▁schools ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁other ▁states . ▁Pay ne ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁and ▁was ▁trained ▁at ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁attended ▁Fort ▁Sher idan ▁Offic ers ▁Training ▁School , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁Company ▁H , ▁ 3 2 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁ 8 0 th ▁Division . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 – 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Me use - Arg one ▁Off ensive , ▁leading ▁men ▁of ▁H ▁Company ▁to ▁take ▁Dead ▁Man ' s ▁Hill ▁( Le ▁Mort ▁Hom me ). ▁Pay ne ▁received ▁a ▁battle field ▁commission ▁to ▁Captain ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Arm ist ice . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁I tt ner ▁form ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Houston ▁School ▁Board ▁to ▁design ▁all ▁new ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁city . ▁After ▁this ▁contract ▁was ▁completed ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁design ▁schools , ▁j ails , ▁office ▁buildings , ▁stad iums , ▁houses ▁and ▁museum s ▁in ▁Texas ▁including ▁for ▁An ahu ac ▁I SD , ▁Be aum ont ▁I SD , ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁I SD , ▁Houston ▁I SD , ▁and ▁Hun ts ville ▁I SD . ▁ ▁After ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Pay ne ▁tried ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁renew al ▁of