My name is Albert M. Perna. I finished with the rank of Corporal..

My name is Albert M Perna.

I finished with a rank of Corporal,

even though I served as a PFC most of the time, and

I was in the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.

I fought in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy,

Northern France, Belgium, and Germany.

And when I crossed over into Germany is where I was captured.

I was captured in Germany, September the 30th, 1944,

and I was released by the Americans

overrunning our position in Glauchau, Germany.

That was April the 15th, 1945, exactly six-and-a-half months.

When I was captured, I was approximately 135 to 140 pounds,

and when I was released, I was 80 pounds.