▁Jim ▁Fl ores , ▁billion aire ▁and ▁former ▁CE O ▁of ▁Free port - Mc Mo R an ▁ ▁Tom ▁L . ▁Ward , ▁former ▁CE O ▁of ▁Sand R idge ▁Energy ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁fict ional ▁land men ▁was ▁John ▁B rew ster , ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁actor ▁Frank ▁Wil co x , ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁B ever ly ▁Hill b ill ies ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁land man ▁for ▁" The ▁Tul sa ▁O il ▁Company " ▁who ▁secured ▁the ▁le ase ▁for ▁Jed ▁Cl amp ett ' s ▁a cre age ▁and ▁later ▁got ▁Jed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : P et role um ▁production ▁Category : Resource ▁extra ction ▁occup ations ▁Category : Leg al ▁prof essions ▁Category : O il ▁and ▁gas ▁law <0x0A> </s> ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁staff ▁left ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁island ▁of ▁Cor reg idor ▁and ▁his ▁forces , ▁which ▁were ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁They ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁P T ▁boats ▁through ▁storm y ▁se as ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁Japanese ▁war ships ▁and ▁reached ▁Mind ana o ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁From ▁there , ▁Mac Ar thur ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁fle w ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Bo eing ▁B - 1 7 ▁F