Genealogy Chat

Thanks for that Lisa, It seems then that OH's gt uncle could have served in the Pacific with the US Navy after all....I've just got to find some record of it now! Sue

http://www.ailf.org/ipc/policy_reports_2003_pr001_soldier.asp U.S. Soldiers from Around the World After the passage of Section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 143,000 non-citizen military participants in World Wars I and II, and 31,000 members of the U.S. military who fought during the Korean War, became naturalized American citizens, according to White House statistics.

This is all I've found so far: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa/natrec.html I. U.S. Naturalization Records Military. An 1862 act of Congress provided that any alien 21 years of age and upwards who had enlisted or would in the future enlist in the U. S. Army and had been honorably discharged could be admitted a citizen without any previous declaration of intention. He did not have to prove more than one year's residence. An act of 1894 extended the privilege to those who served five consecutive years in the U. S. Navy or one enlistment in the Marine Corps. About 200,000 aliens were naturalized because of the act of May 9, 1918 which provided for the immediate naturalization of any alien engaged in U. S. military or naval service during World War I. They were naturalized at military camps or in courts nearby without declarations of intention, certificates of arrival, or proof of residence.

Does anyone know whether a Brirish citizen could have served with US Navy in WW2? Sue