Jake ‘Papa Jake’ Larson, a decorated World War II veteran and D-Day survivor who became a TikTok sensation in his 90s, has ...

D-Day veteran Jake Larson, affectionately known as "Papa Jake," has passed away at 102. A survivor of the Normandy landings, ...

SOME NEBRASKAN HEROES BURIED OVERSEAS ARE REMEMBERED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. KEVIN CALLAHAN WROTE A BOOK ...

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

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

Mr Larson combined humorous anecdotes with sombre reminders about the horrors of war in his social media posts and interviews.

Learn how American inventions that helped the Allies invade Normandy on D-Day gave way to equipment being used decades later in modern combat.

Veterans are gathering on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime.