page_title: Jacob E. Schlereth
section_title: Likeness in military museum
hierarchical_section_title: Jacob E. Schlereth / Legacy / Likeness in military museum
caption_attribution_description: SFC Jacob E. Schlereth sits for the casting process required to make a wax figure for an exhibit at the Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
context_page_description: Jacob Edward Schlereth 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.
context_section_description: In 2011, Schlereth was selected to take part in the "Faces of Valor" Project of the Fort Campbell Historical Society. Army soldiers who had been awarded the Bronze Star with Valor were chosen to have their likeness recreated in one of the many exhibits to be featured in the upcoming Wings of Liberty Museum. Casts were made of his hands and head and incorporated into a wax figure on display as one of seven tableau depicting the rich history of the 101st Airborne Division.
caption: Schlereth during the process of making a plaster cast of his head
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