https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/050953https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/050953.jpgPortrait of David Lee West Wearing His U.S. Army UniformWoltz of Des Moinesca. 1950Soldiers--United States.Korean War, 1950-1953.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.Jerry WestWest Virginia History OnView