RADM William Sterling “Deak” Parsons (1901-1953)

RADM William Sterling “Deak” Parsons Veteran

Birth

26 Nov 1901

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Death

5 Dec 1953 (aged 52)

Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 3, Grave 2167

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United States Navy World War II Veteran. He was the Manhattan Project scientist aboard the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

Bio by: Erik Lander

Inscription

Rear Admiral
U.S. Navy
World War I
World War II
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit

Family Members

Parents

Harry Robert Parsons Sr

1872–1961
Clara Sterling Doolittle Parsons

1873–1922

Spouse

Martha Cluverius Burroughs

1903–1988 (m. 1929)

Siblings

Dr Clarissa Matteson Parsons Fuller

1903–2001
Critchell Parsons

1908–1984
Harry Robert Parsons Jr

1926–2011
Richard Hallmark Parsons

1927–1927
Amelia Jane Parsons

1928–1932

Children

Hannah Parsons

1932–1935
Clara Doolittle Parsons

1937–2021

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RADM William Sterling “Deak” Parsons VVeteran

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Harry Robert Parsons Sr

Clara Sterling Doolittle Parsons

Martha Cluverius Burroughs

Dr Clarissa Matteson Parsons Fuller

Critchell Parsons

Harry Robert Parsons Jr

Richard Hallmark Parsons

Amelia Jane Parsons

Hannah Parsons

Clara Doolittle Parsons

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