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William Sterling Parsons (26 November 1901 – 5 December 1953) was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is best known for being the weaponeer on the Enola Gay, the aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. To avoid the possibility of a ...
Konteradmiral William Sterling „Deak“ Parsons (* 26. November 1901 in Chicago; † 5. Dezember 1953 in Bethesda (Maryland)) war ein US-amerikanischer Marineoffizier, der während des Zweiten Weltkriegs als Kampfmittelexperte für das Manhattan-Projekt arbeitete.
18. Nov. 2020 · Captain Parsons was Senior Military Technical Observer on a B-29 aircraft which flew from a base in the Marianas islands 6 August 1945 to drop on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, the first...
28. Aug. 2023 · However, it overlooks another important figure – Navy Captain William “Deak” Parsons, an Associate Director of Oppenheimer’s and leader of the Ordnance Division of the Manhattan Project. Parson’s substantial contributions warrant a closer examination, especially his evolution in becoming the “Atomic Admiral.”
18. Aug. 2015 · William Sterling Parsons, born at Chicago, III., 26 November 1901, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1918 and commissioned Ensign upon graduating in June 1922. His first assignment was...
William Sterling Parsons was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is best known for being the weaponeer on the Enola Gay, the aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons died on 5 December 1953 of a heart attack while being examined by doctors at Bethesda Naval Hospital, MD. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, alongside his daughter, Hannah.
