The #1 country song on July 4, 1945

Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on July 4, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Sentimental Journey
Les Brown

#1 R&B Song

Caldonia
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable July 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Ron Kovic

Born July 04, 1946

Emerson Boozer

Born July 04, 1943

Hal Lanier

Born July 04, 1942

Sam Farr

Born July 04, 1941

Pat Stapleton

Born July 04, 1940