Johlerpow and Zale et al.

After leaving Fort Slocum on the Eastern seaboard, Jacob arrived in San Francisco, California. Correspondence indicates that he was to sail for the Philippines in the Fall of 1940 but was delayed pending a possible health issue with his father.

While in California, he wrote regularly to many friends and family.

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Jacob was also given permission to attend school at night in the hopes he could meet the requirements to graduate high school. He attended Galileo High School in the evening. In Buffalo, New York he had been a student at Burgard Vocational School at the time of his enlistment.

Jacob also attended Sunday school and worshiped at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Included is a letter written to Jacob by his Sunday school teacher. St. Mark’s is alive and well and is listed as a historic landmar

Marie Stoiber was the eldest  of six children, the daughter of Aloysius (Al) and Eleanore (Ellie) Stoiber.  Jacob was their paper boy and at the time of enlistment, Marie Stoiber was a friend. She became his wife in 1946.

Jacob Johler also known as “Jake” or “Jack” and Aloysius “Al” Stoiber loved math. They often sat for hours working the slide rule and micrometer and talked about building a transformer.

Jacob Johler had a younger sister, Ruth and a younger brother, Frederick, who enlisted in the Navy. Ruth joined the Cadet Nurse Corp. There was another brother named Albert who died of diphtheria at a very young age. Jacob Johler’s parents (Rose and Jacob) emigrated from Hungary. His father served in World War I in France.

Here is an image of Jacob Johler Senior and his wife Rose:

Marie Stoiber attended Hutchinson Technical School in Buffalo, New York.