Jake Larson, a beloved World War II veteran and social media star known as "Papa Jake" who captivated millions with his ...

Larson was among the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who stormed the Normandy shore on June 6, 1944, surviving machine-gun fire ...

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

D-Day veteran and social media star "Papa Jake" Larson, who survived Omaha Beach in 1944, has died at 102. "Our beloved Papa ...

June 6, 1944—over 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. This is the full story of the invasion that turned ...

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...