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Paul Marion Hayes (March 8, 1932) Was Born in Duncan, Oklahoma.

He was raised on a farm east of Duncan. where he learned farming. Later when his father (Thomas Hayes) developed part of the farm, Paul learned cabinetry and carpentry work. He enlisted in the Oklahoma National Guard at the age of 17, lying about his age. And graduated from Duncan High School in 1949. He married Leota F. Harper in 1950. In 1952 his national guard unit was mobilized to be deployed to the Korean conflict. On his way to the armory he was in a car accident that prevented him from being deployed. He received a medical discharge. He then went to work at the capenter shop at Ft. Sill Oklahoma where he worked 10 years before becoming a Ft Sill fire fighter, where he worked for the next 20 years. During that 30 year period he did work for himself on the side, Doing home remodeling cabinets and roofs. }}