Kenneth on His Adventurous Flight to Pakse and Hanoi

Kenneth on His Adventurous Flight to Pakse and Hanoi

There was no regular transportation between Saigon and Hanoi except under the authority of the French Admiral or the British General Gracie. At the time, there was only one plane in Saigon, a C-47, with bucket seats down the aisles. One of our OSS men, the son of a U.S. Senator, was murdered at that airport by the Viet Minh, who thought he was French. When Kenneth was preparing for the trip to Southeast Asia, the Senator called on him at the State Department and asked him to try to find out more on what happened to his son. Which Kenneth did. It was a famous case at the time.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1946

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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)

6:49

Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 51-75

Hour 71, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical