Duke Keomuka

Martin Hisao Tanaka (April 22, 1921 – June 30, 1991)[1] was an American professional wrestler better known as Duke Keomuka.Because he was a Japanese American in California during World War II, Tanaka was interned at Manzanar following the signing of Executive Order 9066.Keomuka was also a top wrestler in the 1950s and the 1960s while competing in Texas before settling in Florida.His son was scheduled for a match teaming up with Paul Diamond (who at the time worked as Kato of the Orient Express tag team) to take on Haku and The Barbarian but didn't arrive as his father died the day before the match, so his manager Mr. Fuji took his place.This biographical article relating to professional wrestling in the United States is a stub.
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