One Jap surrenders

Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; Japanese soldier with arms raised, led at gunpoint by U.S. soldier; 2 more soldiers in background; sea in distance; dead men and blasted vehicle in foreground. Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; Japanese soldier with arms raised, led at gunpoint by U.S. soldier; 2 more soldiers in background; sea in distance; dead men and blasted vehicle in foreground. 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.