Combat scene on Okinawa

Original unsigned gouache drawing by McDermott; combat scene, American marines or infantrymen shown from behind, moving through rubble-strewn street, explosions in background. Original unsigned gouache drawing by McDermott; combat scene, American marines or infantrymen shown from behind, moving through rubble-strewn street, explosions in background. 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