A ragged Marine pauses for a swallow of water

A Marine stands next to a tree and drinks from his canteen. Around him is debris from battle. A Marine stands next to a tree and drinks from his canteen. Around him is debris from battle. Title from ink inscription on verso. 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.

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Original record: A ragged Marine pauses for a swallow of water
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1945
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Reeks, Harry D., 1921-1982 (artist)
Subject(s): Drawings (Visual Works)
Guadalcanal, New Georgia
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
Marine
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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