ah i see thanks thats about what I figured. though it is possible my GGF reacquired Italian citizenship while my GM was still a minor (she stayed here in US), if you think that matters I will spend however much time it takes digging out records to determine if timelines match up favorably here. EDIT...

I have a case nearly identical to the OP's however for me there is more to the story. My maternal GGFather and wife both born and married in Italy. They do naturalize in the US, my GMother born in US, and mother born after 1948. Heres where it gets different - After his wife's death he goes back hom...