[1] In 1925, Bechtel, his father and brothers, Warren Jr. and Stephen joined to incorporate as W.A.
In 1943, he was elected as chairman of the advisory committee of Industrial Indemnity Exchange.
He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Industrial Indemnity Co. until 1970.
In 1970, he became senior director of Industrial Indemnity Co.[1] From 1942 to 1945, during World War II, Bechtel was the head of Marinship Corp., a shipyard in Sausalito, California for the U.S. Maritime Commission.
[3] Bechtel died on February 4, 1978, while hiking near Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.