Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012
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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 disp…
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September 7, 2012
Creator:
Mendoza, Aaron
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation