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Trivia Quiz - No.631 - Solved

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:16 am
by Colin B
Trivia Quiz - No.631


Trivia Quiz 631a.JPG


Well, that's not his army number !

Where & when ?

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:16 pm
by galaxie
(Sgt) Elvis’ arrival at McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix — New Jersey. March 3, 1960.

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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:27 pm
by Colin B
galaxie wrote:(Sgt) Elvis’ arrival at McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix — New Jersey. March 3, 1960.


Well, you're certainly on the right lines there !

But the digits seen, the location & the date are all off !

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:32 pm
by galaxie
It was a desperate try Colin.

Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:58 pm
by galaxie
Last chance; Private Presley at Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany, Summer of ‘59 in (one of) a US Willys Jeep.

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:21 pm
by Colin B
galaxie wrote:Last chance; Private Presley at Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany, Summer of ‘59 in (one of) a US Willys Jeep.


No, it's earlier than that.

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:32 pm
by Matt Helm
Was this his number as a so called Pathfinder in the very early days in Memphis...?! :?: Matt

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:53 pm
by Colin B
Matt Helm wrote:Was this his number as a so called Pathfinder in the very early days in Memphis...?! :?: Matt


No it wasn't.

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:15 pm
by Matt Helm
A Snip from "JAILHOUSE ROCK"...Matt

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:32 pm
by galaxie
Induction day, March 24, thank you Colin for the lead solving this one.

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Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:11 pm
by Colin B
galaxie wrote:Induction day, March 24, thank you Colin for the lead solving this one.


Yes !

Army Induction - 1958 [3].jpg


Well done, galaxie !

You even found a different photo from the same day !

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:59 am
by galaxie
Thanks Colin . . . Yours is new to me, keep them trivia's rolling.

Re: Trivia Quiz - No.631

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:06 am
by galaxie
From my files, cropped:
Army - local army bus takes his to the draft board..jpg

Bigger in size . . .
Army March 24, 1958. Special bus brings Presley to the Kennedy Veteran Hospital for his physical induction..JPG