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Elvis Presley Graceland + Army Induction at the Draft Board office : March 24, 1958
Elvis Presley Kennedy Veterans Hospital January 4, 1957

Vernon, Elvis & Gladys Presley March 24, 1958
Vernon, Elvis & Gladys Presley March 24, 1958
Elvis, kisses his mother goodbye before reporting to the Memphis Draft Board,where he and twelve other recruits are inducted into the US Army. Elvis was assigned army serial number 53 310 761.

Flanked by his parents, Gladys & Vernon, Elvis Presley reported for Army duty to the Draft Board office in the M &M Building at 198 South Main about 6:30 a.m. March 24, 1958. After undergoing processing and a physical at Kennedy Veterans Hospital, he and other inductees would board a bus for Fort Chaffee, Arkansas later that afternoon. By the 28th, Elvis arrived at Fort Hood, Texas where he would undergo six months training before shipping off to Germany. His mother would die before he completed training.



Elvis Presley on the day of his induction into the army March 24, 1958. 'There's not much difference between this and making a movie', he said. 'In Hollywood, you have to get up at 5 a.m. and be on the set at 6. The only different thing here is that you don't have a limousine'. After reporting for duty about 6:30 a.m. at the Draft Board office in the M&M Building, 198 South Main, he and other inductees would spend much of the day at Kennedy Veterans Hospital for processing and physicals before boarding a bus for Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.
By the 28th, Elvis arrived at Fort Hood, Texas where he would undergo six months of basic training before shipping off to Germany. (Robert Williams / Copyright, The Commercial Appeal)



Elvis Presley on the day of his induction into the army. After reporting for duty about 6:30 a.m. at the Draft Board office in the M&M Building, 198 South Main, he and other inductees would spend much of the day at Kennedy Veterans Hospital for processing and physicals before boarding a bus for Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. By the 28th, Elvis arrived at Fort Hood, Texas where he would undergo six months of training before shipping off to Germany. 'There's not much difference between this and making a movie', he said. 'In Hollywood, you have to get up at 5 a.m. and be on the set at 6. The only different thing here is that you don't have a limousine'


Elvis Presley is sworn in on the day of his induction into the army March 24, 1958.
Maj. Elbert P. Turner adminstered the oath.
Elvis Army Swearing In
March 24, 1958 (00:30)
Above, Elvis' Army Swearing In - Directed by Mayor Elbert Turner - Draft Board Memphis Tennessee

The U.S. Army provided a box lunch for Elvis Presley and other inductees the day they reported for duty.

Elvis Presley and fellow inductee Farley Guy (right), an old friend from Lauderdale Courts who was also inducted into the Army on March 24, 1958.

Elvis Presley on the day of his induction into the army March 24, 1958.



Elvis Presley on the day of his induction into the army March 24, 1958. Miss Judy Spreckels and Miss Anita Wood (next to Elvis) were among those to see him off.



Elvis leaving downtown Memphis on the bus that will take him to Kennedy Veterans Hospital.
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Elvis Presley and Colonel Parker : Fort Chaffee : March 25, 1958 ![]()
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Elvis Presley In The U.S. Army 1958-1959 ![]()
Elvis and Anita Wood looked at new auto-mobiles : March 19, 1958
Elvis Presley Kennedy Veterans Hospital : January 4, 1957
Elvis in the U.S. Army in colour
January 1958
Elvis Presley : January 8, 1958 : With Eight-year-old Mary Kosloski
March
Elvis and Anita Wood looked at new auto-mobiles : March 19, 1958
Elvis with Gladys & Vernon + Army Induction : March 24, 1958
Elvis fan letter to President Eisenhower
Elvis Presley: Inside King Creole
Elvis Presley In The U.S. Army 1958-1959
Elvis in the U.S. Army in colour
June
Elvis Presley : June 1, 1958 : Outside Graceland
Elvis Presley : June 10, 1958 : RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
August
Elvis Presley: August, 1958 : Methodist Hospital
August 14, 1958
August 13, 1958 : Waiting at the Hospital for word on his Mothers condition
October
Elvis Presley : Ray Barracks, Germany : October 2-3, 1958
Elvis Presley : Ritters Park Hotel, Bad Homburg, Germany : October 1958
Sheikh Elvis Presley : Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, Germany
November
Elvis Presley : Grafenwoehr, Germany : November 28, 1958
The Movies of 1958
1958, King Creole, Paramount
The Movies In Photos
Elvis Presley: Inside King Creole
DVDs
Elvis : The Ed Sullivan Show : The Classic Performances DVD
The Milton Berle Show DVD
Elvis : The King Of Rock n Roll 30 Hit Performances And More DVD
CDs
Greatest Live Hits of the 50’s CD From MRS
The Complete Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956
Elvis At SUN
Elvis Presley : FTD Special Edition 2 CD
Elvis
The Million Dollar Quartet
Loving You : FTD Special Edition Movie Soundtrack 2 CD
Jailhouse Rock Volume 1 : FTD Special Edition Movie Soundtrack 2 CD
Jailhouse Rock Volume 2 : FTD Special Edition Movie Soundtrack 2 CD
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong : FTD Special Edition 2 CD
The King Of Rock 'N' Roll : The Complete 50's Masters
Elvis' Golden Records CD
Elvis' Christmas Album CD
King Creole CD
Books
The Elvis Files Vol. 2 1957-1959 : Hardcover Book
Elvis In Gold : 1957
King Creole : Frame By Frame : Deluxe Hardcover Book : 400 pages
Elvis : King Creole [JAT Publising] Hardcover Book
King Creole : The Music : FTD Book & CD
Jailhouse Rock : Frame By Frame : Deluxe Hardcover Book : 400 pages
Elvis : Rock, Sex and Roll
Elvis à Paris
A Date With Elvis : The Army Years Revisited
Elvis Like Any Other Soldier Hardcover Book
The Ultimate Elvis In Munich Book
Jailhouse Rock Hardcover Book : JAT Publishing
Flashback Book + 2 CDs
Elvis Presley : The Family Album Book
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