Jacob Edward Schlereth (December 1, 1980 – November 27, 2012) was a United States Army soldier.
He was in the infantry, cavalry, and was a drill sergeant.
Known his whole life as "Jake", Schlereth completed three tours of duty, one in Iraq and two in Afghanistan, and was serving as a reconnaissance instructor when he died suddenly at age 31 from an unexplained coronary anomaly.