Henry L. Brandon
Henry Logan Brandon (1923 – June 21, 1997) was an American Naval Aviator and attorney. He served as Chairman of the Board for Unocal Corporation.
Background and Family
Henry Logan Brandon was born in Moore County, Tennessee, in 1923. He died on June 21, 1997, in Pasadena, California.[1]
World War II
Enlisted November 19, 1942, and trained at the Naval Air Primary Training Command 1943.[2] He served as a Naval Aviator aboard the USS Randolph in 1944 and 1945. Piloted an F4U Corsair in the pacific theatre. Participated in Operation Downfall.
After his discharge from the Navy he attended the Southern Methodist University, where he earned a Juris Doctor.
International business career with Union Oil
During his time with the Unocal Corporation, Brandon worked as the company's general manager in Cuba and Guatemala. In 1961 he became the company's Vice President of International Development. That year he participated in Union's entry into the Indonesian oil market, writing a "contract of work" arrangement, which was a first for indonesia. In a speech on Indonesian Independence Day in August, 1961, then President Sukarno talked at some length about "production sharing", which included some of Brandon's suggestions.[3]
Footnotes
Taylor, F. (1976). Unearthing Buried Riches. In Sign of the 76: The fabulous life and times of the Union Oil Company of California. (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 362). Los Angeles: Union Oil Company of California.
References
- ^ http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/henry-l-brandon/59339505
- ^ http://www.fold3.com/image/313347020/
- ^ Taylor, F. (1976). Unearthing Buried Riches. In Sign of the 76: The fabulous life and times of the Union Oil Company of California. (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 362). Los Angeles: Union Oil Company of California.