Marine POW -- The Dreamer

Half-length portrait in profile of an American prisoner of war, wearing a cap and facing left. Half-length portrait in profile of an American prisoner of war, wearing a cap and facing left. Inscription reads: "THE DREAMER - his happy memories of his family gave him a strong will to survive the ordeal." 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.