Marine wading in water

A bare-chested Marine, wearing a helmet and holding his rifle in front of him, advances through almost waist-high water. A bare-chested Marine, wearing a helmet and holding his rifle in front of him, advances through almost waist-high water. 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.