Jacob DeShazer
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Jacob DeShazer was a World War II Doolittle Raider who, after being captured and imprisoned by the Japanese, converted to Christianity and later returned to Japan as a missionary.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob DeShazer canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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Doolittle Raider ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Flying Cross
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Prisoner of War Medal ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Seattle Pacific University
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surface form:
Seattle Pacific College
|
| familyName | DeShazer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian evangelism
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Japan–United States relations ⓘ
surface form:
Japan–United States reconciliation
|
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfDeath | peaceful death at home ⓘ |
| hasParticularReligionConversion | converted from nonreligious background to Christianity in captivity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bible
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Christian pacifism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Free Methodist Church ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | staff sergeant ⓘ |
| movement | evangelical Christianity ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
captured by Imperial Japanese forces
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conversion to Christianity while imprisoned ⓘ prisoner of war in Japan ⓘ returned to Japan as a missionary ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in postwar Christian reconciliation between United States and Japan ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | Japanese Christian converts ⓘ |
| notableWork | I Was a Prisoner of Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
military aviator
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missionary ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oregon
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oregon
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United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Nagoya
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Seattle ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical books about Doolittle Raiders
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documentaries on World War II reconciliation ⓘ |
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