WWII veteran honored with parade on his 105th birthday — PHOTOS
WWII veteran honored with parade on his 105th birthday
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, center, is gifted a quilt from Patrick Nary, left, as Gov. Steve Sisolak watches on Shank's 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Shank spent the final two years of the war in prison camps after being shot down over Sicily. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, left, watches a parade in his honor with Gov. Steve Sisolak on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, right, is congratulated by J.B. Brown on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Shank spent the final two years of the war in prison camps after being shot down over Sicily. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, left, is honored by Dave Christian on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Shank spent the final two years of the war in prison camps after being shot down over Sicily.(K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, left, waits to watch a parade in his honor on his 105th birthday as his daughter, Nancy, hangs a banner at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. He spent the final two years of the war in prison camps after being shot down over Sicily.(K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
J.B. Brown, right, and R.J. Dough hang a flag before a parade honors World War II veteran Vincent Shank on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. He spent the final two years of the war in prison camps after being shot down over Sicily. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, right, is honored by Gov. Steve Sisolak on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The UNLV marching band honors World War II veteran Vincent Shank on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, right, watches a parade in his honor with Gov. Steve Sisolak on his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
World War II veteran Vincent Shank, right, is honored by motorcyclists his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Updated September 23, 2021 - 7:21 am
World War II veteran Vincent Shank of Las Vegas was honored with a parade celebrating his 105th birthday at Chaparral High School on Sunday.
Gov. Steve Sisolak was among those who showed up to honor him and present him with a proclamation.
The UNLV marching band, ROTC groups, car clubs, motorcycle clubs and military vehicles took part in the parade.
Shank was a prisoner of war for two years after being shot down over Sicily.
He played a trumpet in Las Vegas casinos during the Rat Pack era.
