In the mid 1960's, while my dad was working at PG&E, everyone who was closer to retirement age, had to prove their age.
Why did PG&E require this? A gentleman who worked there - not my dad - was supposed to retire - according to PG&E's records.
When approached the man answered that he wasn't old enough. PG&E said "Yes you are - it's based on the age you gave us when you came to work here."
The man answered "Oh that was based on the age I told the Army when I joined! I wasn't 18 - I was 15!"
So everyone had to prove their age by getting a copy of their birth record.
Here is my dad's original birth record:
When he asked his mother Emily "What the Heck"! She did not say anything but, "My sisters made me!"
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