Jake Larson

Jake Larson born in Hope Minnesota, enlisted in the National Guard at age 15 years old lying about his age. When World War II Veteran Jake Larson landed on Omaha Beach, he found himself under a hailstorm of German firepower, and eventually pinned down by enemy machine guns. This is the story of a man who went from farm boy to soldier. Larson fought along with his unit across France, and witnessed the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge when German paratroopers landed near his station. Courtesy of Memoirs of WW II