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William Sterling "Deak" Parsons (Chicago, 26 de novembro de 1901 - Bethesda, 5 de dezembro de 1953) foi um oficial da Marinha dos Estados Unidos que trabalhou como especialista de munições no Projeto Manhattan durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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.
18 de nov. de 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...
William Sterling "Deak" Parsons ( Chicago, 26 de novembro de 1901 - Bethesda, 5 de dezembro de 1953) foi um oficial da Marinha dos Estados Unidos que trabalhou como especialista de munições no Projeto Manhattan durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
28 de ago. de 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.”
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.
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.
