Marines watching Pacific Island woman making a basket

Two Marines are seen from the rear, standing and watching a Pacific Island woman kneeling and weaving a basket. She is smoking a pipe and wears only a short skirtlike garment. Two Marines are seen from the rear, standing and watching a Pacific Island woman kneeling and weaving a basket. She is smoking a pipe and wears only a short skirtlike garment. 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.