Kenneth on Suspicions He Was a Spy, Not a Missionary

Kenneth on Suspicions He Was a Spy, Not a Missionary

When World War II broke out, Kenneth had photographs of both sides of the peninsula all the way up to Burma, and also on the islands in the Gulf of Siam [and the Andaman Sea on the west side]. He had maps. And he had a ten-year file of Siamese language newspapers, the only person in the U.S. who did. So some Siamese officials concluded that Kenneth had never truly been a missionary at all. He had been a spy. Many in the US State Department thought that Kenneth was an intelligence officer and a spy. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1939

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 78: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," Tapes 55-60

Hour 59, clip 8

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical