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players who were selected as by various organizations and writers as the best football players at their respective positions who were serving in the military and playing on military service football teams in 1944.
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246:"Navy Places Four on AP Service All-America; Trippi in Backfield"
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252:. December 12, 1944. p. 10 – via
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128:Harold Jungmichael, San Diego NTC (AP-2)
237:
147:Thomas Robertson, Randolph Field (AP-2)
20:
226:1944 College Football All-America Team
7:
103:Vic Schleich, Iowa Pre-Flight (AP-2)
160:, North Carolina Pre-Flight (AP-1)
106:Donald Cohenour, Ft. Pierce (AP-2)
81:Kenneth Whitney, Ft. Warren (AP-2)
14:
131:Morris Klein, Great Lakes (AP-2)
1573:Eastern Flying Training Command
1797:Personnel Distribution Command
342:1944 All-Service football team
335:1943 All-Service football team
100:, St. Mary's Pre-Flight (AP-1)
78:, St. Mary's Pre-Flight (AP-2)
47:1944 All-Service football team
21:1944 All-Service football team
1:
1308:Klamath Falls Marine Barracks
1882:1944 college football season
27:1944 college football season
442:Manhattan Beach Coast Guard
1898:
1392:San Francisco Coast Guard
1350:North Carolina Pre-Flight
921:North Carolina Pre-Flight
402:North Carolina Pre-Flight
250:The St. Petersburgh Times
196:, Second Air Force (AP-2)
184:, Fourth Air Force (AP-2)
72:, Second Air Force (AP-1)
317:1944 Cotton Bowl Classic
166:, Third Air Force (AP-1)
144:, Iowa Pre-Flight (AP-1)
1804:Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
1110:Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
410:Saint Mary's Pre-Flight
172:, Randolph Field (AP-1)
94:, Fleet City NTS (AP-1)
66:, Randolph Field (AP-1)
767:Curtis Bay Coast Guard
753:Charleston Coast Guard
1818:Santa Barbara Marines
1461:Air Transport Command
963:St. Mary's Pre-Flight
907:Norfolk Fleet Marines
1552:Cherry Point Marines
1475:AAF Training Command
1238:Fairfield-Suisun AAB
1210:Cherry Point Marines
760:Cherry Point Marines
609:Del Monte Pre-Flight
202:, Fort Pierce (AP-2)
1217:Coronado Amphibious
1126:Alameda Coast Guard
1005:Ward Island Marines
998:Spokane Air Service
662:Alameda Coast Guard
546:Alameda Coast Guard
190:, Bainbridge (AP-2)
178:, Norman NAB (AP-1)
125:, Camp Peary (AP-1)
119:, Bainbridge (AP-1)
1566:Corpus Christi NAS
1280:Georgia Pre-Flight
844:Jacksonville NATTC
823:Georgia Pre-Flight
450:Corpus Christi NAS
394:Georgia Pre-Flight
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1868:
1489:Atlantic City NAS
1140:Atlantic City NAS
669:Atlantic City NAS
142:George Strohmeyer
51:American football
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1706:Jacksonville NAS
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1671:Great Lakes Navy
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1657:Fourth Air Force
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1089:
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991:South Plains AAF
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1853:Third Air Force
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1839:South Camp Hood
1837:
1830:
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1816:
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1769:North Camp Hood
1767:
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1601:First Air Force
1599:
1592:
1587:Ellington Field
1585:
1580:El Toro Marines
1578:
1571:
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1550:
1543:
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1510:Bergstrom Field
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1480:
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1266:Fourth Infantry
1264:
1257:
1250:
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1231:Ellington Field
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1168:Bunker Hill NAS
1166:
1159:
1152:
1147:Bergstrom Field
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1116:
1108:
1100:
1092:
1086:El Toro Marines
1084:
1076:
1068:
1062:Iowa Pre-Flight
1060:
1052:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1017:
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975:
968:
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583:
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553:Albuquerque AAB
551:
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386:Iowa Pre-Flight
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188:Charlie Justice
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98:John Woudenberg
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1699:Hutchinson NAS
1695:
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1674:
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1664:Great Bend AAF
1660:
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1622:Fort McClellan
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728:
721:
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655:300th Infantry
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540:(APS T-No. 20)
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1811:San Diego NTS
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1385:San Diego NTS
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1312:
1309:
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1301:Keesler Field
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1277:
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1273:Galveston AAF
1270:
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1203:Chatham Field
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1158:
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1832:Selman Field
1762:Minter Field
1734:Little Creek
1678:Gulfport AAF
1615:Fort Benning
1594:Farragut NTS
1531:Camp Detrick
1468:Amarillo AAF
1399:Selman Field
1371:Richmond AAB
1343:Minter Field
1224:Daniel Field
1133:Amarillo AAF
1012:Wright Field
956:Richmond AAB
851:Kearns Field
781:Fort Douglas
774:Daniel Field
746:Camp Lejeune
711:Camp Edwards
683:Bowman Field
538:Fort Douglas
530:Daniel Field
522:Spence Field
508:(APS No. 17)
500:(APS No. 16)
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92:Joe Stydahar
70:Nick Susoeff
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1713:Kearney AAF
1650:Fort Warren
1636:Fort Pierce
1629:Fort Monroe
1559:Dalhart AAF
1482:Albany Navy
1427:Tonopah AAF
1378:Sampton NTS
1364:Ottumwa NAS
1322:Lubbock AAF
1315:Lincoln AAF
1259:Fort Warren
1252:Fort Monroe
1120:(AP No. 20)
1112:(AP No. 19)
1104:(AP No. 18)
1102:Fort Pierce
1096:(AP No. 17)
1088:(AP No. 16)
1080:(AP No. 13)
1072:(AP No. 10)
1070:March Field
977:Sampson NTS
928:Ottumwa NAS
893:Lubbock AAF
886:Lowry Field
816:Fort Warren
795:Fort Monroe
732:Camp Kilmer
725:Camp Gordon
635:(AP No. 17)
627:(AP No. 11)
619:(AP No. 10)
617:March Field
514:Fort Totten
506:March Field
444:(APS No. 9)
436:(APS No. 8)
428:(APS No. 7)
420:(APS No. 6)
412:(APS No. 5)
404:(APS No. 4)
396:(APS No. 3)
388:(APS No. 2)
327:All-Service
194:Glenn Dobbs
182:Jack Jacobs
176:Len Eshmont
170:Bill Dudley
158:Otto Graham
123:Russ Letlow
76:Bolo Perdue
1783:Olathe NAS
1776:Oceana NAS
1741:Luke Field
1643:Fort Riley
1608:Fleet City
1545:Camp Peary
1517:Camp Beale
1496:Bainbridge
1455:(AP No. 3)
1447:(AP No. 1)
1357:Olathe NAS
1245:Fleet City
1196:Camp Peary
1182:Camp Ellis
1175:Camp Beale
1078:Norman NAS
1064:(AP No. 6)
1056:(AP No. 5)
1054:Bainbridge
1048:(AP No. 4)
1040:(AP No. 3)
1032:(AP No. 1)
914:Norman NAS
879:Logan Navy
830:Greensboro
802:Fort Riley
718:Camp Grant
704:Camp Davis
633:Bainbridge
611:(AP No. 8)
603:(AP No. 6)
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587:(AP No. 2)
498:Camp Davis
490:Fort Riley
426:Camp Grant
378:AP Service
302:Bowl games
232:References
200:Bill Daley
1755:Miami NTC
1748:Miami NAS
1692:Hondo AAF
1336:Miami NTC
1287:Hondo AAF
1161:Bryan AAF
788:Fort Knox
690:Bryan AAF
466:Fort Knox
1876:Category
1538:Camp Lee
1189:Camp Lee
739:Camp Lee
220:See also
86:Tackles
380:No. 1)
136:Center
111:Guards
212:AP =
152:Backs
1453:Navy
1445:Army
1437:1945
1046:Navy
1030:Army
1022:1944
625:Army
593:Navy
577:1943
367:Navy
360:Army
352:1942
58:Ends
45:The
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