Thayer, Paul A.

Paul W. Thayer was born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 18, 1927. He was the fifth son of Hugh and Elizabeth Thayer. Thayer grew up around the country as the family moved often for his father's job at DuPont.

In 1942-1943 while attending Swarthmore High School, Thayer enrolled in the Penn State wartime program which allowed students to begin their first semester while still a high school senior. Thayer entered Penn State at age 16 and received his high school diploma on D-Day in 1944.

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