| Birth: | Apr. 30, 1922
Shelby
Oceana County
Michigan, USA | | Death: | Apr. 9, 1995
Hockessin
New Castle County
Delaware, USA | 
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: Richard Stephen Page, Elaine Rae Page (Gaskill) Benson, and Lorraine Sue Page Martin. 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 Campaign 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). He was active in the United Methodist Church in Hockessin, Delaware. He died of Brain Cancer in 1995.
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Parents:
Alonzo "Lon" Edwin Page (1888 - 1963)
Estella Mae Whitcomb Page (1885 - 1972)
| | | Burial:
Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Bear
New Castle County
Delaware, USA
Plot: Section C, Row E, Site 16 |
Created by: Kit and Morgan Benson
Record added: Jun 10, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5530893 |
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Olive
Added: May. 4, 2013 |
Daddy, I miss you so much and think of you often. We've taken good care of mom, who is 91 this year, but wish you were here to be with her. You have wonderful grandchildren & lots of grandchildren now: Mackenzley, Mattson, Madison, Elizabeth (who bears ...(Read more)
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Elaine
Added: May. 25, 2012 |
Miss you Uncle Paul. I always looked forward to your annual summer visits back to Michigan. I don't remember this but I am told that when I was a little tyke and you were a teenager, you would come over to play with me, but had to sneak away when I wasn't...(Read more)
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Larry
Added: Jun. 3, 2011 |
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