Kenneth Karl Bechtel was the son of Warren A. Bechtel

Warren A. Bechtel

Warren A. Bechtel was the founder of the Bechtel Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering and construction services firms.-Early life:...

, the founder of the Bechtel Corporation.

In 1925, Ken Bechtel joined his father Warren A. Bechtel and brothers Warren Jr. and Stephen

Stephen D. Bechtel, Sr.

Stephen Davison Bechtel was the son of Clara Alice West and Warren A. Bechtel, the founder of the Bechtel Corporation and the president of the company from 1933 through 1960....

, and incorporated as W.A. Bechtel Company. In 1926, the new company won its first major contract, the Bowman Lake Dam in California.

Bechtel served as National president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1956–1959 and received both the Silver Buffalo Award

Silver Buffalo Award

The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis, either as part of, or independent of the Scouting program...

 and the Order of the Arrow

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...

 Distinguished Service Award

Distinguished Service Award (OA)

These are recipients of the Order of the Arrow 's Distinguished Service Award . See Honors and awards of the Order of the Arrow for a description of the DSA.-Recipients:...

.

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