About Kenneth K. Bechtel
Lived 1904 – 1978 (aged 73). Kenneth K. Bechtel was an American businessperson.
Kenneth Karl Bechtel (July 4, 1904 – February 4, 1978) was a businessman from California associated with the W. A. Bechtel Company and Industrial Indemnity, an insurance company. He also served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1956 to 1959.
Early life Kenneth Karl Bechtel was born on July 4, 1904, in Oakland, California, to Warren A. Bechtel. He entered the family business while still in high school.
Career In 1925, Bechtel, his father and brothers, Warren Jr. and Stephen joined to incorporate as W.A. Bechtel Company. Bechtel started as the treasurer, vice president and director. He remained in the role of vice president and director until 1948. Bechtel married Nancy Foote in November 1961.
Bechtel died on February 4, 1978, while hiking near Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
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American businessman and scouting executive (1904-1978)
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Kenneth K. Bechtel was born on 4 July 1904 in Oakland.
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Kenneth K. Bechtel died on 4 February 1978 in San Francisco.
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