Portrait of Sergeant David L. West of Chelyan, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 050536
- Date:
- ca. 1951
- Description:
- Sgt. David West was basketball star Jerry West's older brother. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service after dragging a fellow soldier from a rice paddy after he was hit. David died in the Korean War at age 22 when Jerry was 12.
- Topical Subjects:
- Soldiers--West Virginia., Korean War, 1950-1953., and Portraits--W.
- Personal Names:
- West, Jerry, 1938-
- Medium: