USS Jack W. Wilke (DE-800) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Ensign Jack W. Wilke (1919–42), a naval aviator in Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) who was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism in the Battle of Midway. Jack W. Wilke was launched by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, 18 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Joe H. Wilke, mother of Ens. Wilke; and commissioned 7 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander Robert D. Lowther in command.