A Marine cautiously hesitates before entering wrecked Japanese weather station at the Northern edge of Motoyama Airfield No. 2. He well knows that Jap snipers make a habit of hiding in rubble.

A US Marine, seen from the rear, walks to the entrance to a Japanese weather station and peers in, rifle in hand. Debris and a dead tree surround him. A US Marine, seen from the rear, walks to the entrance to a Japanese weather station and peers in, rifle in hand. Debris and a dead tree surround him. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Reeks joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign.