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- IDNO:
- 050953
- Title:
- Portrait of David Lee West Wearing His U.S. Army Uniform
- Date:
- ca. 1950
- Description:
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 053200
- Title:
- Discussing the Pre-Korean Crisis, Guam
- Date:
- 1950/05/20
- Description:
- General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Edward C. Ewen, and Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson discuss the military crisis in Korea around a steam kettle in Guam.