Jake Larson, affectionately known as “Papa Jake” online, is not the typical face seen on TikTok, but the centenarian has more than 615,000 followers who watch him tell war stories on the app.

(KRON) – Friday marked a big birthday today for a local World War II veteran. “Papa Jake” is 102 years old. He’s a viral sensation online, known for sharing stories of positivity.

World War II veteran Jake Larson will mark his 102nd birthday on Friday. The war hero, and now TikTok star is known across the country and around the globe as "Papa Jake." On Friday, the ...

He goes by the handle of “Papa Jake” and is about to turn 102 years old. But as KRON4 found, he’s far from slowing down. “It’s crazy. I’m just a country boy from Hope, Minnesota ...