Beloved World War II veteran and social media star Jake Larson, popularly known as “Papa Jake” on the internet, has died. He was 102. His death was confirmed by his granddaughter McKaela Larson in a ...
PARIS (AP) — 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 ...
WWII veteran Jake Larson has died at 102. Here, Larson meets youths during ceremonies commemorating the 81st anniversary of D-Day on June 6 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (Thomas Padilla/AP) PARIS — ...
Mr. Larson, the last survivor of a unit that stormed Omaha Beach in 1944, shared his memories on social media where he amassed a wide following. By Adeel Hassan Jake Larson, who was part of a unit ...