Cpl. Jacob H. Turbett
Born March 17, 1988 in Redondo Beach, CA
Died Feb. 13, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Cpl. Jacob Henry Turbett of Canton, Michigan, came from a family with a history of military service. He decided early on in his life he also wanted to serve his country and make it his career for life. After his 2007 Canton High School graduation, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Jacob served tours of duty in Bangladesh and had been stationed in Okinawa, Japan. From September 2008 to March 2009 he served as a minesweeper in Iraq, making things safer for his fellow Marines. In December 2009 he deployed to Afghanistan as a combat engineer assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Jake was thinking about leaving the Marines when his enlistment was up so that he could go to school and earn a degree. He then wanted to go back into the military and get into flying. He had been in the Civil Air Patrol while in high school and was always fascinated by airplanes.
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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