JACOB J. WIEBE, CAPT, USMC

Jacob Wiebe '93

Date of birth: June 19, 1969

Date of death: August 22, 2001

Age: 32

Lucky Bag

From the 1993 Lucky Bag:

Jacob J. Wiebe

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Snake came to us from backhills R-Kansas; God, it was good to meet a fellow good-ole boy! Plebe year brought a heart (bottle?) stopping time with Hendu at St. John’s. Jake got his feet wet in the plebe harassment program youngster year; 2/C year put him in the driver’s seat, where he stayed even through 1/C year with his leper care society. Dumb move boxing Ambulance Care Karl, especially with a 22-lb advantage, the wrong way. You won our admiration by sticking faithfully to the Aviation Eyesight Conservation sleep schedule, then waking your roomie at 5:20 in the mornings to P.T. and then play C.S. Nazi. Ring resale didn’t turn out to be your calling, did it? How about Bubbette and your favorite forklift driver? Is everyone still outta your league? Glad I never sold you that $10 quarter before service selection. Catch up to you at PCOLA. Best of luck in the Corps! – MMH, DWS

Jacob J. Wiebe

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Snake came to us from backhills R-Kansas; God, it was good to meet a fellow good-ole boy! Plebe year brought a heart (bottle?) stopping time with Hendu at St. John’s. Jake got his feet wet in the plebe harassment program youngster year; 2/C year put him in the driver’s seat, where he stayed even through 1/C year with his leper care society. Dumb move boxing Ambulance Care Karl, especially with a 22-lb advantage, the wrong way. You won our admiration by sticking faithfully to the Aviation Eyesight Conservation sleep schedule, then waking your roomie at 5:20 in the mornings to P.T. and then play C.S. Nazi. Ring resale didn’t turn out to be your calling, did it? How about Bubbette and your favorite forklift driver? Is everyone still outta your league? Glad I never sold you that $10 quarter before service selection. Catch up to you at PCOLA. Best of luck in the Corps! – MMH, DWS

Loss

Jacob was killed when his F/A-18 crashed on August 22, 2001 near Yuma, Arizona.

Other Information

From ArlingtonCemetery.net:

Captain Jacob J. Wiebe, United States Marine Corps, died August 22, 2001 in an aircraft accident near Yuma, Arizona, where he was participating in military training maneuvers. He was 32. Jacob was born at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and he grew up in Orange Park, Florida. He attended high school in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1993.
Jacob was an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, the " Silver Eagles" from Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery on September 5, 2001 with full military honors conferred.
Jacob is survived by his mother and stepfather Judy and Bill Barrett of Middleburg, Florida; his father and stepmother Albert J. Wiebe and Sandra Wiebe of Paradise, Utah; his brother and family Matthew and Cheryl Wiebe, and their three children Jacob, Sarah, and Thomas of Fayetteville, Arkansas; his grandmother Marian Cassidy of Jacksonville, Florida; his half sister Joanna Kuskie of Pennsylvania; his step sister Deni Harbin, and her children Caleb, Hannah, Jared and Sarah of Ogden, Utah; his aunts Gail Williams and Cara Gapinski; his uncles Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cassidy, Lieutenant Colonel Buck Cassidy, Cidd Cassidy, and Carl Cassidy; also numerous cousins.
His family requests that in lieu of flowers, you honor Jacob with contributions in his memory to St. Jude Childrens Research Center, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

From researcher Kathy Franz:

Graduated 1988 from Fayetteville High School (East Campus.) Rappelling. Swim Team 11,12; Letterman’s Club 12; Key Club 10,12, President 12; Student Council Representative 10; Leadership Conference 12; Science Club 10,12; Boy’s State 12; Baseball 12; Hi-Q, academic competition team 12.

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Memorials

From ArlingtonCemetery.net:

We took this Photo Memorial weekend 2005, after laying patriotic flowers at Jacob's Grave, as a loving memory to one of my best friends. May all who see it smile and continue to remember him long after the flowers fade.
Also with us were: Lieutenant and Mrs. Michael Looysen, USNA '00, Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Tolomeo, USNA '86, Colonel Tolomeo's children, Nicholas and Brittany, and Dr. Laura Weatherford. His friends, Lauralee Motis-Yow and Lieutenant John T Yow, USNA '00

Photographs

The first five photos are from his high school yearbook.

"Wearing his Mickey Mouse boxers, senior Jacob Wiebe won the prize for best shorts at the Friday, November 6, Boxer Bash."
On Memorial Day 2016, Erich Bach '93 ran from the Pentagon to Arlington National Cemetery in honor of his classmate.