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D-Day veteran war hero and TikTok star who survived German gunfire on Normandy beaches dies aged 102

Source: thesun.ie thesun.ie
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A D-DAY veteran war hero who became a TikTok sensation late in life has died aged 102. Papa Jake Larson survived German gunfire on Normandy beaches in 1944 and then gained over 1.2 million followers by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades. 4 D-Day veteran Jake Larson poses before going for a ride in the 'The Spirit of Benovia' World War II-era aircraft in 2019 Credit: AP 4 Larson is greeted by pilot Joe Anderson, left, before going for a ride in the aircraft Credit: AP:Associated Press 4 World War II veteran Jake Larson meets...
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