Sexton and his wife Fannie Sexton.
  From 1918 until 1919 Sexton attended University of Kansas. From July 1, 1920 until June 12, 1924 Sexton was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and subsequently promoted to second lieutenant of field artillery. His ensuing military education involved Field Artillery School, which he graduated in 1930 with a promotion to first lieutenant of field artillery on October 20, 1929 and Signal School in 1934.
  In 1939 Sexton, who had reached the rank of captain in the meantime, published "Soldiers in the sun: An adventure in imperialism". The book provides a military history of operations in the Philippines form 1898 to 1902, discussing the Philippine Insurrection based on published official documents, supported by maps and illustrations.
  In 1940 Sexton attended Command and General Staff School and was made Assisstant Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff. Later in the war Sexton became Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff from 1943 until 1944.
context_section_description: William Thaddeus Sexton (September 3, 1901 – June 10, 1983) was a major general of the United States Army who participated in World War II. William Thaddeus Sexton was born on September 3, 1901 to James William Sexton and his wife Fannie (Davis) Sexton.
  From 1918 until 1919 Sexton attended University of Kansas. From July 1, 1920 until June 12, 1924 Sexton was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and subsequently promoted to second lieutenant of field artillery. His ensuing military education involved Field Artillery School, which he graduated in 1930 with a promotion to first lieutenant of field artillery on October 20, 1929 and Signal School in 1934.
  In 1939 Sexton, who had reached the rank of captain in the meantime, published "Soldiers in the sun: An adventure in imperialism". The book provides a military history of operations in the Philippines form 1898 to 1902, discussing the Philippine Insurrection based on published official documents, supported by maps and illustrations.
  In 1940 Sexton attended Command and General Staff School and was made Assisstant Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff. Later in the war Sexton became Secretary in the Office of the Chief of Staff from 1943 until 1944.
  On September 17, 1945 Sexton who was Brigadier General and commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division at the time, signed the Wanfried Agreement in his capacity as representative of the American High Command. The treaty enforced boundary changes between the U.S. and Soviet zone of occupation in Germany.
  After World War II Sexton married his wife Mary Forester Lewis in 1950.
  In 1951 Sexton attended Parachute School, followed by his final promotion to major general in 1955.
caption: Sexton in 1952
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