Kenneth on Receiving the Order of Exalted White Elephant Award

Kenneth on Receiving the Order of Exalted White Elephant Award

Radford, Arthur William Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895-1961
Order of Exalted White Elephant

Kenneth had good relations with the Thai. As such, he was to be honored with the Order of Exalted White Elephant award. However, as he was not a general, he wasn't able to receive the same ranking of White Elephant as the generals in the group. As the White Elephant was the top decoration given by the Thai government to foreigners, they still wanted to honor Kenneth highly, deciding accordingly to designate him a third class White Elephant. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1953

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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 83: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 76-94

Hour 79, clip 11

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical