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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.
23. Juli 2023 · Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" 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.
- Chicago, Illinois
- Martha Parsons
- Illinois
- November 26, 1901
Born 26 Dec 91. Graduated US Naval Academy June 1922. Served as weaponeer on the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II.
William Sterling “Deak” Parsons was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1922 and the Naval Postgraduate School in 1929 with a concentration in ordnance.
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...
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.”
