Paul Jay Sykes was born on October 4, 1889. He was 25 years old and a versatile athlete while at school. He entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He won a Lieutenant's rank at the and Officers' Training School at Ft. Oglethorpe, went overseas and was attached to Company B of the 7th Infantry. He died in the Argonne Forest, France, October 12, 1918, the same day that he received his commission as Captain. He is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.