'Lucky man,' 100, who got 'more than most' when he turned 21 Tom Berry's birthday celebration happened on a monumental day 100-year-old WWII and D-Day veteran Tom Berry, from Liverpool An 100-year-old WWII veteran got "more than most" when he turned 21 on a navy ship amid VE Day celebrations. This week marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day - ‘Victory in Europe’ Day - when the German armed forces signed an unconditional surrender, beginning the process of bringing the war to an end after nearly six years. On May 8, 1945, millions of people rejoiced at the news and...