Soldier sleeping with gun beside him

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a soldier sleeping with his helmet on and his rifle beside him. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a soldier sleeping with his helmet on and his rifle beside him. One of two sketches matted together. 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.