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Elvis Presley


Other Service · US Army · Sergeant

Rank: Sergeant
United States of America

Timeline

Birth- 8 Jan 1935

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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

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Birth- 8 Jan 1935

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Birth
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America

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Birth- 8 Jan 1935
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Death
16 Aug 1977
Death
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

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1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 25 - 23 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1 Jan 1960
Rank
Sergeant
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1958
Induction date
24 Mar 1958

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Served For
United States of America

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Service Number
53310761
Marriage- 1 May 1967-Ages: 39 - 32 years
Priscilla Ann Wagner
To
9 Oct 1973
Las Vegas, Nevada
Children: Lisa Marie Presley
1 Feb 1968
Musical Achievements: 3 Awards; 14 Nominations
Grammy Awards
Musical Achievements: 147
Albums to reach Gold, Platinum, or Multi-Platinum
Musical Achievements: 31
Movies he appeared in
He begins seeing Linda Thompson
1 July 1972
Elvis gets his first guitar
8 Jan 1946
Makes his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
9 Sept 1956
Buys Graceland for $102,500
7 Mar 1957
Makes first appearance on Jackie Gleason's Show
28 Jan 1956
Officially discharged from the military
5 Mar 1960
Stars as Vince Everett in Jailhouse Rock
17 Oct 1957
Draft notice arrives
19 Dec 1957
records his first two songs at Sun Studios
1 Jan 1953
Signs a contract with RCA records worth $40,000
1 Nov 1955
Releases "Heartbreak Hotel "
27 Jan 1956
His first album, Elvis, is released
7 Mar 1956
Arrives in West Germany on the USS Randall
1 Oct 1958
Releases the album Blue Hawaii
1 Oct 1961
Quote
Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all
Religion
Christian
Occupation
Performer, Singer, Actor

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Serves in the army
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Discharged from active duty
5 Mar 1960
Receives full sergeant stripes
11 Feb 1960
Induction into the army
24 Mar 1958

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Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
male

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Category
Biological Daughter
Carma Lovely (Presley)
Real Daughter

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1 Aug 1977

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Death- 16 Aug 1977

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Heart attack
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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Death- 16 Aug 1977

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Death
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

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Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

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Other Facts

Social Security
Memphis, TN
***-**-2002

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Full Name
Elvis Presley

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Full Name
Elvis Aaron Presley
Also known as
The King, The King of Rock-n-roll

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Father
Vernon Presley
Mother
Gladys Love Smith

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