United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918

Index to over 18,000 naturalizations of soldiers who served in World War I. NARA publication M1952: Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918. Index provided by Fold3.

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United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers

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What is in This Collection?

Card index to naturalizations of soldiers of foreign birth during World War I. The index is from National Archives publication M1952 Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918, part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

"Aliens serving in the U.S. military did not gain citizenship through service alone. The naturalization of soldiers was performed under certain provisions of nationality law facilitating the naturalization of members of the U.S. armed forces. These provisions waived the Declaration of Intention requirement and waived or reduced the residency requirement. Thus many soldiers filed petitions and were naturalized the same day. The expedited naturalization of soldiers could have been performed at either a Federal, State or local court having jurisdiction over the soldier's military base, or a judge from any of those courts might have held "naturalization court" at the military base. In either case, one copy of the petition should be on file in the court's records. Another copy was filed with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) which holds duplicate copies of all naturalizations granted after September 26, 1906." -- Introduction: National Archives Publication M1952 Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Information found in this collection

Petition number
Date of petition
Volume and page number of the petition
Declaration number
Date of declaration
Volume and page number of the declaration
Certification number
Date of issuance

Declarations of Intent and Naturalization Petitions

Name of the immigrant
Country of birth
Arrival date
Date of Declaration of Intent or Naturalization
Names of witnesses
Signature of judge or court official

Post-1906

Birth date
Birthplace
Age
Race
Last foreign residence
Current residence
Arrival place
Marital status
Name of spouse
Maiden name of wife
Birth date of spouse
Residence of spouse

Collection Content

Sample of indexed information:

John Smith	United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918
Name	John Smith
Event Type	Naturalization
Event Date	1918
Event Place	United States
Military Base Name	Devens
Court Number	1500

The court will be identified by the "court number" in the following publication:Directory of courts having jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings

Inventory

Film	DGS	Roll	Collection
2369898	DGS 7778582	1	Aarhus, Gullick - Debusschere, Peter
2370036	DGS 7779178	2	DeCarlo, Teobaldo - Kunz, Samuel
2370037	DGS 7779179	3	Kupatz, Joseph - Pietzke, Julius
2369899	DGS 7778583	4	Pierce, Percy Nelson - Zywiec, Peter

Collection Details

Record Type: Legal

18,324 Records

18,324 Personas

18,324 Images

Location of Original Records

National Archives and Records Administration

Cite This Collection

"United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 13 February 2025. From "Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1952. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918

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