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'Lock 4 and bridge at Chelyan, West Virginia (right).  Looking east at mile 22.8.'

1. Chelyan, West Virginia

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.

2. Portrait of Sergeant David L. West of Chelyan, W. Va.