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Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Mendoza, Aaron
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice from American Florist Supply Co., April 4, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice from American Florist Supply Co., April 4, 1949]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner, Plantersville, Nurs, by American Florist Supply Co. including hedge shears and pest control products, totaling $13.40.
Date: April 7, 1949
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Repairing a Shave-Master] (open access)

[Invoice for Repairing a Shave-Master]

Invoice for service provided to D. W. Kempner by Sunbeam Corporation, including repairing a shave-master along with its transportation and handling charges, summing to $2.30.
Date: January 7, 1952
Creator: Sunbeam Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Malin's Wire Gauge] (open access)

[Invoice for Malin's Wire Gauge]

Invoice for items sold to Daniel W. Kempner of Plantersville Nurse. by American Florist Supply Co., including 6 spools each of Malin's wire gauge 22 and 24 for $2.45, marked paid by check on the 20th of June, 1950.
Date: June 7, 1950
Creator: American Florist Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History