Barber James B. Peterson with his electric razor in hand and Elvis 
Presley in the chair

Elvis Presley’s ducktail hairstyle and famous sideburns were removed
as he received his first regulation short haircut from US Army barber
James Peterson. A clump of Elvis’ hair went up for bid in March, 2010 
at a Chicago auction house, selling for $15,000.

The former Army building at Fort Chaffee, Ark., where Elvis got  the
haircut, could be designated as an historical landmark.

Ed Danahue

Ronald Lee Ermey 

Ermey is best known for his 1987 role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in 
Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination
for Best Supporting Actor. He is a retired U.S. Marine and an honorary
Gunnery Sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps he served
as a drill instructor. 

 
President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Charles Lindbergh

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, Army Air Corps Reserve, was recognized with
the Congressional Medal of Honor for both courage and skill in navigating his
nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, France, in the Spirit of St. Louis. It
was presented by President Calvin Coolidge. 

August 14, 1945 

Glenn Edward McDuffie

HOUSTON (AP) –  A man who became known for claiming he was the sailor
kissing a woman in Times Square in a famous World War II-era photo taken
by a Life magazine photographer has died.

Glenn McDuffie died March 9 in a nursing home in Dallas, according to his
daughter, Glenda Bell.

A mail carrier and semi-professional baseball player after he returned from
World War II, McDuffie’s life became more exciting about six years ago when
Houston Police Department forensic artist Lois Gibson was able to identify
him as the young man leaning over the woman in his arms to kiss her.