'Hawaiian Patrol'
US
Army Signal Corps Photo via Jerry Cleveland
Members
of the Intelligence Platoon, HQ Company, 34th Infantry Regiment on patrol in
Hawaii. Rifles are carried in leather scabbards on the front forks.
Note the Willys MA Jeep in the background
'82nd
AB Division in Fort Bragg'
Private
Image via Dave Thomas
PFC
Aaron of the 82nd AB Division Military Police Company
rides a Columbia in Fort Bragg, ca 1942.
Note the sign on the frame which indicates the bicycle belongs
to the 82nd HQ Company
'Two Army Air Forces Sergeants'
US Army Signal Corps Photo via Nelson Dionne Jr
Two
Sergeants of the Army Air Forces
Note the pointed 'Elgin Style' handlebar
grips and tool bag attached to the saddle.
'Women's
Army Corps'
Image from a Private Collection
A Pfc
of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) on a bike somewhere in the USA during WW2.
The
bicycle is the standard Westfield-Columbia Women's model.
The Persons toolbag has been strapped to the handlebars along with a length of
chain and a padlock.
The top cover of the Delta Winner headlight is missing and the rear fender
carries a marking 'AUTO TEST CO' most probably painted in blue-drab color.
The uniform worn is the standard Women's Wool
Service uniform. The insignia sewn to the left shoulder is that of the 'Army
Service Forces
Entertaining
Children in Wartime Britain
Still from "Color of War", Crlton DVD
A
GI takes two British kids for a ride at a US Camp in Britain in early 1944.
A sign identifying the unit is mounted between the upper frame tubes
'A
great way to conserve Gasoline'
US
Army Signal Corps Photo via Jerry Cleveland
This
Lieutenant uses an early Columbia (Note the curved front tube on the frame) to
ride around Fort McPherson, Georgia, thus lowering gasoline consumption to
zero!!
'A
day out in England'
Picture from an unknown source via Pierre
Verbreyt
Behind
this American Serviceman in England during WW2, two US Army bicycles can be
seen. Note the headlight on the right is held together with a wire string or an
elastic band, indicating the loss of the thumbscrew which keeps bottom and top
of the light together.
The fender of the bike on the right has its tip painted white for more
visibility in the British Black-Out
'Getting
back in shape'
US
Army Signal Corps Photo via Gerald Mlynek
Two
wounded war veterans from the US Army's Welch Convalescent Hospital are riding
Army bicycles as part of their therapy on Florida's Daytona Beach
Both bikes appear to be Huffman models, evidenced by the chain guards
'The
9th Air Force in France'
US
Army Signal Corps Photo
A
USAAF Mechanic is working on a P61 'Black Widow' Night Fighter of the 425th
Night Fighter Squadron stationed at Vannes, France in October 1944. He left his
bicycle on the ground underneath the wing. The close-up below clearly shows it
is a standard Men's bicycle.
The chain guard seems to be missing
'Motorpool
Mechanics'
Photos
from the Webmaster's Collection
These
mechanics of HQ/796th Military Police Battalion pose for pictures on two
Columbia MG bicycles somewhere in the ETO in 1944-1945.
Note how on one bike the light is missing and on the other there's only one
screw left holding the light to the fender
'Riding
out'
Photo from the Webmaster's
Collection
Two
GIs take their bikes for a ride in occupied Germany at the end of the war in
1945. Looking at the Gothic style front fenders, both
bicycles appear to be Columbia models