Pvt. Elvis Presley. In His Underwear.

From the age of 23 to 25 - March 1958 to March 1960 - Elvis Presley was a soldier in in the United States Army. His monthly pay was $78 - plus $1,000 from his record company. Extraordinarily, different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces had vied with each other to secure Elvis as a serving member. The Navy offered to form an "Elvis Presley" company, created exclusively from Elvis' friends and men from Memphis. As an added incentive, he would be given his own private quarters and would perform in ...