The monument is located in the center of the concrete base. 

The monument is a 1.5 meter high, pentagonal, white concrete monument. On the front, there is a small metal inscribed black plaque.

The memorial remembers the 27^th Infantry Division (New York National Guard) and their participation in Operation Forager – the June 1944 landings on Saipan, the first attack land attack on Japan proper during the war. 

From the New York National Guard Webpage:

On November 20th 1943, the 27th Infantry Division embarked on its first combat assignment, the capture of the coral atoll of Makin. The 27th also had a new Division commander, Major General Ralph Smith. Units from the 27th Division also occupied the Majuro atoll on February 1st 1944 and successfully assaulted Eniwetok Island on February 19th of the same year. In June 1944, the Division landed on Saipan, where its regiments fought together for the first time as a full Division. Following Saipan the Division was rested and reinforced at Espirto Santo for seven months before any further operations. During this time the 27th received its final Division commander, Major General George Griner Jr * . On April 9h, 1945 the Division landed on Okinawa, where it would remain until September when it was sent to Japan briefly for garrison duty. The Division was mustered out in late December of the same year. Since its arrival in the Pacific, the 27th Infantry Division had suffered 1,512 killed in action, 4,980 wounded in action and 332 who later succumbed to their wounds.

General Smith had been removed from command following a dispute with the aggressive and eccentric Marine commander, General Holland “Howling Mad” Smith who had been in overall command of the Saipan invasion. Holland Smith claimed that Ralph Smith had disregarded orders and mishandled the 27th Division, prompting the relief order. Later court of inquiry showed that the charges were for the most part unsubstantiated and General Ralph Smith was quickly given a new command.

The text on the plaque is in English and reads:

27th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Major General Ralph C. Smith, Commanding
Battle of Saipan
Dedicated to the memory
of our gallant comrades
who gave their lives during the struggle 
for this island.
June 15 - July 9, 1944