Have yet to discover anyone else born around 60 years ago who remembers how they got the name "Ruben (or Reuben) James" at the beginning of WWII. My father's name was Ruben but there are no James in either sides of my family going back several centuries.

My 91 year old mother doesn't remember how the James got there. I reminded her of the Woodie Guthrie song of the time and how it got everyone singing along with it and how, maybe, she unconsciously added the James following the familial Ruben because of the memories of that song - she still couldn't remember and wouldn't acknowledge that possibility.

Do any other "Reuben James" named 60+ year olds out there have stories about how they got the name because of the popular song of the time?