# William Sterling Parsons

> William Sterling "Deak" 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. To avoid the possibility of a nuclear explosion if the aircraft crashed and burned on takeoff, he decided to arm the bomb in flight. While the aircraft was en route to Hiroshima, Parsons climbed into the cramped and dark bomb bay, and inserted the powder charge and detonator. He was awarded the Silver Star for his part in the mission.

*American Naval officer (1901–1953)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1901-11-26
- **Died:** 1953-12-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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- [William Sterling Parsons](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sterling_Parsons)
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- [William Sterling Parsons](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sterling_Parsons)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568975)

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