ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ðˈɛn wɪððə sˌæn hoʊsˈeɪ bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt fˈoːɹs, kˌɪjəʃˈɪmoʊ wʌz kɹˈɪpəld baɪ tˈuː dᵻɹˈɛkt bˈɑːm hˈɪts ɪn ɐtˈæks baɪ jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːɹmi bˈɑːmɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə maɪndˈoːɹoʊ, fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz.
On 26 December 1944, then with the San Jose bombardment force, Kiyoshimo was crippled by two direct bomb hits in attacks by U.S. Army bombers during the approach to Mindoro, Philippines.