Biography
Okamoto was born to an American family of Japanese origin that was interned during the Second World War at the Poston relocation camp in Arizona. He is the youngest of the ten children of Henry and Yone Okamoto.
Following the family's release they moved to South Chicago, where his parents ran a small grocery store. The family later moved to Gardena, California, when he was twelve years old. He attended Gardena High School, where he served as senior class president. He was a three year letter man in track and football and belonged to the Men's Honor Society.
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