Vincent G. Ballanca, 91, of Poland Township, who shows he …

Photo by Katie Rickman | published: May 7, 2015

Vincent G. Ballanca, 91, of Poland Township, who shows he can still fit into his World War II Army uniform jacket, talks about his reaction to hearing about the German surrender May 8, 1945, referred to as Victory In Europe Day. Ballanca, a member of the 44th Army Division, was in Arzla, a small town in the Austrian Alps, when word was received the war in Europe was over.