Rendova beachhead, invasion of Rendova Island

Original oil painting signed by Shannon; American infantrymen charging up tropical beach under dark skies, in right foreground; main invasion force wading ashore from landing craft, in background; Invasion of Rendova, Solomon Island Campaign. Original oil painting signed by Shannon; American infantrymen charging up tropical beach under dark skies, in right foreground; main invasion force wading ashore from landing craft, in background; Invasion of Rendova, Solomon Island Campaign. Shannon served as a war artist with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific War Art Unit in 1943. Later became picture editor and illustrator for the Army Information and Education Division, New York, 1944-1946.