ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː dˈuː tə ðə dᵻplˈiːʃən ʌv plˈeɪɚz kˈɔːld tə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs, ðə ɹˈæmz dɪsbˈændᵻd, ænd bˈɛntən hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd fɔːɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs dˈuː tʊ ɐ hˈɑːɹt mˈɜːmɚ, wʌz lˈoʊnd tə ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ bˈɛɹz.
In 1943 due to the depletion of players called to military service, the Rams disbanded, and Benton who had been rejected for military service due to a heart murmur, was loaned to the Chicago Bears.