He was the son of Anton Raymond Koehler and Grace Velma Jack. He married Aurora Aidelaide Garcia at Clark AFB, Manila, Philippines, on December 18, 1951. They had five children: Marie, Frtiz, Anna Kathy, Grace, Cenia Sue "Sam", John, and Velma "Bien".
He was a career serviceman. He graduated from Selman Field Aviation school in Monroe, Louisiana, in July 1945. He retired as a Warrant Officer after serving over 23 years in the Air Force. After his military retirement, he obtained his degree in Journalism from the University of Columbia (SC) and worked as a civil servant for the U.S. Government at Fort Jackson, retiring as the Chief of the Arts and Crafts department, specializing in photography.
He spent most of his adult life researching the genealogy of his family along with his sister Jeannie. Jacob did most of the research on the Koehler lines dating back to Germany and while in the Air Force stationed in Germany had on many ocassions met with distant cousins and even met the last surviving brother of our great-grandfather. Jacob traveled to several of the areas in the U.S. where our ancestors lived, and researched town and cemetery records to piece together some of our history. Along the way he met cousins of our grandmother, who were still living in Iowa and became fast friends, corresponding with them throughout the years. He also obtained old photos from these distant cousins and family members and with his skills as a photographer, made duplicates of the photographs, so that other family members could have copies. These are still cherished and will be appreciated for generations.
In addition to his widow and children, he was survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was also survived by his sister Jeannie and brother Kenneth.
He was a career serviceman. He graduated from Selman Field Aviation school in Monroe, Louisiana, in July 1945. He retired as a Warrant Officer after serving over 23 years in the Air Force. After his military retirement, he obtained his degree in Journalism from the University of Columbia (SC) and worked as a civil servant for the U.S. Government at Fort Jackson, retiring as the Chief of the Arts and Crafts department, specializing in photography.
He spent most of his adult life researching the genealogy of his family along with his sister Jeannie. Jacob did most of the research on the Koehler lines dating back to Germany and while in the Air Force stationed in Germany had on many ocassions met with distant cousins and even met the last surviving brother of our great-grandfather. Jacob traveled to several of the areas in the U.S. where our ancestors lived, and researched town and cemetery records to piece together some of our history. Along the way he met cousins of our grandmother, who were still living in Iowa and became fast friends, corresponding with them throughout the years. He also obtained old photos from these distant cousins and family members and with his skills as a photographer, made duplicates of the photographs, so that other family members could have copies. These are still cherished and will be appreciated for generations.
In addition to his widow and children, he was survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was also survived by his sister Jeannie and brother Kenneth.
He was the son of Anton Raymond Koehler and Grace Velma Jack. He married Aurora Aidelaide Garcia at Clark AFB, Manila, Philippines, on December 18, 1951. They had five children: Marie, Frtiz, Anna Kathy, Grace, Cenia Sue "Sam", John, and Velma "Bien".
He was a career serviceman. He graduated from Selman Field Aviation school in Monroe, Louisiana, in July 1945. He retired as a Warrant Officer after serving over 23 years in the Air Force. After his military retirement, he obtained his degree in Journalism from the University of Columbia (SC) and worked as a civil servant for the U.S. Government at Fort Jackson, retiring as the Chief of the Arts and Crafts department, specializing in photography.
He spent most of his adult life researching the genealogy of his family along with his sister Jeannie. Jacob did most of the research on the Koehler lines dating back to Germany and while in the Air Force stationed in Germany had on many ocassions met with distant cousins and even met the last surviving brother of our great-grandfather. Jacob traveled to several of the areas in the U.S. where our ancestors lived, and researched town and cemetery records to piece together some of our history. Along the way he met cousins of our grandmother, who were still living in Iowa and became fast friends, corresponding with them throughout the years. He also obtained old photos from these distant cousins and family members and with his skills as a photographer, made duplicates of the photographs, so that other family members could have copies. These are still cherished and will be appreciated for generations.
In addition to his widow and children, he was survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was also survived by his sister Jeannie and brother Kenneth.
He was a career serviceman. He graduated from Selman Field Aviation school in Monroe, Louisiana, in July 1945. He retired as a Warrant Officer after serving over 23 years in the Air Force. After his military retirement, he obtained his degree in Journalism from the University of Columbia (SC) and worked as a civil servant for the U.S. Government at Fort Jackson, retiring as the Chief of the Arts and Crafts department, specializing in photography.
He spent most of his adult life researching the genealogy of his family along with his sister Jeannie. Jacob did most of the research on the Koehler lines dating back to Germany and while in the Air Force stationed in Germany had on many ocassions met with distant cousins and even met the last surviving brother of our great-grandfather. Jacob traveled to several of the areas in the U.S. where our ancestors lived, and researched town and cemetery records to piece together some of our history. Along the way he met cousins of our grandmother, who were still living in Iowa and became fast friends, corresponding with them throughout the years. He also obtained old photos from these distant cousins and family members and with his skills as a photographer, made duplicates of the photographs, so that other family members could have copies. These are still cherished and will be appreciated for generations.
In addition to his widow and children, he was survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was also survived by his sister Jeannie and brother Kenneth.
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