G.I. holding rifle

Original watercolor signed by Reeks; American infantryman, bare-chested, wearing helmet, holding rifle, looking toward right; tall vine branch in background. Original watercolor signed by Reeks; American infantryman, bare-chested, wearing helmet, holding rifle, looking toward right; tall vine branch 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. title provided by cataloger