There he was bunkmates with Charlie Connors, Gary Baker and John De Santis, who introduced him to Isshinryu Karate founder Tatsuo Shimabuku.
Returning later were Harold Mitchum, Edward Brown, Sherman Harill, Steve Armstrong, Ed Johnson, Walter Van Gilson, Clarence Ewing, George Breed, Jim Advincula, Bill Gardo, and Harry Smith and others.
May 30 – Tatsuo Shimabuku, martial artist and founder of Isshin-ryu karate (b. 1908)