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Henry L. Brandon

Henry Logan Brandon (1923 – June 21, 1997) was an American Naval Aviator and attorney. He sat on the Board of Directors of Unocal Corporation of California, and was the company's Vice President of International Development.

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Background and Family

Henry Logan Brandon was born in Moore County, Tennessee, in 1923. He died on June 21, 1997, in Pasadena, California.

World War II

Enlisted November 19, 1942, and trained at the Naval Air Primary Training Command 1943. He served as a Naval Aviator from 1945 to 1948. Qualified for carrier landings on a Wildcat FM-2 on the USS Guadalcanal, off Jacksonville Fl. Flew an FG-1D Corsair at US Naval Air Station, Alameda, in preparation for 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.

As Vice President of International Development, he negotiated Unocal's entry into the UAE oil market. In the 1960's, he met extensively with Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, the Emir of Ras Al Khaimah, to craft the legal agreement between his country and Unocal Corporation.

In 1969 he became Vice President, and a member of the Board of Directors of Union Oil Company of Dahomey, West Africa.

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