John Berech Sr. Post 3

Just to let you know, all of this information I'm posting I didn't just find in the past 2 days. I have found it over the past 6 weeks. I'm just now getting around to letting you guys know about it.


So now I know for sure buy the time he registers for the draft in 1942 he is no longer listing himself as an alien. So sometime after 1917 and before 1942 he applies for naturalization. I find the index filing card of his naturalization dated 14 November 1927,the copy of this index file lists November 1st with no year but the transcription I read (not posted here) lists 14 Nov 1927. The years is easy enough to confirm by adding his age to his birth year, but now I'm not sure about the 1st or the 14th. But anyhow... it was issued in Nov of 1927 good enough.... It's issued by the United Stated District court of New York. He's 32 years old. He is listed as married but no information about her even though it asks for a name and place of residence. (Hey Grandpa! her name is Olga!) It asks for the names of any minor children but they are not born yet so it lists none, and his place of residence is 254 W. 25th Street. with no city or state listed but it makes sense that it is New York since the naturalization was issued by the USDCNY, and that's all there is to offer there.

BTW - at the top where is shows his name is says (5 5 1/2 dbb Rus )

that means 5' 5 1/2" tall dark brown hair brown eyes and Russian

So... we know for sure....

He was born in Minsk Russia in 1895

He registered for the WWI draft in 1917 as an alien and is unmarried and lives in Manhattan NY.

so somewhere before 1917 he arrives the US.

in 1927 he is granted naturalization and It appears that he lives in NY

and in 1942 he registers for the WWII draft and lives in NY and/or CT.

The trail goes blank for a while.

Until about a week ago where I ran into an awesome piece of information.