Background
Hendon, Robert Randall was born on March 20, 1894 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Robert Randall and Mary Belle (Neabors) Hendon.
Hendon, Robert Randall was born on March 20, 1894 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Robert Randall and Mary Belle (Neabors) Hendon.
Bachelor of Laws, University Oklahoma, 1916; graduate, Command and General staff schedul, 1935; graduate, War Department Industrial College, 1945.
General law practice, Wewoka, Oklahoma, 1916-1917;
member of law firm, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1921-1925;
attorney, Board Contract Adjustment, War Department, 1919;
associate member, legal advisor to secretary war, Board Contract Adjustment, War Department, 1920-1921;
attorney, senior attorney, administrative law judge, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1925-1950;
associate counsel, United States Senate Committee Investigating R.R. Financing, 1934-1936;
director tax ammortization and defense loan division, Defense Transport Administration, 1950-1954;
general law practice, from 1954. Chief contract termination division Office Chief Engineers, Washington, 1945-1946. Special assistant to administrator War Assets Administration, 1946-1947, director property management division, March-December 1947, member general board, January-May 1948.
Chiefspl. projects division Munitions Board, Office Secretary Defense, 1948-1949. President Army Physical Review Council, Office Secretary, Department Army, January-November 1950. Director C. & Gordhandas Sunderdas, Department Army (O.R.C. School), Washington, 1950-1954.
Served as 1st lieutenant American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919, France. Colonel Artillery A.U.S., 1940-1950. Commander 98th Anti-Aircraft Regiment and Searchlight-Radar Groupment 1942-1945, P.T.O. Member Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners Association, International Platform Association, Reserve Officer Association of the United States, National Association Retired Civil Employees, American Legion, DAV, American Security Council (national advisory board), Retired Military Officers Association, Order of Lafayette.
Clubs: Mason (Shriner. Life), Army and Navy, National Lawyers (founder, life member).
Married Kathlene Marie Grubaugh, December 21, 1921 (deceased October 6, 1956). Children— Robert Randall, Owen William. Married Muriel Louise Mackenzie, March 29, 1958.