Bonegi Sherman Tank (M3A3)
"Jezebel"

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To get to the tank you need to visit the gatehouse at Bonegi Beach and get a guide. The day I visited it cost me $SBD25. It is around 600 metres into the jungle from the road. You will need a 4x4 or a good set of shoes.

The tank is a Sherman M3A3 and lies in a gully that used to be a target practice range - as can be seen by all the holes on the left hand side of the tank.

There are dedications written on the tank but only one is easily readable - it says:

In memory of the 147 Infantry and 3 Battalion at the Bonegi River
mouth there were 67 wounded - two killed 2 February 1932
Long and loving memory for those braves soldiers who wounded
and died for peace and freedom

I was told by the guide that the tank had been driven by a four star general as it has a symbol with a G and four stars on the back of the turrent. Unfortunately, it is not true. I wrote to a leading authority on Sherman tanks and he states that the symbol was used by General Steel Castings Corporation - it was cast in all thier steel armour castings.

For proof see this link - http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/foundry.htm