The #1 country song on August 28, 1944

Soldier's Last Letter By Ernest Tubb

Other #1 songs on August 28, 1944

#1 Hit Song

Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

#1 R&B Song

Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra

Notable August 28 birthdays in the 1940s

Horacio Gutiérrez
Pianist
Born August 28, 1948
Alison Steadman
Movie Actress
Born August 28, 1946
Lou Piniella
Baseball Manager
Born August 28, 1943
Imogen Cooper
Pianist
Born August 28, 1949
Ron Guidry
Baseball Player
Born August 28, 1950
William Unruh
Physicist
Born August 28, 1945
Debra Mooney
TV Actress
Born August 28, 1947