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Submitted: 8/20/11 • Approved: 8/21/11 • Last Updated: 7/31/12 • R577747-G0-S3
LIEUTENANT COLONEL US Army
Korea
Vietnam
October 3,1930 - June 8,2003
Meritorious Service Medal with Second Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Award, National Defense Service Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Naval Air Crew Insignia, and Meritorious Unit Emblem.
Husband of Renee G Struart Larson
Son of Elbert and Willie Thomas Larson
Kenneth Larson, Lt Col Ret, 72, of Clarksville died Sunday, June 8, 2003.
He was a son of the late Elbert and Willie (Billie) Officer Thomas Larson, graduate of Clarksville High School and the University of the Ozarks, coach and teacher at Clarksville High School in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and a boxer having won numerous state Golden Glove boxing titles.
In 1963, he entered the military and served with many honors until his retirement in 1995. Among the honors were Meritorious Service Medal with Second Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Award, National Defense Service Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Naval Air Crew Insignia, and Meritorious Unit Emblem.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Renee Stuart Larson.
Contributed on 8/20/11 by bill060
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