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The Vanport Boys

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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The Vanport Boys
This photo has three future or then current husbands of my Mom, Gloria Mae Paulson, her sister Joyce, and her other sister, June. From left to right, Walter Schmuckal, who married Joyce; Corbin "Dennis" C. Knight, who married my mother, Gloria (her first marriage, and my sister Linda's biological father); Dean Lettenmaier, Sr., who married Mom's other sister, June. The fourth man in this photo is unknown.
This photo was taken n Vanport, Portland, Oregon, before the famous Vanport Flood of May 30, 1948.. The house in this photo has the address of 6821.
There is a second photo of just two of the guys "horsing around." This will be downloaded, but with little description.
Date & Place: at Vanport in PORTLAND, Multnomah County, Oregon 97231, United States
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Dean was my Grandfather he later married my grandmother Shirley they were some very good hearted people that I miss dearly.
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Dean Lettenmaier Sr
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dean Lettenmaier Sr.
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Corbin C. Knight
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Corbin C. Knight.
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Walter J Schmuckal
Walter J Schmuckal of Lebanon, Linn County, OR was born on November 17, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on January 3, 2002.
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