Jungle Xmas 43

Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; outdoor Christmas service in army camp; officer leading crowd of shirtless men in hymn-singing, brass band playing in background. Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; outdoor Christmas service in army camp; officer leading crowd of shirtless men in hymn-singing, brass band playing in background. 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.