Dead soldiers

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a soldier holding a Japanese flag, standing next to a large number of dead soldiers. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a soldier holding a Japanese flag, standing next to a large number of dead soldiers. 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.