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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob DeShazer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2801194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob DeShazer Context triple: [From Pearl Harbor to Calvary, featuresPerson, Jacob DeShazer]
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A.
Josh Schaeffer
Josh Schaeffer is a film editor known for his work on major studio features, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
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B.
Jake Schreier
Jake Schreier is an American film and music video director known for movies such as "Paper Towns" and "Robot & Frank."
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C.
Jacob Shea
Jacob Shea is a film and television composer known for his work on major nature documentaries and collaborations with composer Hans Zimmer.
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D.
Jared Rushton
Jared Rushton is an American former child actor best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Big" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids."
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E.
Evan Schiff
Evan Schiff is a film editor known for his work on high-profile action movies, including entries in the John Wick franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob DeShazer Target entity description: 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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A.
Josh Schaeffer
Josh Schaeffer is a film editor known for his work on major studio features, including the monster crossover blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong."
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B.
Jake Schreier
Jake Schreier is an American film and music video director known for movies such as "Paper Towns" and "Robot & Frank."
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C.
Jacob Shea
Jacob Shea is a film and television composer known for his work on major nature documentaries and collaborations with composer Hans Zimmer.
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D.
Jared Rushton
Jared Rushton is an American former child actor best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Big" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids."
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E.
Evan Schiff
Evan Schiff is a film editor known for his work on high-profile action movies, including entries in the John Wick franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle Pacific College
|
| familyName | DeShazer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian evangelism
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Christian pacifism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Doolittle Raid ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oregon
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oregon
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Nagoya
ⓘ
Seattle ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical books about Doolittle Raiders
ⓘ
documentaries on World War II reconciliation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob DeShazer Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.