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Henry Walter 'Chief' Ruark, lineman and co-captain of the 1942 Bulldogs. Ruark was killed in action in Belgium in November 1944.

Cadets of the U.S. Navy pre-flight school, which existed on the UGA campus from 1942 through 1945, parade in Sanford Stadium

Navy Pre-Flight School cadets eating. The University campus was in large part taken over by the Navy and existing facilities were either enlarged or changed to meet the needs of the Pre-Flight school. New facilities were also constructed on campus;…

Navy Pre-Flight School cadets on parade. These cadets are using the open-air amphitheater on south campus as a parade ground. The amphitheater stood on what is now the site of the Boyd Graduate Studies Building and the Science Library.

Cadets of the U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School exercise on south campus of the University of Georgia.

Walter Ruark and Frank Sinkwich co-captained the 1942 Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs walking through Rose Bowl Stadium in their street clothes.

Merola was Captain of the 1950 team. Yelvington played five seasons with the New York Giants after college and a stint in the military.

Mike Castronis was an All-SEC and All-American lineman during his playing days at Georgia. He returned to his alma mater after a period of coaching high school football. He would coach and serve the University in a variety of ways and became known…

The first of many great Bulldog placekickers, Leo Costa scored at least one point in each game that he played.