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. 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.
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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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