William Sterling Parsons Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Sterling_Parsons_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-11-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contributedTo development of proximity fuze
gptkbp:deathDate 1953-12-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Sterling Parsons Jr.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:Project_Alberta
arming the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Deak
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:physicist
ordnance expert
gptkbp:role weaponeer on Enola Gay
gptkbp:serviceYears 1922–1953
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Melvina_Parsons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_S._Parsons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4