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Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces #648922
05/28/12 01:03 PM 05/28/12 01:03 PM
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Happy Memorial Day everyone. Since today is the day we honor those who have served our country, I started thinking about which Gangsters served and were vets. It makes you wonder if the discipline and training helped any of these guys once they got out and returned to a life of crime.

Guys that come to mind are:

Sammy the bull Gravano (Army)
Dominick Montiglio (Green Berets)
Henry Hill (Army)

Any others?

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648924
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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648925
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Venero Frank "Benny Eggs" Mangano comes to mind. He served in WOII as a tail gunner and has the medals to prove it.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648938
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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648941
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The late Genovese soldier, Carlo Mastrototaro, from Massachusetts also served in WWII.

http://www.telegram.com/article/20091007/NEWS/910070385/1003/NEWS03

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: IvyLeague] #648947
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Albert Anastasia and Peter Magaddino (a cousin of Stefano Magaddino if memory serves me right).

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648949
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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648954
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Bonanno Capo Joseph Cammarano Jr served on a nuclear sub in the navy
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648969
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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648975
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Ron Previte was in, but never saw service and IIRC was lucky to avoid a dishonorable discharge (been a while since I read The Last Gangster)
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #648983
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Wiseguys mentions that Paul Vario's brother Tuddy served in the Korean War and was wounded.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #649765
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How come John Gotti and Roy Demeo didnt serve?
Sammy Gravano got drafted and they were both about Sammys age.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: GaryH] #649780
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Originally Posted By: GaryH
How come John Gotti and Roy Demeo didnt serve?
Sammy Gravano got drafted and they were both about Sammys age.


IIRC Sammy was in to avoid jail, and Gotti was a draft dodger who was eventually just dropped for having a criminal record.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #649835
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-Frank Sheeran spent 411 combat days as an Army Rifleman in WWII. Fucking guy probably killed more people than the plague.

-Stevie Flemmi was a paratrooper in Korea. I think he was highly decorated too.

-Allen Dorfman was a Marine in WWII. He was at Iwo Jima and got a Silver Star

More recently Richard Greaves(Colombos) and Randy Pizzolo(Bonnanos) were both Marines.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #649867
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Whitey Bulger.

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: GaryH] #649896
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Originally Posted By: GaryH
How come John Gotti and Roy Demeo didnt serve?
Sammy Gravano got drafted and they were both about Sammys age.


Didn't Roy's older brother get killed during the Korean War? That alone would make Roy want to skipout on Vietnam.
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #649944
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If I'm not mistaken (and I might be), I believe Rick Cowan mentioned in his book "Takedown", that "Jimmy Brown" Failla was a Paratrooper in WWII.

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #649949
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Gerry Anguilo
"Sonny Black" Napolitano
"Uncle Joe" Ligambi was in the Air Force

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Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: GerryLang] #650253
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Originally Posted By: GerryLang
Originally Posted By: GaryH
How come John Gotti and Roy Demeo didnt serve?
Sammy Gravano got drafted and they were both about Sammys age.


Didn't Roy's older brother get killed during the Korean War? That alone would make Roy want to skipout on Vietnam.


I wouldnt blame Roy for not wanting to go but why wasnt he drafted like many were?
Did the draft only pick on certain people?
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: TonyG] #650265
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faffy iannarella fought in vietnam
Re: Gangsters that served in the Armed Forces [Re: Chucky] #654319
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Johnny "Green" Faraci (Bonanno member) and George Barone (Genovese member and later turncoat) both served in the WWII.

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