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Staff Sergeant Larry K. Kaiser
U. S. Army

September 3, 1943 - April 30, 1970
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas

Gold Star Mother Anna C. Kramer Kaiser
 

Ann, Terry, Sam

Gold Star Mother's Day 2003
 

Killed In Vietnam Honored Posthumously

Staff Sgt. Larry K. Kaiser, 26, of Columbus, a native of Victoria, has been awarded posthumously the Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster for Heroism, Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam G. Kaiser of Columbus have been informed.

Sgt. Kaiser was killed in action in Vietnam on April 30. He was buried May 11 in Victoria.

He had been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant, permanent, on April 29.

Prior to his death, he had been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Badge with rifle bar, Sharpshooter Badge with machine gun bar, and the Marksman Badge with automatic rifle bar.

Sgt. Kaiser had also received from the government of South Vietnam, the Civil Action Medal First Class and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm.

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Kaiser Is Recognized Posthumously

Mr. and Mrs. Sam G. Kaiser of Columbus have been informed that their son, Staff Sgt. Larry K. Kaiser, who was killed in action in Vietnam April 30, has been awarded posthumously the Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster for heroism, Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal.

Prior to death, Kaiser was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Badge with rifle bar, Sharpshooter Badge with machine gun bar, and the Marksman Badge with automatic rifle bar. Also, from the government of South Vietnam, the Civil Action Medal First Class, and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm.

Kaiser had been posthumously promoted to the rank of staff sergeant, permanent, on April 29. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and his father, Sam G. Kaiser is currently employed by J. L. Drymalla Construction Co. here in Columbus.

The Colorado County Citizen, Columbus, Texas, July 9, 1970
 

Pictures of Larry Kaiser and his cemetery marker courtesy of Terry Williams.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial rubbing courtesy of Anette Uher.

Ann is buried beside her son at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Victoria, Texas. She and her husband Samuel G. Kaiser are the parents of Staff Sergeant Larry Kurt Kaiser (September 3, 1943 - April 30, 1970), United States Army who was killed in action at Binh Thuy, South Vietnam. At the time of his enlistment the family was living in Bay City and at the time of his death his family lived in Columbus, Texas.
 

Ann C. Kaiser
 

Ann C. Kaiser, 82, of Weimar, passed away Friday, March 24, [2006] at her home.

She was born April 22, 1923 in Victoria to August and Annie Venghaus Kramer.

She graduated from Patti Waelder High School in 1940.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Sam G. Kaiser; daughter Terry Susan Williams and husband, Linsey, of Houston; two grandchildren, Laura L. Williams and Larry L. Williams and wife, Lisa; and two great-granddaughters, Ashley Renee and Emberly Ann Williams.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Larry Kurt Kaiser; brothers, Walter Kramer, Arthur Kramer and Arnold Kramer; sisters, Hilda Stange, Bertha Blaschke and Edna Maurer; half-brothers, Edwin Kramer, Karl Kramer and Bill Kramer; and half sisters, Lena Venghaus, Hattie Vaughn and Emily Klaus.

Funeral services were Tuesday, March 28 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Jeffrey Marsh officiating under the direction of Henneke Funeral Home of Columbus. Graveside services followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Victoria.

Pallbearers were Pat Gyllenband, Micke Gyllenband, Bruce Kaiser, David Kaiser, Larry Williams and Rusty Klaus.

Obit courtesy of The Colorado County Citizen, Columbus, Texas
 

Samuel G. Sam Kaiser
March 20, 1922 - July 18, 2016

Samuel "Sam" Gustav Kaiser, 94, of Weimar, Texas passed away on July 18, 2016 at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Texas. He was born on March 20, 1922 to John Henry and Emma (Fojtik) Kaiser in Moulton, Texas. On August 30, 1940 he married Anna "Baby" Constance Erna (Kramer) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Victoria, Texas.

They built their first house on Goldman Hill in Victoria, Texas with the help of Sam's father, John Henry Kaiser and Ann's father, August Henry Kramer, who provided the supplies and materials. After 15 years, they moved to Primrose Place in Victoria. Sam worked for Schuman Flooring and Marshall Construction Company. His position supervising the job construction sites moved the family eight times and to four different cities.

Sam and Ann moved to Columbus, Texas in 1969 where he worked as a Contracting Superintendent for Drymalla Construction Company. A few years later, they purchased property in Weimar, Texas and together built their home. They lived happily there for 29 years.

Sam was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus, Texas and a resident of Weimar, Texas for 39 years. He retired from Drymalla Construction Company in 1984 after 19 years.

Sam's hobbies included fishing, camping, boating, wood working/crafting, hunting, and playing games. He was also an experienced saw and blade sharpener, and machinist. He had a passion for connecting with people whether it was handing out wooden crosses he made or helping with repairs at the church. He will always be remembered for his love, honesty, loyalty, and friendship to those his life touched.

Sam is survived by his daughter, Terry Susan "Susie" Williams and husband Linsey of Houston, Texas; a brother Raymond Henry "Pete" Kaiser of Victoria, Texas; two grandchildren, Laura Lynn Williams and Larry Lamar Williams and wife Lisa; and three great-grandchildren, Ashley Renee Williams, Emberly Ann Williams, and Cole Samuel Williams.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry and Emma (Fojtik) Kaiser; wife, Anna (Kramer) Kaiser; son, SSGT Larry Kurt Kaiser; sister, Lillian (Kaiser) Gyllenband; and brother, O. W. "Ollie" Kaiser.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 10:00 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Columbus, Texas, with Whitey Robb officiating.

Visitation will be held Monday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Henneke Funeral Home, Columbus, Texas and Tuesday from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at the church.

Graveside service will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 8919 US-87, Victoria, Texas 77904, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

Pallbearers are Cole Samuel Williams, Garret Kaiser, Bruce Kaiser, Matthew Kaiser, Mike Gyllenband, Pat Gyllenband, and Ryan Gyllenband.

Honorary Pallbearers are David Kaiser and Raymond Henry "Pete" Kaiser.

Memorials are suggested to the Sergeant Larry K. Kaiser '66 Endowed Memorial Scholarship, c/o College of Architecture, 3137 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3137 or to the charity of your choice.

Henneke Funeral Home, Columbus, Texas