The Marines have breached the Jap line through to the sea; and here they stand looking down upon the water after many bloody days of fighting

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Reeks, of Marines looking out to sea with casualties on the ground. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Reeks, of Marines looking out to sea with casualties on the ground. 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.