The #1 country song on September 17, 1944

Soldier's Last Letter By Ernest Tubb

Other #1 songs on September 17, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable September 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Stevens

Born September 17, 1949

John Ritter

Born September 17, 1948

Gail Carson Levine

Born September 17, 1947

David Emerson

Born September 17, 1945

Robert Graysmith

Born September 17, 1942

Bob Matsui

Born September 17, 1941