Jacob DeShazer
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Jacob Daniel DeShazer (15 November 1912 – 15 March 2008) participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a Christian missionary in Japan.
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Jacob Daniel DeShazer | |
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Born | (1912-11-15)November 15, 1912 West Stayton, Oregon |
Died | March 15, 2008(2008-03-15) (aged 95) Salem, Oregon |
Place of burial | Restlawn Memory Gardens, West Salem, Oregon |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Unit | 34th Bomb Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II * Doolittle Raid |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart |
Relations | Florence DeShazer (wife) Paul, John, Mark, Carol Aiko and Ruth (children) |
Other work | Missionary |
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