The WWII veteran who garnered a large following on TikTok was 'cracking jokes till the very end,' his granddaughter McKaela ...

Families in Normandy, France are getting ready to celebrate the life of "Papa Jake" Larson — A Minnesota native and war hero.

D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million ...

TikTok star "Papa Jake" Larson, who planned the Normandy invasion and survived D-Day, passed away at 102 after sharing his ...

Families in Normandy, France are getting ready to celebrate the life of Papa Jake Larson, a Minnesota native and war hero. He ...

On July 17, 2025, Papa Jake passed away peacefully at his home in Lafayette, California, at the age of 102. His granddaughter ...

"Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17th at 102 years young," McKaela Larson, Papa Jake's granddaughter, wrote in ...

Jake Larson, a World War II veteran who became a social media sensation and captivated millions of people with his stories, ...

World War II veteran Jake Larson — known to his 1.2 million TikTok followers as " Papa Jake " — has died at age 102. His ...

Papa Jake” Larson, a World War II D-Day veteran who catapulted to TikTok stardom with stories of the war and his fellow ...

D-Day veteran "Papa" Jake Larson, who became a beloved social media star later in life, has died at 102.

World War II veteran Jake Larson, better known online as "Papa Jake," died on Thursday, July 17. The social media star, who ...