The tenth wave at Iwo

Original watercolor signed by Reeks; 2 amphibious troop carriers landing under fire at Iwo Jima, through high waves. Original watercolor signed by Reeks; 2 amphibious troop carriers landing under fire at Iwo Jima, through high waves. 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.