tsweeney Posted August 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2015 Sugar Loaf Hill was a small, insignificant-looking mound, barely 50 feet high and about 300 yards long, situated on the southern end of Okinawa. It was part of a triangle of strongpoints set up by the Japanese defenders designed to delay and damage the attacking American forces. The other two points of the triangle were the higher terrain of Shuri Heights and an irregular-shaped set of hills that Marines called the Half Moon. The Sixth Marine Division was given the task of taking the mound called Sugar Loaf, and it would prove costly. By the time the area was considered secure, 1,656 Marines would be dead and another 7,429 wounded. Regiments were reduced to company strength, and companies to platoon size. Platoons and squads simply ceased to exist in some cases. It took 11 tries during a 12-day period and ate up most of three regiments before the hill was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tsweeney Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted August 1, 2015 Thanks for looking Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swmdo Posted August 1, 2015 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2015 Tom nice job they look battle weary. You captured a somber feeling post battle. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry K. Posted August 1, 2015 Share #7 Posted August 1, 2015 That's some nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberry 9 Posted August 1, 2015 Share #8 Posted August 1, 2015 Looks great! Can we see a pic of the whole diorama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted August 2, 2015 Share #9 Posted August 2, 2015 I was stationed in Okinawa and I remember touring some of the Japanese bunkers that have remained intact since WWII. You have captured the weariness of war and in the end; the Marines prevailed. This is a great diorama. Great work Sweeney. I knew a radio operator named Sweeney from Scituate, RI. back in '76 on the Med. float BLT 2/2. He was attached to 81mm mortars. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted August 2, 2015 Share #10 Posted August 2, 2015 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe55 Posted August 2, 2015 Share #11 Posted August 2, 2015 That's a fine little grouping Tom! Did you get these guys as a set? Who makes them? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted August 2, 2015 Joe Yes I purchased them s a set. They're made by Evolution and is called WWII Pacific set and you can also purchase them separately Gents thanks for the kind words about my work Thanks Again Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted August 3, 2015 Share #13 Posted August 3, 2015 Nice work. I don't know how I missed this one. Great job on the figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsweeney Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks Dennis coming from you it means a lot Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted October 11, 2016 Share #15 Posted October 11, 2016 Fantastic, reminds me of the scene from the HBO miniseries The Pacific when they are walking past the Okinawa village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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