weaponeer: William S. Parsons
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William S. Parsons was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and ordnance expert who oversaw the development and arming of the atomic bomb used in the Hiroshima mission.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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human → military scientist → ordnance expert → rear admiral → |
| areaOfExpertise |
bomb fuzing systems
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explosives → naval ordnance → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
United States Navy
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| familyName |
Parsons
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| fieldOfWork |
nuclear weapons
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ordnance → weapons development → |
| givenName |
William
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| militaryBranch |
United States Navy
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| militaryRank |
rear admiral
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| notableAchievement |
integration of nuclear weapon design with military delivery systems
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key technical leadership in operational use of the first atomic bomb in combat → |
| notableEvent |
Hiroshima atomic bombing mission
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| notableRole |
oversaw development of the atomic bomb used against Hiroshima
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supervised in‑flight arming of the Hiroshima bomb → |
| notableWork |
development and arming of the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima
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| occupation |
naval officer
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ordnance engineer → weaponeer → |
| participantIn |
Manhattan Project
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World War II → |
| positionHeld |
officer in charge of arming the Hiroshima atomic bomb
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weaponeer on the Hiroshima mission → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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United States → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Enola Gay
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crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission |