The #1 country song on July 5, 1945

Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima By Bob Wills

Other #1 songs on July 5, 1945

#1 Hit Song

Sentimental Journey
Les Brown

#1 R&B Song

Caldonia
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable July 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Eliot Field
Dancer
Born July 05, 1942

Jesse Green
Drummer
Born July 05, 1948

Gary Matthews
Baseball Player
Born July 05, 1950

Gwyneth Powell
TV Actress
Born July 05, 1946

Pier Giorgio di Cicco
Poet
Born July 05, 1949

Robbie Robertson
Rock Singer
Born July 05, 1943