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 ...
Jake Larson, a World War II veteran who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day, was known to his family and friends as "Papa Jake," a good-natured grandfather and avid storyteller. But thanks to a hugely ...
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 ...
World War II veteran Jake Larson, better known online as "Papa Jake," died on Thursday, July 17. The social media star, who attracted 1.2 million followers on TikTok, was 102 "years young," according ...