Kenneth on How a Solitary Chinese GI Helped Him Get to Hanoi and Kept Him Alive with Food

Kenneth on How a Solitary Chinese GI Helped Him Get to Hanoi and Kept Him Alive with Food

The conversation with General Salan played out after a while. There was nothing to eat or drink on board. The plane arrived in Hanoi late in the afternoon. By this point, Kenneth was "just miserable," dehydrated, having had nothing to eat or drink all day. There was one Chinese G.I., squatting over a charcoal brazier, with a little iron pot, cooking a Chinese stew, which was bubbling happily away in its pot. Kenneth tried hard and eventually persuaded this Chinese G.I. to let him share his meal. This gave Kenneth new strength for the rest of his trip.

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)

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

Hour 72, clip 01

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical