Marines dash across No. 1 airfield under the enemy's fire and establish lines on the hills showing in the background.

Marines sit in foxholes in the foreground while others march along the ground beyond. Explosions occur it the background. Marines sit in foxholes in the foreground while others march along the ground beyond. Explosions occur it the background. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Continues: 'From this moment on No. 1 became a "no man's" land, and one had to run it to reach the other side alive. Vehicles had to cross one at a time, zigzagging at high speed to escape artillery and mortrar fire'. Includes 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.