Many photographs have captured parts of Jacob's story and life. This collection has been assembled by Carol Aiko DeShazer Dixon.
On Hornet before 4-18-1942<p>Left to right: Lt. George Barr (navigator), Lt. William G. Farrow (pilot), Sgt. Harold A. Spatz (engineer-gunner), Lt. Robert L. Hite (co-pilot), Cpl. Jacob DeShazer (bombardier).</p>
Jacob DeShazer - 1945
Florence DeShazer - 1945<p>1945 - Florence DeShazer</p>
Jacob DeShazer - 1946
Sail for Japan - 12-17-1948<p>Jacob and Florence DeShazer stand at a rail on a deck of the USS General Meigs in San Francisco, CA prior to sailing December 14, 1948 for Japan.</p>
Jacob DeShazer Greets Youngster - 1949<p>DeShazer greets a young member of his Tokyo congregation in January 1949. He embraced the Christian faith after reading a Bible given to him by a guard while in prison. He vowed that if he were ever freed, he would share what he had learned with the Japanese. Description from the LA Times.</p>
Office Door of Jacob DeShazer in Japan<p>Left is Rev. Don Falkenberg and to the right is Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Watson.</p>
Jacob DeShazer at Missionary Meeting in Japan - 1949<p>(Charles Gorry / Associated Press / December 5, 1949) DeShazer holds an outdoor missionary meeting in Tokyo in 1949. After he was released from prison, he returned to the United States to study at Seattle Pacific College, a Christian school. There he met his wife, and the two moved to Japan in 1948 to preach the Gospel. Description from the LA Times.</p>
Deshazer and Rev. Oda Speaking -1949<p>Jacob DeShazer and Rev. Oda speaking outside to a group of Japanese people.</p>
Jacob DeShazer - 1949