Two Marines search out snipers in "cleaned-up" area

Two Marines crouch, rifles ready, in the middle distance. Two dead bodies lie in the foreground, along with the wheels of a vehicle. Two Marines crouch, rifles ready, in the middle distance. Two dead bodies lie in the foreground, along with the wheels of a vehicle. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Censor's stamp. 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.