Kayser, Vernon, “Kayser, Vernon (Interview outline), 2012,” Digital Collections, accessed April 21, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29152.
Vernon Kayser was born April 23, 1933 in Caledonia, Michigan. He was drafted and served in the 10th Engineering Battalion. He was sent to Fort Pickett, Virginia for sixteen weeks of basic training and then spent eight weeks of leadership training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. His battalion built bridges, pontoon bridges, and went on maneuvers during the Korean War. He served from 1953-1955.