Paul is the son of Alonzo Edwin and Estella Mae (Whitcomb) Page. He married Mary Belle Skinner, Sept. 11, 1943 in Corpus Christi, TX. They have three children. Paul served in the US Navy during World War II as an F2F "Wildcat" Fighter Pilot, on the USS Corrigedor and USS Sergeant Bay (both escort carriers) in the Pacific. After the war, he remained in the Navy Reserve, retiring in 1966. His Awards include: Silver Star (2 awards), Distinguished Flying Cross (2 awards), Air Medal (seven awards), American Campaign Medal, Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Cold War Service Medal. Following the war, he received his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He worked for Imperial Wall Paper Company in Glens Falls, NY, and later, for Hercules, Inc. in Ohio and in Delaware. Upon retirement, he founded his own business: Paul L. Page, Inc. He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICE) and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (Tappi), and held six patents with the US Patent Office. He was active in the United Methodist Church in Hockessin, Delaware. He died of Brain Cancer in 1995.
Paul is the son of Alonzo Edwin and Estella Mae (Whitcomb) Page. He married Mary Belle Skinner, Sept. 11, 1943 in Corpus Christi, TX. They have three children. Paul served in the US Navy during World War II as an F2F "Wildcat" Fighter Pilot, on the USS Corrigedor and USS Sergeant Bay (both escort carriers) in the Pacific. After the war, he remained in the Navy Reserve, retiring in 1966. His Awards include: Silver Star (2 awards), Distinguished Flying Cross (2 awards), Air Medal (seven awards), American Campaign Medal, Pacific Theater Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the Cold War Service Medal. Following the war, he received his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He worked for Imperial Wall Paper Company in Glens Falls, NY, and later, for Hercules, Inc. in Ohio and in Delaware. Upon retirement, he founded his own business: Paul L. Page, Inc. He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICE) and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (Tappi), and held six patents with the US Patent Office. He was active in the United Methodist Church in Hockessin, Delaware. He died of Brain Cancer in 1995.
