Career
His art spans subjects from Tun Tavern, the birthplace of the United States Marines to present day topics. Waterhouse served as a Private First Class in the 5th Marine Division from 1943 until 1946 and landed on Iwo Jima during the Pacific campaign of World World War World War II Despite nerve damage to his left hand from injuries to his neck and shoulder, Waterhouse formally studied art after the war at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in New Jersey, under Steven R. Kidd, Leopold Matzal and West. T. Aylward, and graduated in 1950. During the Vietnam War, he served three tours in Vietnam as a civilian combat artist.
While participating in a Bicentennial project for the Marine Corps History Division, he received a commission as a major in the Marine Reserves.
In 1992, the Marines awarded Waterhouse the title "United States Marine Corps Artist in Residence", thus becoming the first and only person to earn such recognition. At the same time, the Marines promoted him to colonel and he retired at that rank on 19 February 1991.