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Papa Jake Larson survived the D-Day Landings and the Battle of the Bulge and carried his generation's story into the social ...
Jake Larson, the World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake,” has died, his granddaughter posted on his ...
Jake Larson, the World War II veteran and social media star known as “Papa Jake,” has died at 102.According to CNN, Larson’s ...
Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17 at 102 years young. Please know, he went peacefully and was even cracking ...
“Our beloved Papa Jake has passed away on July 17th at 102 years young. Please know, he went peacefully and was even cracking jokes til the very end,” his granddaughter McKaela Larson said. His ...
A Minnesota native who lived his final years in California and had more than one million followers on TikTok died on Thursday, according to his granddaughter. Papa Jake, whose real name was Jake ...
World War II veteran Jake Larson "Pape Jake" becomes TikTok sensation at 102, recounting his D-Day experiences and expressing ...
A beloved Bay Area WWII veteran who has captivated hearts all over social media and much of the world turned 102 on Friday.
World War II and D-Day veteran Jake Larson visits the grave of a soldier from his unit at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
A D-Day survivor from Martinez who attended Thursday's commemoration ceremonies at Normandy had an insider's view of the WWII operation and has inadvertently become an internet star because of it.
World War II and D-Day veteran Jake Larson visits the grave of a soldier from his unit at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
PAPA JAKE “Thank you, guys. Thank you.” Sitting in a wheelchair in front of the graves of fallen comrades at the Normandy American Cemetery, D-Day veteran Jake Larson wanted to let them know out loud ...