The Ashley H. Guynn crew: 710th Squadron
Picture taken at Rattlesden, England- April l944.
| Standing, L-R: | |
| 2Lt Reed Hollister | Bombardier |
| 2Lt Bernard Hadler | Navigator |
| 2Lt Richard Bender | Co-Pilot |
| 1Lt Ashley Guynn | Pilot |
| T/Sgt John Thomas | Flight Engineer |
| Kneeling, L-R: | |
| S/Sgt Edward Kucinski | Waist Gunner R |
| S/Sgt Charles Mauser | Waist Gunner L |
| S/Sgt Bernard Weis | Ball Turret Gunner |
| S/Sgt Ernest Hernandez | Tail Gunner |
| TSgt George Swingle | Radio Operator |
Flights with Ashley H. Guynn listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.”
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Plane Number | Notes |
| #1 (24-Dec-43) | Droinville, France | 42-31169 | |
| #4 (04-Jan-44) | Kiel, Germany | 42-31191 | |
| #6 (07-Jan-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | 42-31191 | |
| #10 (24-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31191 | |
| #11 (29-Jan-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #13 (03-Feb-44) | Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #14 (04-Feb-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #20 (20-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-97484 | ABORT #3 Eng out (possibly 42-3484?) |
| #22 (24-Feb-44) | Rostock, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #23 (25-Feb-44) | Regensburg, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #27 (04-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | 42-97484 | |
| #33 (15-Mar-44) | Brunswick, Germany | 42-31191 | |
| #34 (16-Mar-44) | Augsburg, Germany | 42-31902 | |
| #35 (18-Mar-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-31764 | |
| #36 (20-Mar-44) | Frankfurt, Germany | 42-31902 | |
| #39 (26-Mar-44) | Cherbourg, France area | 42-107003 | |
| #40 (27-Mar-44) | Merignac, Chartes, France | 42-107025 | |
| #41 (28-Mar-44) | Chartres, France | 42-107029 | |
| #44 (09-Apr-44) | Warnemunde, Germany | 42-107025 | |
| #46 (11-Apr-44) | Arnimswalde, Poland | 42-107025 | |
| #52 (24-Apr-44) | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 42-107025 | |
| #55 (27-Apr-44) | Le Culot, France | 42-107197 |
Co-Pilot Richard Bender; pic from “The Percolator” class 43-E (Coffeyville Army Air Field, Kansas)
Books of Interest: Maximum Effort by Richard Bender
Some photos/information provided by:
Daniel Bon