Stretcher-bearers

Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; 3 infantrymen carrying dead soldier on stretcher in right foreground; framework of wrecked jungle dwelling and smaller soldier figures in background. Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; 3 infantrymen carrying dead soldier on stretcher in right foreground; framework of wrecked jungle dwelling and smaller soldier figures 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