American singer and actor Elvis Presley served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1960 after being drafted to serve in the military as an active duty soldier for two years. At the time of his enli
Presley at Ray Barracks, West Germany, 1958
Elvis Presley's two-year active duty service obligation, March 24, 1958
Presley in the 1958 film King Creole
Presley being sworn into the Army on March 24, 1958, at Fort Chaffee
Ray Barracks
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Ray Barracks was a United States Army installation in Friedberg, Germany until it was closed by the U.S. government in 2007 and returned to the German government. Located in the southern part of the c
Military career of Elvis Presley
…mother's room was to be altered. After training at Fort Hood, Presley was reassigned to the 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32d Armor, 3d Armored Division, at Ray Barracks, West Germany, where he served as an armor intelligence specialist. He left Fort Hood on September 19, headed for Brooklyn Army Terminal in New York…
Ray Barracks in 1956
An aerial view of the barracks in 1950
Elvis Presley-Monument at former Ray Barracks, 2017