Jacob DeShazer Military person

Jacob Daniel DeShazer (15 November 1912 – 15 March 2008) participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a missionary in Japan.

Personal facts

Jacob DeShazer
Alias (AKA)Jake
Birth dateNovember 15, 1912
Birth place
Salem Oregon
Date of deathMarch 15, 2008
Place of death
Salem Oregon

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Military person

allegianceUSA
award
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
Doolittle Raid
military branch
United States Army Air Forces
service start1940
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://dod.org/Products/Jake-DeShazers-Extraordinary-Journey-from-WWII-Doolittle-Raider-to-POW--to-Missionary-to-Japan--Part-I__DOD2045.aspx
  2. http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~etmcmull/DESHAZER.htm
  3. http://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdigitalresources/38
  4. http://www.congressionalgoldmedal.com
  5. http://www.doolittleraider.com/raiders/deshazer.htm
  6. http://www.doolittletokyoraiders.com/doolittle_crew16.htm
  7. http://www.freemethodistchurch.org/Magazine/Articles/Sept-Oct%20Articles/DeShazer's%20Mother's%20Story.htm
  8. http://www.freemethodistchurch.org/Sections/Resources/BookReviews/Biography/TheAmazingStoryJacobDeShazer.htm
  9. http://www.jacobdeshazer.com