Trenton Rotary welcomes WWII hero Albert Perna

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World War II veteran Albert M. Perna spoke at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting held on October 1, 2015. Pictured from left: Suzette Price, Bob Ryan, Charlie Parkerson, Dave Babour, Glenn Paul, Al Perna, Dave Breidinger, Greg Gourovitch, Frank Schmidt, Larry Rothwell, George Pearson, Trenton Rotary member guest and Bill Sheehy.

World War II veteran Albert M. Perna spoke at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting held on October 1, 2015.

The 94 year old, former Army soldier was wounded 3 times in WWII: once in Africa, once in Italy and once in France. He was also captured and was a POW. After the war ended and he was released he became a master plumber. He shared his stories with guests of the Trenton Rotary meeting held on the boardwalk in Ocean City.

For more information about Perna, visit 9thinfantrydivision.net/albert-perna/ or lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.60382.

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