Bechtel v. United States

POPE, Circuit .Judge.

The appellant Bechtel was born in Germany in 1900, served as a private in the German army during World War I, left Germany when 20 years old and spent 5 years in Sweden, then, in 1925 migrated to the United States and ultimately made his home at Oakland, California. In 1927 he filed his declaration to become a citizen. He was granted citizenship by judgment of the Superior Court of Alemeda County, California on February 23, 1934. .

These denaturalization proceedings were filed against him on December 22, 1942, in the court below, under the authoriy of section 338 of the…