Attendees share a laugh with 102-year-old WWII and D-Day Landing US veteran Jake Larson, also known as "Papa Jake". - Lou Benoist / AFP via Getty Images. D-Day veteran "Papa" Jake Larson, who became a ...

A D-Day veteran who became a social media star in his later years has died at the age of 102. "Papa Jake" Larson survived German gunfire in the June 1944 landings and then garnered 1.2million ...

“Papa Jake” Larson, a World War II D-Day veteran who catapulted to TikTok stardom with stories of the war and his fellow soldiers, has died. He was 102. His granddaughter McKaela Larson announced his ...

D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson, who survived German gunfire in the June 1944 Normandy landings and went on to garner 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate ...

Thomas Padilla / AP Jake Larson, a beloved World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake” who captivated millions with his stories, has died. He was 102 years old. Papa Jake died ...

Over eighty years have passed since Jake Larson set foot on Ulster soil. Through @storytimewithpapajake the ex-soldier was able to find out the name of the castle he stayed in while he was stationed ...

PARIS — D-Day veteran "Papa Jake" Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate ...

Families in Normandy, France, are getting ready to celebrate the life of "Papa Jake" Larson — a Minnesota native and war hero. He helped plan the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, and later became a ...