Paul, son of Edwin Richard and Nellie May Johnson Chatfield, married Marguerite Louise Piatt in 1949. They had five children, 2 girls and 3 boys.
Paul served in the US Navy during WWII.
He worked for Meadow Gold Dairy until he became a fireman with the Springfield Fire Department in 1955. Paul retired from the Springfield Fire Department in 1983.
He enjoyed boating, gardening and bird watching (findagrave.com)