Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104

Julia Parsons, a trailblazing cryptanalyst during World War II and one of the last survivors of a top-secret team of women codebreakers who deciphered German U-boat messages, passed away at 104 in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania. Her groundbreaking work enabled Allied forces to evade, attack, and sink enemy submarines, despite the Germans' belief their Enigma machine was impenetrable. A puzzle enthusiast from Pittsburgh's Great Depression era, Parsons not only cracked complex codes but also inspired a deeper understanding of historical codebreaking efforts.