Dead Japanese soldier

Original watercolor by Reeks; dead Japanese soldier crushed under pile of brown rocks. Original watercolor by Reeks; dead Japanese soldier crushed under pile of brown rocks. 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. title provided by cataloger

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Original record: Dead Japanese soldier
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1944
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Reeks, Harry D., 1921-1982 (artist)
Subject(s): Guadalcanal, New Georgia
Pacific Area
Watercolors (Paintings)
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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