William F. Sharp

William Fletcher Sharp
Maj. Gen. Sharp (center) with his Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff in 1942
Born	(1885-09-22)September 22, 1885 Yankton, South Dakota
Died	March 30, 1947(1947-03-30) (aged 61) Fort McPherson, Georgia[1]
Place of burial	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1904–1946
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1918-07-10 – 1918-10-24 CO, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Western Front 1918 CO 78th Field Artillery Regiment, Western Front 1941-11-04 – 1942-03-04 CG Visayas-Mindanao Force 1942-03-04 – 1942-04-16 CG Mindanao Force 1942-04-16 – 1942-05-10 CG Visayas-Mindanao Force Philippines
Battles/wars	World War I On the western front World War II Defense of Mindanao and the Visayas (1941-2)
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal
Other work	Retirement[2][3]

William Fletcher Sharp (September 22, 1885 – March 30, 1947) was a United States Army major general.

Sharp, a career Army officer, commanded the Visayas–Mindanao Force during the Philippines campaign (1941–1942), and surrendered his command to the Japanese after the Fall of Corregidor. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of war, and died shortly after his postwar retirement from the Army.