1. Witnessed Japan's surrender from USS Proteus

    · Tokyo Bay, Japan

    Witnessed Japan's surrender from USS Proteus
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    While serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the submarine tender USS Proteus, Curtis witnessed Japan's formal surrender from the ship's signal bridge in Tokyo Bay. Coordinates are a representative point in Tokyo Bay rather than the ship's precisely documented anchorage.

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