D-Day veteran “Papa Jake” Larson who became TikTok star dies aged 102
"Papa Jake" Larson survived German gunfire in the June 1944 landings, and then garnered 1.2 million followers sharing stories on TikTok.
Image: Larson greets schoolchildren during a visit in June 2025 to Colleville-sur-Mer, to the Normandy American Cemetery. Pic: AP Image: Larson died aged 102. Pic: AP
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