DeShazer was born on 15 November 1912 in West Stayton, Oregon and graduated from Madras Middle School in Madras, Oregon in 1931. On Sunday 7 December 1941, while peeling potatoes, DeShazer heard the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor over the radio.
DeShazer was born on November 15, 1912, in West Stayton, Oregon and graduated from Madras Middle School in Madras, Oregon in 1931. On December 7, 1941, while DeShazer was peeling potatoes, he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor.