"Alright men, here is the dope. We'll hit the beach on D-day and--"

Original pen and ink sketch of officer giving his troops information about D-Day. Original pen and ink sketch of officer giving his troops information about D-Day. Title from typed label affixed to 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.