Vice Admiral Frederick L. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "Dick" Ashworth (January 24, 1912—December 3, 2005) was a United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bockscar, sometimes called Bock's Car or Bocks Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Bomber that A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. "Fat Man" is the codename for the Atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States on August 9 ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
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A native of Beverly, Massachusetts, Ashworth graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1933. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States Holding the rank of commander, he became Director of Operations for Project Alberta, the portion of the Manhattan Project tasked with dropping of the weapons on Japan, and selected Tinian as the location of its operating airbase. Project Alberta was a section of the Manhattan Project which developed the means of delivering the first atomic bombs, used by the United States Army The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E The director of Project Alberta, Captain William Parsons, had been weaponeer during the first mission August 6, when Hiroshima had been bombed. Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons ( November 26, 1901 - December 5, 1953) was an American Military Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's
Prior to his being named to Project Alberta, Ashworth had been commander of Torpedo Squadron Eleven (VT-11), a Grumman TBF Avenger unit based on Guadalcanal and the USS Hornet. Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115 also known as the "Eagles" is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon History Construction 1940 to 1943 The contract to build Kearsarge had been given to Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 September He stayed in the Navy after the war, serving in various roles. He was promoted to Vice Admiral and served as commander of the United States 6th Fleet from 1966 until his retirement in 1968. Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority The Sixth Fleet is the United States Navy's operational unit and staff of United States Naval Forces Europe, and once had its own headquarters in Gaeta
Frederick L. Ashworth lived for over three decades in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. He died in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 93. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo,
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