World War II veteran Jake Larson — known to his 1.2 million TikTok followers as " Papa Jake " — has died at age 102. His death was announced by his granddaughter McKaela Larson with a meaningful tribute post featuring photos of her late relative, who was among soldiers who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.

Tributes are being paid to American World War Two veteran and social media star Jake Larson, known online as 'Papa Jake', who has died at the age of 102.

Many towns around Normandy, which continue to be grateful for the sacrifice of Allied forces to defeat the Nazis in occupied France during World War II, also mourned the loss of the D-Day veteran onl...