The #1 song on August 18, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 18, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

Oklahoma Hills
Jack Guthrie

Notable August 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Paula Danziger

Born August 18, 1944
Martin Mull

Born August 18, 1943
Henry G. Sanders

Born August 18, 1942
Adam Makowicz

Born August 18, 1940