Explosion during Battle of Iwo Jima

A battle scene featuring a large explosion in the center of the painting. Debris flies violently to the left. A Marine is seen in the right foreground looking back at the explosion while another Marine stands in the distance. A battle scene featuring a large explosion in the center of the painting. Debris flies violently to the left. A Marine is seen in the right foreground looking back at the explosion while another Marine stands in the distance. 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.