COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 50

Department of Defense PIN 20314 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 50 COVERS JOINT ARMY AND NAVY INVASION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, NAVAL BOMBARDMENT INCLUDING USE OF ROCKET SHIPS, AND CAPTURED JAPANESE CIVILIANS. SHOWS BRITISH AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS IN BURMA AND CLEAN UP IN MANDALAY. THE P-80 "SHOOTING STAR" FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IS FEATURED, AS WELL AS A 5TH ARMY MOTOR POOL IN ITALY. LIBERATION OF PRISONERS AND SLAVE LABORERS IS SEEN AS US FORCES INVADE GERMAN CITIES AND TOWNS AND CONDUCT MOP-UP OPERATIONS.