Philadelphia Eagles
World-War Era Eagles Photos
On this Memorial Day, we take a look at some photos and program covers from World War II which affected the NFL ...
![The late Chuck Bednarik (first row, left) served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. As a waist gunner in a B-24 Liberator, Bednarik took part in 30 long-range bombing missions over Germany](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fnqofv4ditqwmhj8vbzd.jpg)
The late Chuck Bednarik (first row, left) served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. As a waist gunner in a B-24 Liberator, Bednarik took part in 30 long-range bombing missions over Germany
![In 1943, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged to form the Steagles due to the manpower shortage](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ro48hfhkhop7zuvkqidy.jpg)
In 1943, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged to form the Steagles due to the manpower shortage
![A team photo of the 1943 Steagles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qb2khfjqpf9jhhylm0w9.jpg)
A team photo of the 1943 Steagles
![The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Chicago Bears](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hi74osxszpxvuj8rhsav.jpg)
The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Chicago Bears
![The Gameday Program from the 1943 game between the Eagles and the New York Giants](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/vne1dhezfe8c14ujhsra.jpg)
The Gameday Program from the 1943 game between the Eagles and the New York Giants
![The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Washington Redskins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/sjebu1mmuhbprdlychyh.jpg)
The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Washington Redskins
![The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Steelers-Cardinals](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ieuwime2su7c6dr1phyq.jpg)
The Gameday Program from the 1944 game between the Eagles and the Steelers-Cardinals
![The Gameday Program from the 1945 game between the Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/t2a1iddbuv2jpqiyukm6.jpg)
The Gameday Program from the 1945 game between the Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers