Frederick L. Ashworth
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Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ ordnance expert ⓘ weaponeer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
NERFINISHED
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U.S. strategic bombing operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military aviation
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naval ordnance ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
ordnance testing and evaluation
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planning and execution of nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Rear Admiral ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | deployment of the "Fat Man" atomic bomb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expertise in naval ordnance
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serving as weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission ⓘ |
| notableRole | key ordnance officer in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| notableWork | Nagasaki atomic bomb mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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ordnance specialist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy officer corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission ⓘ |
| rank | Rear Admiral in the United States Navy ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | in-flight arming and release procedures of the Nagasaki atomic bomb ⓘ |
| role | weaponeer on the B-29 bomber Bockscar ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
U.S. naval nuclear weapons policy
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development of aerial nuclear delivery tactics ⓘ |
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