Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jake Larson, the 102-year-old veteran who garnered over a million followers online as "Papa Jake," died over the weekend, his ...

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 ...

A D-Day veteran turned TikTok star died last week at the age of 102. ‘Papa Jake’ Larson’s granddaughter shared the news of his death on his popular social media accounts. Tributes have poured in from ...

US veteran Jake Larson, also known as "Papa Jake", looks on during an International Commemorative Ceremony of the 81st Anniversary of the Landing of June 6, 1944, in Colleville-sur-Mer, north western ...

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 and his U.S. military unit stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, trending content across ...

Remembered for his convivial personality and prolific stories about his service during World War II, which brought him fame on TikTok, East Bay resident “Papa Jake” Larson died at the age of 102 on ...