bombardment

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Lescaut, a member of the 16th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group, was reported captured when U.S. forces on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the agency said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

He completed 14 combat missions before being assigned to the 885th Heavy Special Bombardment Squadron, which he later discovered was a front for the OSS.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

The 447th Bombardment Group, a Black bomber unit, is also included under the Tuskegee Airmen umbrella, along with the instructors, mechanics, and ground crew at the Tuskegee Institute's training facilities between 1941 and 1946.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

Fractional Orbital Bombardment would also be a way for China to avoid U.S. missile defenses in Alaska, which are designed to combat a limited number of weapons from a country like North Korea.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

I know that Henry was on Commander Tatnall’s ship at the Bombardment of Vera Cruz, and was in the fort or forts at Tuxpan, where the Commander and Henry were both wounded.

From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs