One of the entrances into a "Jap Corregidor" affair in Suribachi.

One Marine in the foreground sleeps, leaning against the back of a trench; another is seen from the rear, keeping watch beside a machine gun. One Marine in the foreground sleeps, leaning against the back of a trench; another is seen from the rear, keeping watch beside a machine gun. 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. Title from typed label affixed to verso. It continues: 'Yama is covered by two Joes and their light machine gun. One guards while the other relaxes'. Also includes censor's stamp.