Casualties of the Korean Conflict Mitchell, Yancey, and Avery Counties This is a new page to be added to the Mitchell County page. Since that update may take a while, I decided to post it to the lists, also. U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED FROM HOSTILE ACTION (INCLUDING MISSING AND CAPTURED) IN THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-1957 • Cpl. Ben R. Aldridge (Avery NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 11 Sep. 1950. • Pfc. Bob D. Autrey (Yancey NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 11 November 1951. • Pvt. Phillip Duncan (Mitchell NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 23 March 1952. • Pfc. John Hilemon (Yancey NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 04 September 1950. • Pvt. Lloyd B. Howell (Mitchell NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 30 June 1953. • Pvt. Luther R. Howell (Avery, NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 13 February 1951. • Pvt. Gene A. Laws (Green Mountain, NC), U.S. Marines. Killed in action, 12 July 1953. • Cpl. Lawson Pearson (Mitchell, NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 08 March 1951. • Cpl. Billy Pendley (Mitchell, NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 27 June 1951. • MSgt. Jack R. Renfro, Jr. (Yancey, NC), U.S. Army. Died of wounds, 10 September 1950. • Pvt. J. S. Silvers (Yancey, NC), U.S. Army. Died while missing, 06 July 1953. • Sfc. David P. Sluder (Avery NC), U.S. Army. Died while missing, 14 July 1950. • Pfc. Clarence W. Trivett (Mitchell NC), U.S. Army. Died while missing, 02 November 1950. • Cpl. Hurley Wilson (Yancey, NC), U.S. Army. Killed in action, 31 March 1951. Notes: • For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date died or declared dead, not the date declared missing or captured. • Residence: Army lists county; Air Force, Navy, and Marines list city or town or place. Source: Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1950-1957 (machine-readable record), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330.