West is pictured in front of a Japanese structure after he has made a recovery from hepatitis. He was the older brother of basketball star Jerry West. David 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.
Portrait of the basketball star Jerry West, who played for West Virginia University from 1956-1960 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974. In 1960, West played on the United States Olympic basketball team.
Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.
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West, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.