World War II Program

Pat Emig, owner of Emig's Bike Shop in Meadville,brought his expertise to Juniper Village last evening. Pat presented on the Army Air Corps. He brought memoriablia, backpacks, helmets and other equipment as pictured below. In his presentation he gave an account of what the soldiers did during WWII.

Pat Tarasovitch from the 99th Infantry re-enactment group also presented on WWII and he shared his own experiences from the war. His uniforms, equipment and weapons are displayed below. Pat presented on the Infantry's role in WWII.

George Wiseinski of Erie presented on his view of WWII from a soldiers eyes. George fought in the Battle of the Bulge and served as a member of the 7th Armored Division.

Those in attendance ranged in age from 6 to 96! History was alive in the Allegheny Ballroom as Pat, Pat and George presented. It was wonderful to see such an interest in this program and we attribute the large attendance to the article written in the Meadville Tribune by Joshua Sherretts , Curator of Meadville's Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum and Dr. J.Russell Mosier Medical Office Museum.

Juniper Village often hosts many interesting events for the Meadville Area Community. If you are interested in presenting your piece of history in our Juniper community, please call 814.333.4400. We all look forward to seeing you soon at the next event. To inquire about being placed on our mailing list to receive updates on Connections Programming and Community Continued Educational events through our College of Lifelong Learning, please email me at Mandy.maruska@junipercommunities.com.