William Sterling Parsons

American Naval officer (1901–1953)
Person human Q3568975
William Sterling Parsons
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William Sterling Parsons

Summary

William Sterling Parsons is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1901-11-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bethesda[4]. He died on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a naval officer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Sterling Parsons was born in Chicago[2].
  • William Sterling Parsons died in Bethesda[4].
  • William Sterling Parsons was born on +1901-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Sterling Parsons died on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Sterling Parsons is buried at Arlington National Cemetery[8].
  • William Sterling Parsons held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Sterling Parsons's professions included naval officer[6].
  • William Sterling Parsons's education included a stint at United States Naval Academy[10].
  • William Sterling Parsons received the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[11].
  • William Sterling Parsons received the Silver Star[12].
  • William Sterling Parsons's image is recorded as Rear Admiral Deak Parsons.jpg[13].
  • William Sterling Parsons is recorded as male[14].
  • William Sterling Parsons's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Sterling Parsons's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066825268[16].
  • William Sterling Parsons's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47601627[17].
  • William Sterling Parsons's GND ID is recorded as 120806657[18].
  • William Sterling Parsons's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[19].
  • William Sterling Parsons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97020464[20].
  • William Sterling Parsons's Commons category is recorded as Deak Parsons[21].
  • William Sterling Parsons's military, police or special rank is recorded as admiral[22].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[23].
  • William Sterling Parsons's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6391051[24].
  • William Sterling Parsons's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[25].
  • William Sterling Parsons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02stns[26].
  • William Sterling Parsons's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jn20040223011[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Sterling Parsons's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1901-11-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Sterling Parsons was educated at United States Naval Academy[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Sterling Parsons worked as a naval officer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[11], a grade of an order[28], in United States[29] and Silver Star[12], a star[30], in United States[31], founded in 1918[32].

Death and Burial

William Sterling Parsons died on +1953-12-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bethesda[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[23]. Burial took place at Arlington National Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

William Sterling Parsons ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Sterling Parsons born?

William Sterling Parsons was born in Chicago[2].

Where did William Sterling Parsons die?

William Sterling Parsons passed away in Bethesda[4].

What did William Sterling Parsons do for work?

William Sterling Parsons worked as naval officer[6].

Where did William Sterling Parsons go to school?

William Sterling Parsons was educated at United States Naval Academy[10].

What awards did William Sterling Parsons receive?

Honors received include Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[11] and Silver Star[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . nnapprentice.com. nnapprentice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . atomicarchive.com. atomicarchive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . arlingtoncemetery.net. arlingtoncemetery.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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