A direct hit by a Jap artillery shell set this tank afire; however, the crew managed somehow to get out alive

A tank is engulfed with smoke, which billows to the right. Some small bushes and rocks are seen in the foreground. A tank is engulfed with smoke, which billows to the right. Some small bushes and rocks are seen in the foreground. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Censor's stamp. 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.