At the top of the steps that comes from street level under a white canopy, near the water tank.

The memorial is a plaque attached to a concrete pedestal about three feet high; the plaque includes a battle picture battle summary. 

The plaque remembers the bloody Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill on Okinawa during Operation Iceberg in May 1945

Sugar Loaf Hill was one of the fiercely fought sites during the Battle of Okinawa. The Japanese military called this area “Conical Hill,” and the Americans “Sugar Loaf.” This hill formed the western anchor of the Shuri Line defense during the Battle of Okinawa (April 1, 1945- June 30, 1945)

The 6th Marine Division (primarily the 22^nd and 29^th Marine Regiments) was ordered to capture the hill. The fighting for this hill lasted from 16 to 18 May 1945 and eventually resulted in the capture of the hill by the U.S. Army. The Japanese lost thousands of soldiers against 2,662 American casualties in just a few short days.

The text on the information sign are written in both Japanese and English.  The English reads:

Sugar Loaf (know locally as Kiramachiiji) 

On this site occurred some of the bitterest action in the Battle of Okinawa. The Japanese had fortified their defense on the northern hills of Asato. The Japanese soldiers called the outcrop suribachi, or "cone hill". The battle raged between elements of the Japanese 32nd Army and forces of the 6th Marine Division.

Beginning on May 12, [1945], the fighting at Sugar Loaf lasted for a week including one day with four charges on the peak. The Americans prevailed on May 18, with 2,662 casualties, and another 1,289 suffered battle fatigue. The Japanese forces, students and civilians, also suffered devastating casualties.

On May 27, the Command Post at Shuri was withdrawn to the southern end of the island. Although the battle for Okinawa was effectively over, the tragedy of the civilians caught in the southern battles was prolonged until the end of June.