Lester took the surname of his stepfather after his parents divorced and his mother remarried. I do not know whether he was officially adopted by Cleveland Porter.

The Ohio deaths database lists Lester Douglas Porter, born 28 May 1905 in Kentucky, died 8 Sep 1992 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, father’s surname Porter, mother’s maiden name Parker, married, education 2 years of college, occupation aircraft engine mechanics.