Name:
William Sterling Parsons
Rank:
Rear Admiral
Serial Number:
Unit:
393rd Bomb Squadron (Heavy), 509th Composite
Date of Death:
1953-12-05
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virgi
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
DSC, Silver Star, LOM
Comments:
Born 26 Dec 91. Graduated US Naval Academy June 1922. Served as weaponeer on the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II.