Book info card Elvis 1958: April-May

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Elvis 1958: April-May
Bélard, Paul F. (2025)

Linden Press , Greenlawn (NY)
paperback , 208 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8-2894-7374-5

Category:	Reference
Language:	English
Description:	In the period covered in this book, Elvis is inducted into the U.S. Army on March 24, 1958, and taken to Fort Chaffee in Arkansas where he undergoes early processing. On the 28th, he is transferred to Fort Hood in Texas, where he is assigned to the Second Armored Division, General Patton's former "Hells on Wheels" outfit. Three dozen or so newsmen and photographers await Elvis' arrival. After a press conference and his first meal, he is declared off-limits to the media. From that point on, he would be "just another soldier". Basic training started immediately and would last for the next two months. Source: book back cover.
Review(s):	Review by Piers Beagley on The Elvis Information Network ... (July 2025)
	Review (combined review with "Elvis 1958: June-July-August") on Elvis Day By Day ... (July 2025) (External reviews are copyright of the reviewer/website owner. Inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.)
Source(s):	Cover, info and description : various sources