Battle debris

Original watercolor signed and dated "Iwo '45" by Reeks; scene of aftermath of combat in rocky landscape; ruins of explosion, mangled motorcycle and dead Japanese soldier in foreground, 2 small figures infantrymen firing from top of ridge in background. Original watercolor signed and dated "Iwo '45" by Reeks; scene of aftermath of combat in rocky landscape; ruins of explosion, mangled motorcycle and dead Japanese soldier in foreground, 2 small figures infantrymen firing from top of ridge in background. 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. title provided by cataloger