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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 nuclear ...
Aug 28, 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.”
Nov 18, 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...
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.
Capt. Parsons helped to research, develop, assemble and finally drop the atomic bomb. He crawled into the Arctic-cold bomb bay of the Enola Gay to arm the bomb, which was armed in-flight due to its unstable design.
Parsons, William Sterling "Deak". Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Date of birth: November 26th, 1901 (Chicago/Illinois, United States) Date of death: December 5th, 1953 (Bethesda/Maryland, United States) Buried on: Arlington National Cemetery. Plot: 3.
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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.
