United States v. Bienvenido Victorio Sison

Bienvenido Victorio Sison, appellee, was born on December 23, 1921, at Agoo, LaUnion Province, Republic of Philippines, and at the time of his application for naturalization was a citizen of the Republic of Philippines. lie served in the United States Army (Philippine Scouts) from July 18,1941 to August 22, 1945 (a period of four years and one month), and was honorably discharged for disability from wounds received during the defense of Corregidor. For such disability he receives disability compensation from the United States Veterans’ Administration. He was admitted to the United States for the first and only time on July 1, 1956, as a temporary visitor for medical treatment for his injuries at a United States veterans’ hospital in San Francisco, California.

On July 10, 1957 he filed a petition for naturalization in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, under the provisions of Section 324(a) of the Nationality Act of 1940 ( 54 Stat. 1149 , 8 U.S.C. former Section 724), and Section 405(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1101 note. The petition was granted by the district court on June 30, 1958.…