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. 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.