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 PUBLIC LAW 414-JUNE 27, 1952

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and such authenticated copies of records shall be accepted in lieu of compliance with the provisions of section 316(a). NATITKALIZATION T H R O U G H ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE I N THE ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR I OR WORLD WAR II

Revocation.

SEC. 329. (a) Any person who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States, has served honorably in an active-duty status in the military, air, or naval forces of the United States during either World War I or during a period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31, 1946, and who, if separated from such service, was separated under honorable conditions, may be naturalized as provided in this section if (1) at the time of enlistment or induction such person shall have been in the United States, the Canal Zone, American Samoa, or Swains Island, whether or not he has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, or (2) at any time subsequent to enlistment or induction such person shall have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. The executive department under which such person served shall determine whether persons have served honorably in an active-duty status, and whether separation from such service was under honorable conditions: Provided, however, That no person who is or has been separated from such service on account of alienage, or who was a conscientious objector who performed no military, air, or naval duty whatever or refused to wear the uniform, shall be regarded as having served honorably or having been separated under honorable conditions for the purposes of this section. No period of service in the Armed Forces shall be made the basis of a petition for naturalization under this section if the applicant has previously been naturalized on the basis of the same period of service. (b) A person filing a petition under subsection (a) of this section shall comply in all other respects with the requirements of this title, except that— (1) he may be naturalized regardless of age, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 331 of this title; (2) no period of residence or specified period of physical presence within the United States or any State shall be required; (3) the petition for naturalization may be filed in any court having naturalization jurisdiction regardless of the residence of the petitioner; (4) service in the military, air, or naval forces of the United States shall be proved by a duly authenticated certification from the executive department under which the petitioner served or is serving, which shall state whether the petitioner served honorably in an active-duty status during either World W a r I or dur' ing a period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31, 1946, and was separated from such service under honorable ^ conditions; and (5) notwithstanding section 336(c) of this title, the petitioner may be naturalized immediately if prior to the filing of the petition the petitioner and the witnesses shall have appeared before and been examined by a representative of the Service. (c) Citizenship granted pursuant to this section may be revoked in accordance with section 340 of this title if at any time subsequent to naturalization the person is separated from the military, air, or naval forces under other than honorable conditions, and such ground for revocation shall be in addition to any other provided by law. The fact that the naturalized person was separated from the service under other than honorable conditions shall be proved by a duly authenticated

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