Landing scene at Tarawa, 1943

Original ink and pencil drawing, initialled by McDermott; battle scene on beach; 2 Marines throwing grenades from shallow trench toward small building at left. Original ink and pencil drawing, initialled by McDermott; battle scene on beach; 2 Marines throwing grenades from shallow trench toward small building at left. McDermott enlisted in the US Marine Corps in September 1942. He served as an combat artist with a map-making section and covered the campaigns on Guadalcanal, Guam and Okinawa. title provided by cataloger