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DeShazer, Jacob Daniel "Jake"

Date of birth:
November 15th, 1912 (West Stayton/Oregon, United States)
Date of death:
March 15th, 2008 (Salem/Oregon, United States)
Service number:
6584514
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Jacob DeShazer took part in the Dollittle-Raid and then became a Prisoner-of-War to the Japanese.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sergeant Jacob D. DeShazer (ASN: 6584514), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by Japanese forces after his aircraft was shot down on or about May 22, 1945 and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release from captivity after the end of hostilities in September 1945.
Prisoner of War Medal

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