[Rides3]

My grandfather was born in the United States and was always a citizen. He didn't naturalize, never had a green card, and was 23 years old when his father naturalized.

How was your great-grandfather in the U.S. for more than 23 years before becoming a U.S. citizen?

And if your mother never applied for her Italian citizenship, she wasn't an Italian citizen - not to mention the fact that she probably never met the additional requirement of serving in the Italian armed forces, becoming an employee of the Italian Government, or living in Italy for two years after reaching legal age. There would have been no Italian citizenship for her to maintain.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

How was your great-grandfather in the U.S. for more than 23 years before becoming a U.S. citizen?

He was a resident alien. He came to the US in 1913 and became a citizen in 1944, shortly after one of his sons was killed in Normandy. My grandfather was born in 1920.

And if your mother never applied for her Italian citizenship, she wasn't an Italian citizen...

I realize that you're trying to hang on to any thread here, but there's a wide variety of sources that say you're wrong.

Italian Citizenship from: MOTHER - GRANDFATHER - GREAT GRANDFATHER

Mother - Grandfather - Great Grandfather: Your maternal grandfather was born in your native country, your maternal great grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of his birth, you were born after January 1st, 1948, and neither you nor your mother nor your grandfather ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship. If citizenship is acquired by birth in your country and you meet all these conditions, you qualify for Italian citizenship jure sanguinis"link

Nothing there about my mother serving in the Italian army.