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Elvis Presley


Other Service · US Army · Sergeant

Rank: Sergeant
United States of America

Timeline

Birth- Jan 8, 1935

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Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

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Birth- Jan 8, 1935

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

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Birth- Jan 8, 1935
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Death
Aug 16, 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
Jan 1, 1960
Rank
Sergeant
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1958
Induction date
24 Mar 1958

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Served For
United States of America

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Service Number
53310761
Marriage- May 1, 1967-Ages: 39 - 32 years
Priscilla Ann Wagner
To
Oct 9, 1973
Las Vegas, Nevada
Children: Lisa Marie Presley
Feb 1, 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
Jul 1, 1972
Elvis gets his first guitar
Jan 8, 1946
Makes his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
Sep 9, 1956
Buys Graceland for $102,500
Mar 7, 1957
Makes first appearance on Jackie Gleason's Show
Jan 28, 1956
Officially discharged from the military
Mar 5, 1960
Stars as Vince Everett in Jailhouse Rock
Oct 17, 1957
Draft notice arrives
Dec 19, 1957
records his first two songs at Sun Studios
Jan 1, 1953
Signs a contract with RCA records worth $40,000
Nov 1, 1955
Releases "Heartbreak Hotel "
Jan 27, 1956
His first album, Elvis, is released
Mar 7, 1956
Arrives in West Germany on the USS Randall
Oct 1, 1958
Releases the album Blue Hawaii
Oct 1, 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
Mar 5, 1960
Receives full sergeant stripes
Feb 11, 1960
Induction into the army
Mar 24, 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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Aug 1, 1977

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Death- Aug 16, 1977

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Heart attack
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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Death- Aug 16, 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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