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Stilling working on 1980 but there's overlap, which made me start thinking of the Valachi 1963 Gambino chart which I never corrected.

1 Based off of Pogo's Capo succession list, here's who was Captain around this this time-
Armand "Tommy" Rava (1950s-1957) Killed.
-In 1957 this Crew was split between Aniello “Neil” Dellcaroce and Carmine "Charlie Wagons" Fattico. The Aurello-Gravano Crew could have broken off from this Crew as well.
Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce (1957-1965) Became UnderBoss.

Fatico-Gotti Crew: Broke off from the Rava Crew in 1957?
Carmine "Charlie Wagons" Fattico (1957?-1986) Stepped Down.

Joseph Franco (Early/Mid 1950s-1957) Died.
Carmine “The Doctor” Lombardozzi (1957-1963) Demoted.
-Anthony “Tony the Geep” Sedotto took over part of this Crew in 1960.
Joseph Gennaro (1963-1968) Died.

Francesco "Frank/Don Cheech" Scalise (1931-1957) Killed.
-In 1957 this crew was split between Arthur “Chink” Leo and David “Papa Dave” Amodeo.
Arthur “Chink” Leo (1957-1965) Died.
-Vincent "Jimmy" Squilante broke off from this Crew in the 1950s.

Amodeo Crew: Broke off from the Scalise Crew in 1957.
David “Papa Dave” Amodeo (1957-1970s) Stepped Down.

Squilante Crew: Split off from the Scalise Crew.
Vincent "Jimmy" Squilante (1950s-1960) Killed.
-In 1960 this Crew was split between Rocco “Rogie” Mazzie and Anthony “Tony the Geep” Sedotto.

Anthony “Tony the Geep” Sedotto (1960-1970s)

Gravano-Vario Crew: Likely broke off from the Rava Crew.
Anthony Rizzo (1957-1962) Died.
Peter “Petey Pumps” Ferrara (1962-1969) Died.
-James "Jimmy Brown" Failla (1960s-1967). Became Official Capo.

John "Johnny Roberts" Riboloto (Mid 1950s-1958) Killed.
Alfred Eppolito (1957-19??)
James “Jimmy the Clam” Eppolito (19/?-19??)

Francisco "Frank" Castellano (1920s-1956) Died.
Paul "Big Paul" Castellano (1956-19??) Became Boss.
-This Crew absorbed the Riboloto Crew.
-Paul Castellana (Early 1960s)

Gambino Crew: Likely broke off from the Frank Castellano Crew.
Joseph Castellano (19??-1946) Died.
Carlo “Carl” Gambino (1946-195?) Consiglieri.
Paolo "Don Paolo/Paul" Gambino (195?-1974) Died.
Joseph “Joe Z” Zingaro (1974-1987) Imprisoned.

Steven Armone (1957-1960) Died.
Charles “Rosario” Dongarro (1960-1970s)

Antonio "Bada Noste" Paterno (19??-1956) Died.
-In the 1950s the Frank Perrone was promoted to Capo over a portion of this Crew.
Joseph Paterno (1956-1979) Stepped Down.

Bisascia-Mitarotona Crew: (Crew split off from the Paterno Crew)
Frank Perrone (1950s-Mid 1980s) Died

Jerome “Jerry Mummy” D'Aquila (19??-19??) Demoted.
Olympio “Lilo” Garafalo (1960s-1986) Died.

Conti-Cefalu Crew:
Pasquale “Patsy” Conti (1960-1990s) Imprisoned/Stepped Down.

Anthony "Tough Tony" Anastasia (1931-1964) Died.
Anthony Scotto (1964-1986) Demoted.

Joseph “Gus” Colozzo (1960s?-1971) Died.

Ettore "Terry" Zappi (1950s-1986) Died.

Joseph Franco (19??-1957) Died.
Domenico Arcuri (1960s-1970) Died.

Giuseppe Traina (1920-1974) Died.

Pasquale "Patsy" Corbi (1929-1955) Died.
Luigi Morici (1955-1966) Retired.

Pietro “Peter” Stincone (1960s-1977) Died.

?-Agostino Amato (1950s-1960s)
Joseph "Joe Rivers" Silesi (1960s-19??)

Gaetano “Tommy” Russo (1950s-1970) Died.
-This crew was disbanded in 1970.

Angelone Crew:
John “Johnny” Angelone (19??-1979) Died.
Are there soldiers that are known but not on the orig chart? - http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/55764.jpg

If I make this, we probably lack the knowledge to break this down crew by crew.
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Chris Christie wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:10 am
HairyKnuckles wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:59 am I did find the time to go through the names. On the list I sent you, please note that there are two different Vincent Amato listed, one of them living in Miami. This is not an error. There were two different Vincent Amatos as members of the Gambino Family at this time.

Names to add

AGRESTA, PAUL (Connecticut)
ALBERTI, ANDREW
ALIVENTI, FRANK
ANASTASIO, ANTHONY (not to be confused with Albert´s brother)
ANDROLINI, JAMES
ANGELO, PIETRO (suspected member at this time)
ATTARDI, ALFONSO
AVELLINO, ANDREW
AVERSA, VINCENT
AVITABILE, LOUIS
BATTISTA, BALSAMO (listed as a suspected member on the list I sent you but later confirmed as member)
BELFIORE, JOSEPH (listed as a suspected member on the list I sent you but later confirmed as member)
BENINTENDE, JOSEPH
BIONDO, CHARLES
BOVE, MICHAEL
BUCCARA, MICHAEL
BUSSO, GIOVANNI
BRUNO, ALBERT
BRUNO, JOSEPH
CAIAZZA, MICHAEL
CALO, JAMES
CONSALVO, EDWARD
CORSI, FRANK (NJ) (suspected member)
CARRARA, VINCENT
CARONNA, VINCENT (Baltimore)
CASABLANCA, VINCENT
CASTELLANO, COSTANTINO
CASTIGLIONE, ISADORE "JERRY" (Connecticut)
CINISOMO, MARIO
CIRELLI, MICHAEL
COCACCO, ANTHONY (name possibly misspelled)
CORBI, EDWARD (Baltimore)
CRISALLI, VINCENT
CURTO, SALVATORE
CUSIMANO, ANTHONY (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
CUSIMANO, DOMENICO (possibly dead by 1963)
CUSIMANO, JAMES
CUSIMANO, JOSEPH Sr (possibly dead by 1963)
CUSIMANO, THOMAS
D´ACQUISTO, SALVATORE
D´ALESSIO, ALEX
D´ALESSIO, MICHAEL
D´ALESSIO, JOHN
D´AQUILA, JERRY
DEBRIZZI, THOMAS (suspected member at this time)
DECURTIS, ETTORE
DECURTIS, GUIDO
DEGREGORIO, ANELLO
DEMATTEO, ALBERT (not to be confused with DeMatteo, John Albert)
DIBONO, JOSEPH
DIBONO, LOUIS
DIBRIZZI, ALEXANDER
DILEONARDO, VINCENZO
EPPOLITO, ALFRED
EPPOLITO, LUIGI (suspected member)
EPPOLITO, RALPH
FATICO, CARMINE
FATICO, DONATO
FEOLA, JOSEPH (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
FERRAIOLA, ANDREW (name possibly misspelled)
FERRIGNO, JOSEPH
FLORINO, GIUSEPPE (suspected member)
FRANCO, COSMO
FRIA, PIETRO
FROUGE, THOMAS (CONNECTICUT)
GAGGI, ANTHONY
GAGLIARDI, ANTHONY (suspected member)
GAROFALO, OLYMPIO
GIARDINA, JOSEPH Sr (both Sr and Jr made members. I think only Jr listed on the list I sent you)
GENTILE, NICOLA (In Italy)
GIALELLA, NICHOLAS
GIARDINA, THEODORE (suspected member at this time)
GIULIANO, MICHAEL
GRILLO, FRANK
GRILLO, LIBORIO "BERTIE" (suspected member)
IGNIZIO, JOHN
INSABELLA, JOHN (suspected member)
INSERNIA, FRANK (suspected member)
LEO, ARTHUR
LICALSI, JOSEPH
LICASTRI, CHARLES
LICASTRI, VINCENT (suspected member)
LOPORTO, EMANUEL (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
LOSCALZO, PHILIP (listed as a suspected memmber, but later confirmed made)
MANCUSO, GERLANDO
MANDAGLIA, MICHAEL
MARCHESE, JOSEPH
MARRONE, DOMINICK
MARTINO, GAETANO
MASOTTO, VICTOR (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
MESSINA, JOSEPH
MEZZASALMA, SALVATORE (suspected member)
MORANO, FRANK
MORICI, LOUIS (Baltimore)
MUNDO, DOMINICK
PALMIERI, JOHN (Connecticut)
PALMIERI, PETER (possibly the Pete Bari bronx mentioned)
PANNIZZO, FRANK
PANNIZZO, JOSEPH
PAPPA, FILIPPO (listed on a members list as a deceased Gambino member, but could be identical with Bonannos Filippo Rappa)
PARISI, JACK
PARISI, JOSEPH (possibly dead by 1963)
PATTI, NICHOLAS (Connecticut)
PIMPINELLA, ANTHONY (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
POMPANELLO, JOSEPH (name possibly misspelled)
REGO, JEROME
RICCOBONO, SALVATORE
RIZZO, FRANK
ROMANO, ANTHONY
ROMANO, GASPARE (suspected member at this time)
RUGGIANO, ANTHONY
RUGGIERO, FRANK (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed as made)
SALICA, GIOVANNI (possibly dead by 1962)
SALICA, LOUIS
SANTANTONIO, ALFRED
SCIASCIA, JOHN
SERAO, JOSEPH
SORCE, PETER (suspected member)
SORCE, SANTO
SPRIZZI, RALPH
SPALLINO, ANTHONY
SPERINO, VINCENT
SQUILLANTE, NUNZIO
TERRANOVA, BENNY
TOCCO, SALVATORE
TRAPANI, SALVATORE (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed as made)
YACONO, VINCENT

Names to exclude from the list

CALANDRIELLO, JAMES
CALABRO, JOSEPH
DECICCO, JOSEPH
DELLACROCE, CARMINE
GENESE, PASQUALE
GRIECO, ORLANDO
ROMANO, ARNOLD
SALERNO, FRED
SQUILLANTE, VINCENT (dead)
TRAINA, JOSEPH "RED" (Not made according to DiLeonardo)
PALMIERI, JAMES (Outside NY list)

I will send you the captain´s list later today.

Happy Holidays
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Gee...I just now noticed a mistake. James and Thomas Cusimano were not Gambino members, but Genovese members. So you will have to remove them from the list. Sorry.
There you have it, never printed before.
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Mistakes happen. I'll edit it.

Also noticed the making ceremony list by year clai.ing someone was sponsored in 55 by Mario traina, which may not have been a member yet.
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HairyKnuckles wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:37 am
Chris Christie wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:10 am
HairyKnuckles wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:59 am I did find the time to go through the names. On the list I sent you, please note that there are two different Vincent Amato listed, one of them living in Miami. This is not an error. There were two different Vincent Amatos as members of the Gambino Family at this time.

Names to add

AGRESTA, PAUL (Connecticut)
ALBERTI, ANDREW
ALIVENTI, FRANK
ANASTASIO, ANTHONY (not to be confused with Albert´s brother)
ANDROLINI, JAMES
ANGELO, PIETRO (suspected member at this time)
ATTARDI, ALFONSO
AVELLINO, ANDREW
AVERSA, VINCENT
AVITABILE, LOUIS
BATTISTA, BALSAMO (listed as a suspected member on the list I sent you but later confirmed as member)
BELFIORE, JOSEPH (listed as a suspected member on the list I sent you but later confirmed as member)
BENINTENDE, JOSEPH
BIONDO, CHARLES
BOVE, MICHAEL
BUCCARA, MICHAEL
BUSSO, GIOVANNI
BRUNO, ALBERT
BRUNO, JOSEPH
CAIAZZA, MICHAEL
CALO, JAMES
CONSALVO, EDWARD
CORSI, FRANK (NJ) (suspected member)
CARRARA, VINCENT
CARONNA, VINCENT (Baltimore)
CASABLANCA, VINCENT
CASTELLANO, COSTANTINO
CASTIGLIONE, ISADORE "JERRY" (Connecticut)
CINISOMO, MARIO
CIRELLI, MICHAEL
COCACCO, ANTHONY (name possibly misspelled)
CORBI, EDWARD (Baltimore)
CRISALLI, VINCENT
CURTO, SALVATORE
CUSIMANO, ANTHONY (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
CUSIMANO, DOMENICO (possibly dead by 1963)
CUSIMANO, JAMES
CUSIMANO, JOSEPH Sr (possibly dead by 1963)
CUSIMANO, THOMAS
D´ACQUISTO, SALVATORE
D´ALESSIO, ALEX
D´ALESSIO, MICHAEL
D´ALESSIO, JOHN
D´AQUILA, JERRY
DEBRIZZI, THOMAS (suspected member at this time)
DECURTIS, ETTORE
DECURTIS, GUIDO
DEGREGORIO, ANELLO
DEMATTEO, ALBERT (not to be confused with DeMatteo, John Albert)
DIBONO, JOSEPH
DIBONO, LOUIS
DIBRIZZI, ALEXANDER
DILEONARDO, VINCENZO
EPPOLITO, ALFRED
EPPOLITO, LUIGI (suspected member)
EPPOLITO, RALPH
FATICO, CARMINE
FATICO, DONATO
FEOLA, JOSEPH (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
FERRAIOLA, ANDREW (name possibly misspelled)
FERRIGNO, JOSEPH
FLORINO, GIUSEPPE (suspected member)
FRANCO, COSMO
FRIA, PIETRO
FROUGE, THOMAS (CONNECTICUT)
GAGGI, ANTHONY
GAGLIARDI, ANTHONY (suspected member)
GAROFALO, OLYMPIO
GIARDINA, JOSEPH Sr (both Sr and Jr made members. I think only Jr listed on the list I sent you)
GENTILE, NICOLA (In Italy)
GIALELLA, NICHOLAS
GIARDINA, THEODORE (suspected member at this time)
GIULIANO, MICHAEL
GRILLO, FRANK
GRILLO, LIBORIO "BERTIE" (suspected member)
IGNIZIO, JOHN
INSABELLA, JOHN (suspected member)
INSERNIA, FRANK (suspected member)
LEO, ARTHUR
LICALSI, JOSEPH
LICASTRI, CHARLES
LICASTRI, VINCENT (suspected member)
LOPORTO, EMANUEL (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
LOSCALZO, PHILIP (listed as a suspected memmber, but later confirmed made)
MANCUSO, GERLANDO
MANDAGLIA, MICHAEL
MARCHESE, JOSEPH
MARRONE, DOMINICK
MARTINO, GAETANO
MASOTTO, VICTOR (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
MESSINA, JOSEPH
MEZZASALMA, SALVATORE (suspected member)
MORANO, FRANK
MORICI, LOUIS (Baltimore)
MUNDO, DOMINICK
PALMIERI, JOHN (Connecticut)
PALMIERI, PETER (possibly the Pete Bari bronx mentioned)
PANNIZZO, FRANK
PANNIZZO, JOSEPH
PAPPA, FILIPPO (listed on a members list as a deceased Gambino member, but could be identical with Bonannos Filippo Rappa)
PARISI, JACK
PARISI, JOSEPH (possibly dead by 1963)
PATTI, NICHOLAS (Connecticut)
PIMPINELLA, ANTHONY (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed made)
POMPANELLO, JOSEPH (name possibly misspelled)
REGO, JEROME
RICCOBONO, SALVATORE
RIZZO, FRANK
ROMANO, ANTHONY
ROMANO, GASPARE (suspected member at this time)
RUGGIANO, ANTHONY
RUGGIERO, FRANK (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed as made)
SALICA, GIOVANNI (possibly dead by 1962)
SALICA, LOUIS
SANTANTONIO, ALFRED
SCIASCIA, JOHN
SERAO, JOSEPH
SORCE, PETER (suspected member)
SORCE, SANTO
SPRIZZI, RALPH
SPALLINO, ANTHONY
SPERINO, VINCENT
SQUILLANTE, NUNZIO
TERRANOVA, BENNY
TOCCO, SALVATORE
TRAPANI, SALVATORE (listed as a suspected member, but later confirmed as made)
YACONO, VINCENT

Names to exclude from the list

CALANDRIELLO, JAMES
CALABRO, JOSEPH
DECICCO, JOSEPH
DELLACROCE, CARMINE
GENESE, PASQUALE
GRIECO, ORLANDO
ROMANO, ARNOLD
SALERNO, FRED
SQUILLANTE, VINCENT (dead)
TRAINA, JOSEPH "RED" (Not made according to DiLeonardo)
PALMIERI, JAMES (Outside NY list)

I will send you the captain´s list later today.

Happy Holidays
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Gee...I just now noticed a mistake. James and Thomas Cusimano were not Gambino members, but Genovese members. So you will have to remove them from the list. Sorry.
I already noticed a mistake lol. Thomas Cusimano and Joseph Cusimano (listed on the original list I sent you) were not Gambino members but Genovese members. They were two brothers nicknamed Joe and Tom Satchel (under Gus Frasca). James Cusimano was a Gambino member.
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You got less wrong more than I'd ever get right on my own. Grazie.
That's around 130 names so there were more than 100 unidentified Gambinos in the 60s, am I right?

I think B. Made a great argument that the membership counts or at least caps have remained consistent and large-scale inductions were done after a drop off in membership (death) which we see in the 70s and what also looks like the 50s.
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Chris Christie wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:25 am You got less wrong more than I'd ever get right on my own. Grazie.
That's around 130 names so there were more than 100 unidentified Gambinos in the 60s, am I right?

I think B. Made a great argument that the membership counts or at least caps have remained consistent and large-scale inductions were done after a drop off in membership (death) which we see in the 70s and what also looks like the 50s.
Yeah. Some of the Gambinos were identified later on in the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. The Gambino Family made a lot of new guys in the 1950s. I don´t know the exact number but it sure must have been way over 100, maybe close to 150. They made more less in the 1970s.

Another mistake I made is James Cusimano. He died in the late 1950s so he shouldn´t be on the list at all.
There you have it, never printed before.
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HairyKnuckles wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:58 am Here are the top guys:

Gambino, Carlo
Biondo, Joseph
Riccobono, Joseph (semi retired)

Amodeo, "Papa" Dave
Arcuri, Domenico
Castellano, Paul
Colozzo, Joseph
Conte, Patsy
Corbi, Frank (Baltimore) * see note 1 below
Dongarra, Charley (semi retired) * see note 2 below
Dellacroce, Neil
Eppolito, Alfred
Ferarra, Peter
Gambino, Joseph (Carlo´s brother)
Gambino, Paul
Garofalo, Olympio
Leo, Arthur
Lombardozzi, Carmine (Under Indictment) * see note 3 below
Paterno, Joseph (NJ)
Perrone, Frank (NJ)
Russo, Tommy
Scotto, Anthony (succeeded Tony Anastasio who died 1963)
Sedotto, Anthony
Silesi, Joseph (Florida)
Stincone, Peter
Traina, Joseph
Zappi, Terry
Zingaro, Joseph * See note 4 below

* Note 1 - The original captain was Frank Morici who stepped down sometime in 1963, I don´t know exactly when.

* Note 2 - Dongarra suffered an heart attack early 1961 which sidelined him for a couple of years. He used Joe N. Gallo as his acting captain.

* Note 3 - In 1963, Lombardozzi used 3 acting captains; first Mike Scandifia, then Dominick Castore and lastly Joseph Gennaro. I have no exact date when these acting captains stepped down and were replaced.

* Note 4 Zingaro declined an offer to become acting consigliere after Riccobono´s attempted suicide. So in 1963, the Family had no functional consigliere until Riccobono recovered.
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HairyKnuckles wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:47 am
Chris Christie wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:25 am You got less wrong more than I'd ever get right on my own. Grazie.
That's around 130 names so there were more than 100 unidentified Gambinos in the 60s, am I right?

I think B. Made a great argument that the membership counts or at least caps have remained consistent and large-scale inductions were done after a drop off in membership (death) which we see in the 70s and what also looks like the 50s.
Yeah. Some of the Gambinos were identified later on in the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. The Gambino Family made a lot of new guys in the 1950s. I don´t know the exact number but it sure must have been way over 100, maybe close to 150. They made more less in the 1970s.

Another mistake I made is James Cusimano. He died in the late 1950s so he shouldn´t be on the list at all.
Fascinating.

Was it ever confirmed that Scalise was selling memberships and were they ever identified? I remember reading Valachi testifying about how these members were to be told that the organization had been disbanded but he never went into who.
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Chris Christie wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:31 am
HairyKnuckles wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:58 am Here are the top guys:

Gambino, Carlo
Biondo, Joseph
Riccobono, Joseph (semi retired)

Amodeo, "Papa" Dave
Arcuri, Domenico
Castellano, Paul
Colozzo, Joseph
Conte, Patsy
Corbi, Frank (Baltimore) * see note 1 below
Dongarra, Charley (semi retired) * see note 2 below
Dellacroce, Neil
Eppolito, Alfred
Ferarra, Peter
Gambino, Joseph (Carlo´s brother)
Gambino, Paul
Garofalo, Olympio
Leo, Arthur
Lombardozzi, Carmine (Under Indictment) * see note 3 below
Paterno, Joseph (NJ)
Perrone, Frank (NJ)
Russo, Tommy
Scotto, Anthony (succeeded Tony Anastasio who died 1963)
Sedotto, Anthony
Silesi, Joseph (Florida)
Stincone, Peter
Traina, Joseph
Zappi, Terry
Zingaro, Joseph * See note 4 below

* Note 1 - The original captain was Frank Morici who stepped down sometime in 1963, I don´t know exactly when.

* Note 2 - Dongarra suffered an heart attack early 1961 which sidelined him for a couple of years. He used Joe N. Gallo as his acting captain.

* Note 3 - In 1963, Lombardozzi used 3 acting captains; first Mike Scandifia, then Dominick Castore and lastly Joseph Gennaro. I have no exact date when these acting captains stepped down and were replaced.

* Note 4 Zingaro declined an offer to become acting consigliere after Riccobono´s attempted suicide. So in 1963, the Family had no functional consigliere until Riccobono recovered.
Chris, Angelo Mascia was identified as a captain by Santantonio January 1963. So he should be on the captain´s list. Mascia´s crew was formerly headed by Sedotto. So by 1963, Mascia had replaced Sedotto.
Chris Christie wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:33 am
HairyKnuckles wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:47 am
Chris Christie wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:25 am You got less wrong more than I'd ever get right on my own. Grazie.
That's around 130 names so there were more than 100 unidentified Gambinos in the 60s, am I right?

I think B. Made a great argument that the membership counts or at least caps have remained consistent and large-scale inductions were done after a drop off in membership (death) which we see in the 70s and what also looks like the 50s.
Yeah. Some of the Gambinos were identified later on in the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. The Gambino Family made a lot of new guys in the 1950s. I don´t know the exact number but it sure must have been way over 100, maybe close to 150. They made more less in the 1970s.

Another mistake I made is James Cusimano. He died in the late 1950s so he shouldn´t be on the list at all.
Fascinating.

Was it ever confirmed that Scalise was selling memberships and were they ever identified? I remember reading Valachi testifying about how these members were to be told that the organization had been disbanded but he never went into who.
Yes. JD found some information which he posted about some years ago. I recall that John Daniello was one of the guys who had bought his button and was subsequently shelved. JD posted maybe 5 or 6 names, I don´t recall them.
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Are the names still up or does anyone have them?

I was going to set this to 1960 but but I'll bump it to 63 since that appears to have been a time of turnover as far as capidecina go. I'll also list who they succeeded.

I wonder if the soldIers on the 1980 chart would be in the same crew in the 60s given they were members then, or they were moved around too infrequently to tell.
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So looking over Pogos crew succession and comparing it with your list above...your list doesnt include Fatico, Aurello, Angeleone, Mazzie but includes Zingaro who Pogo doesnt have as a captain until the 70s when he succeeded gambino.
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Re: Gambino 1960's Chart (in progress)

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Philip LoScalzo is another one JD listed as buying his membership.


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Re: Gambino 1960's Chart (in progress)

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Chris Christie wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 6:53 am Are the names still up or does anyone have them?

I wonder if the soldIers on the 1980 chart would be in the same crew in the 60s given they were members then, or they were moved around too infrequently to tell.
JD deleted all his post when he left so the names can not be found here.

Regarding crew affiliations, I think it´s very hard to know. There were certainly guys who were moved around and there were also guys who stayed with same crew their whole life. To figure out all the soldiers crew affiliations would include a LOT of guess work.
Chris Christie wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:28 am So looking over Pogos crew succession and comparing it with your list above...your list doesnt include Fatico, Aurello, Angeleone, Mazzie but includes Zingaro who Pogo doesnt have as a captain until the 70s when he succeeded gambino.
Aurello was made captain in 1969 succeeding Pete Ferrara. Fatico not listed as a captain by the FBI this early. My guess is that Fatico split off from Dellacroce´s crew sometime in late 1960s, when Dellacroce became underboss. Some soldiers stayed with Caiazza who had succeeded Dellacroce as crew leader. Fatico is first identified as a captain in or around 1970. Angelone was a captain in the 1970s, first acting, later official. This crew was formerly headed by Amadeo. Mazzie, although listed as a skipper way into the 1980s on most charts probably held a captain´s rank only in a couple of years (late 1950s to very early 1960s). He was sentenced to prison in 1960 on narcotics charges and wasn´t released until the 1970s. I´ve seen a reference on him in a FBI file that he was put under Zingaro in the early 1960s.
Zingaro is interesting. I think Pogo once said that he used to drive Paul Gambino around. That could suggest that he was originally in Paul Gambino´s crew. However, he is listed by the FBI as a captain this early (1963).
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Re: Gambino 1960's Chart (in progress)

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Loscalzo was one of the guys who payed for his button.
Another guy rumored to have paid was John (Johnny Pie) DeMatteo.
There was another zip named Fortunato Cicciu who's name I didn't see.
Also a guy named Pietro, who was a bread baker and for all intents and purposes was inactive into the 70's and 80's. I don't remember the guy's last name, but he was a zip too. There are probably a few more.
For a while all of these guys were on the razors edge of whether they'd be whacked or not, but eventually they were allowed to remain, but largely didn't do all that much with their positions, Loscalzo being the most "active" and out in the open of all of them.
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Re: Gambino 1960's Chart (in progress)

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"Angelo Mascia was identified as a captain by Santantonio January 1963. So he should be on the captain´s list. Mascia´s crew was formerly headed by Sedotto. So by 1963, Mascia had replaced Sedotto."

To avoid confusion (because I´ve seen the 5 Family crew succession lines thread where Sedotto is mentioned being a captain in the 1970s), Sedotto replaced Mascia as a captain later on in the 1960s but was again replaced by Mascia by 1976.
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