Put out
Put out verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.
Torched
Both terms in one sentence
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In Okinawa, a misunderstanding led to him ordering a cave full of injured Japanese soldiers and civilians torched with flamethrowers, necessitating that they be put out of their misery with bullets.
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