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Ralph John lived with his parents just north of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line. He spend much of his leisure time visiting Morgantown and hunting in the West Virginia mountains. John joined the Army just before the United States entered the war and was in the second wave of the invasion of France, following D-Day June 6th, 1944.  Ralph John was killed in action near St Lo, France on August 15, 1944. He was 30 years old.

1. Ralph John of Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA

Jerry West presents the first annual Jerry West Scholarship to Kenneth Tawney of Spencer, W. Va. Tawney attended WVU, subsequently earning a law degree.

2. Awarding First Jerry West Scholarship

Chick Hearn called the play by play action during the Lakers broadcasts from 1965 until his death in 2002.

3. Jerry West and Lakers' Play by Play Announcer Chick Hearn

Jerry West is second row from the top and first on the left. No others are identified.

4. Class Portrait Chelyan Junior High, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Sculpted by Jamie Lester, the statue was unveiled February 14, 2007 and stands outside the West Virginia University Coliseum.

5. Jerry West Statue, Morgantown, W. Va.

David West, older brother of Jerry West was an outstanding student leader and athlete at East Bank High School.

6. East Bank High School Basketball Player David West, Kanawha County, W. Va.

During the 50th Anniversary celebration of the East Bank High School Alumni Association,  the changing of the town's name from East Bank to West Bank on March 24, 1956 was remembered. The one day renaming was to honor East Bank High School All-State Basketball player Jerry West who lead the Pioneers to a West Virginia State Basketball Championship that year. Jerry West is seated to the left and Mary Pat Maloney is at the podium.

7. Commemorating Changing East Bank to West Bank, Charleston, W. Va.

West was from Chelyan, West Virginia in Kanawha County. He was a graduate of East Bank High School and the older brother of basketball legend Jerry West. In 1951 during the Korean War, David was mortally wounded in action.

8. Portrait of David Lee West Wearing His U.S. Army Uniform

High School Senior Portrait of Jerry West.  West graduated from East Bank High School in 1956 and after a large number of universities showed interest in him, West chose to attend West Virginia University.

9. Jerry West, East Bank High School Senior Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.

Jerry West sits with his son after he broke his thumb while playing with the Lakers.  West's broken thumb prevented him from playing several games that year.

10. Jerry West and Son After He Broke His Right Thumb

Portrait of the East Bank High School Senior Senate

11. Jerry West and Senior Senate at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champion, East Bank High School, as Susie Williams, age 8, cheers behind him.

12. Children Celebrate Homecoming of the State Basketball Champions, East Bank, W. Va.