Visiting the West Side 1963

[Angelo Santino]

89 names completed out of 263.

So far-
2 Abruzzi
1 Pugliese
5 Basilicatesi
7 Calabresi
45 Campanians
1 Emilia-Romagna
2 Lazio
1 Marche
1 Molise
36 Sicilians.

One thing I noticed is that, unlike the Gambinos who were mostly 1st or 2nd generation, the Gens are more 2, 3 or even 4th generation mainlanders, very similar to New Orleans or Kansas City in some cases except the latter Families are more Sicilian-centric.

[Angelo Santino]

Gerardo Catena
1/2/1902 Newark, NJ
21 Overhill Road, South Orange, NJ
Francesco Catena Romagnano al Monte, Salerno, Campania
Donata Speziale
Catherine McNelly
Interests in People's Express Co., Advance, Vending Co., Runyan Vending Sales, Co., Kool-Vent Awning Co.
FBI # 144036; Newark PD # 9636

Donata Speziale/Speziole was born in Newark in 1883 to Francesco Speziale/Speziole and Santa Malepede. They were both born in the 1850's and arrived in early 1880 to Newark. Birthplace: "Italy." I've encountered this more with this family than any other ones. It's all mainlanders. While some Sicilians like the Corrao's were here early (Joe Butch was 4th generation American from Sciacca and Gotti considered him too Sicilian), the majority are these mainland guys in NJ, NY and Springfield. I'm not sure it means anything (it certainly doesn't mean they predate the other families since they are all Naps and Potentini) but it's just an observation.

[bn]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but was Thomas 'Toddo' Marino (TN: Salvatore Gaetano Maiorana) a capo at the time? He would have been at least a soldier.

[JoelTurner]

The New Jersey crews were mostly mainland Italians, but there were some Sicilians including an interesting cluster of people from Enna/Caltanissetta.

- Angelo LaPadura - San Cataldo (B.1891; Immi. 1909)
- Carmine Battaglia - Enna (B.1896; Immi. 1902)
- Ernest Lazzara - Palermo
- Joseph Pecora- Enna
- Ralph Belvedere - Barrafranca (B.1905; Immi. 1923)
- Thomas Pecora - Enna

In 1936, Belvedere and Battaglia sponsored flags at their church (https://www.newspapers.com/image/525834229)

According to LCN Bios, Belvedere and LaPadura were close associates; Gene Catena derisively referred to them as “Mustaches”.

Carmine Battaglia wasn’t well liked either, going by what was said on wiretaps. I guess these guys never really fit in with the other members.

[B.]

Tells you a lot when a guy who came to the US at 17 or 18 was still thought of as a "mustache" decades later. It's like Magaddino saying Chicago boss LoVerde was head of the "greaseball" faction when he came as a teen and had been in the US for 20 years.

Maybe they preferred to speak Italian or had an accent, kept more of the Sicilian culture alive. I think in mafia terms it refers to a mentality more than anything which is why today we still see guys who have been in the US their entire lives get called part of a Sicilian faction.

[JoelTurner]

In this specific instance, they were said to be “Mustaches” because they had someone beaten.

I can see people like Catena, who were born and raised in the US, viewing those who immigrated in their late teens as greaseballs. Language probably played a big part. Someone with a strong accent or who didn’t know street slang would be noticeable.

[JoelTurner]

Here are the origins of some of the members:

- Anthony D'Ambrosio - Naples
- Carmine Toto - Campania
- John Lardiere - Teora, Avellino
- Joseph Polverino - Acri, Cosenza, Calabria
- Nicholas Buffania - Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, Campania
- Peter LaPlaca - Calabria

[Angelo Santino]

Here are the origins of some of the members:

- Anthony D'Ambrosio - Naples
- Carmine Toto - Campania
- John Lardiere - Teora, Avellino
- Joseph Polverino - Acri, Cosenza, Calabria
- Nicholas Buffania - Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, Campania
- Peter LaPlaca - Calabria

I'll be back on this tomorrow. Thank you for your help.

[Angelo Santino]

Salvatore Celembrino's father Agosto and mother Maria were born in Napoli, the family lived in NY but for a time Agosto lived in Chicago, was naturalized there.

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[Angelo Santino]

Was Edward "Eddie Ottawa" Consalvo Gen or Gam?

[Angelo Santino]

Boss
Vito Genovese Don Vito

Acting Boss / Underboss
Gerardo Catena

Acting Underboss / Capodecina?
Thomas Eboli (Successor to Tony Bender)

Consigliere
Michele Miranda

Messenger (informal position, likely soldier)
Michael Genovese

Former Bosses-
Frank Castiglia Frank Costello
Salvatore Lucania Charles Luciano," "Charlie Lucky"
Giuseppe Masseria Joe the Boss
Salvatore Loiacano
Fortunato LoMonte
Giuseppe Morello

Capodecina
1 Vincent Alo
--Gerard Laietta
2 James Angelina
--Matthew Fortunato
3 Ruggierio Boiardo
4 Antonio Carillo
5 Eugene Catena
6 Salvatore Celembrino
7 Michael Coppola
--Philip Lombardo
8 Angelo De Carlo
9 Peter De Feo
10 Generosa Del Ducca
11 Mickey Di Mino
12 Thomas Eboli
-- Pasquale R Eboli
13 Cosmo Frasca
14 Thomas Greco
15 Rocco Pellegrino
--Rosario Mogavero
16 Frank Alfonso Tieri
17 Frank Celano

Alo Decina
Robert Nicholas Belangi
Joseph Bernava
Loreto Centore
Francesco Cucolo
Giusepe Antonio Doto
Aniello Ercole
Frank Galluccio
Angelo Lantosca
Gaetano Martino
Aldo Mazzarati
Thomas Milo, Sr
Rocco Perotta
James Picarelli
Luigi Prado
Rudolph Prisco
Nicholas Rattenni
Giovanni Battista Salvo
Gaetano Somma

Angelina Decina
Louis Barbella
Modesto Barra
Joseph Barra
Rocco Barra
Orlando Coralluzzo
Tobia DeMiccio
Matthew Fortunato
Paul Marcione
Mike Panetti
John Savino

Battaglia Decina
-?

Boiardo Decina
Nicholas Aldarelli
Anthony Boiardo
Toby Paul Boyd
Pietro Silvio Cavanna
Angelo Chieppa
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Louis DeBenedetto
Emilio Delio
Gigino Farina
Michele Genovese
Andy Gerardo
John Luciania (Lucania?)
Victor Pisauro
Anthony Russo
John Russo
Charles Tourine
Ralph Vicaro

Carillo Decina
George Nobile
Anthony Provenzano

Catena Decina
Raffaele Belvedere
Nicholas Bufania
Frank Catena
Angelo LaPadura
Pietro LaPlaca
John Lardiere
anthony Nino
Filippo Noto
Daniel Noto
Giuseppe Pecora
Thomas Pecora
Daniel Polidori
"Balsey" TNU
Tar Baby TNU
Carmine Toto

Celembrino Decina
-

Celano Decina
-

Coppola Decina
Carlo Albero
Alfred Cupolo
Benjamin DeMartino
Theodore DeMartino
Anthony DeMartino
Pasquale Erra
Anthony Ferro
Joseph Gagliano
Joseph Lanza
Frank Livorsi
Felix Monaco
Louis Pacella
Joseph Paterra
Alexander Rosoto / Rosato
Angelo Charles Salerno
Anthony Salerno
Anthony Salerno
Ferdinand Salerno
Thomas Salerno
Daniel Scargatta
Giovanni Schillaci
Joseph Schipani
Joseph Stracci
Joseph Tortorici

DeCarlo Decina
Angelo Casamasso
Peter Costello
Angelo De Carlo
Rosario Miraglia
Louis Percello
Joseph Polverino
William Rega
Anthony Santoli
Carl Silesia
Anthony Zullo
Carmine Zullo

De Feo Decina
-

Del Ducca Decina
-

Di Mino Decina
-

Eboli Decina
Dominick Alongi
"Mike Barese"
James Battaglia
Frank Caggiano
Edward Capobianco
Joseph Cataldo
John DeBellis
Joe DeNegris
Lawrence Dentico
Dominick DeQuarto
Cosmo DiPietro
Salvatore DIPietro
Domenco DiQuarto
Ralph Eboli
Alfred Faicco
Anthony Florio
Steven Franse
Vincent Gigante
Mario Gigante
Michael Graziosi
Michael Maione
Mauro Manna
Louis Manna
George Martinelli
Vincenzo Mauro
Peter Mione
Pasquale Moccio
Gerard Mosciello
Thomas Musto
Michael Nicolene
Sebastian Ofria
Pasqale Pagano
Joseph Luco Pagano
Joseph Pagano
Armando Perillo
Girolamo Santuccio
Fiore Siano
Innocenzio Stoppelli
Joseph Valachi

Frasca Decina
-

Greco Decina
-

Miranda Decina
Gregory John Ardito
Lorenzo Brescia
Frank Celano
Alfonzo Criscuolo
Peter DeFeo
Joseph DeMarco
Joseph Lanza
Alfonso Marzano
Barney Mirando
Dave Petillo
Mathew Principe
Michael Spinella

Mogavero Decina
Joseph Agone
Anthony Albanese
Ottilio Frank Caruso
Michelino Clemente
George Filipone
Joseph Lapi
Joseph Mogavero
Rosario Mogavero

Pellegrino Decina
Carmine Pellegrino
Peter Pellegrino

Springfield Decina
Nicholas Camerota
James Collaro
Salvatore Cufari
Mario Fiore
Angelo Fiore
Chester Iacone
Salvatore Iacone
Louis Maloni
Carlo Mastrototaro
Joseph Mineo
Cosmo Panarelli
Thomas SanFratello
Francis Santo
Albert Scibelli
Anthony Scibelli
Frank Scibelli
Henry Siciliano

Tieri
-

Unknown
Philip Albanese
Fred Amarosa
Giovanni Biele
Carmine Bove
Salvatore Briguglio
Frank Cacciatore
Charles Campisi
Thomas Campisi
Charley Cappociro
Julius Celantano
Dominick Ciaffone
Jake Columbo
Carmelo Coppolino
Pietro Dolce
Ralph Dolce
Ralph Ferrara
Rudy Frisco
Charles Gagliadotto
Joseph Gerado
Michael Geralle
Salvatore Granello
Edward Lanzeri
Ernest Lazzara
Iggy Leone
Little Rocky (Nickname)
Thomas Lombardi
Salvatore Luisi
John Manfredonia
Anthony Martino
Vincent Martino
Louis Milo
Sabato Milo
Raymond Muscarella
Danny Nardo
Anthony Nasti
Arthur Palumbo
Sandino Pandolfo
Joe Pensola (nickname)
Angelo Pero
Ciro Perrone
Joseph Perrone
Michael Perrone
Joseph Randazzo
Anthony Ricci
George Rizzo
Alfonso Roccomonte
Anthony Ruggiano
Frank Russo
Louis Russo

Added
Mathew Ianiello
Salvatore Gaetano Maiorana
Angelo LaPadura
Carmine Battaglia
Ernest Lazzara
Joseph Pecora
Thomas Pecora
Ralph Belvedere
Anthony D'Ambrosio
Carmine Toto
John Lardiere
Joseph Polverino
Nicholas Buffania
Peter LaPlaca

[Angelo Santino]

Joel, you might have posted some names in the last few pages that aren't reflected, I'm not ignoring your input I promise. Forgive me but this is very difficult to keep it all straight.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Southshore88]

Joel, you might have posted some names in the last few pages that aren't reflected, I'm not ignoring your input I promise. Forgive me but this is very difficult to keep it all straight.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Amazing work putting all of this together CC. I just looked through the crews twice - I didn’t see Matthew “Matty the Horse” Ianiello on the list. Is there confirmation that he was made by 1963?

Was he part of Tieri’s crew?

[Angelo Santino]

I looked him up on MF and it says he's a soldier under "Mike Zass' brother."

Thank you, I missed him.

[Angelo Santino]

1 Removed Mike Panetti who died. (Former bosses, captains I plan on adding even though they are deceased. With the Gambinos I included those recently deceased within 5 years, with the Dallas Family I believe I included deceased members back in the 40's so it's really been uneven. They won't factor into the stats.

2 Added Joel's names and Ianiello.

3 Grumo? No way of telling if he meant Appula in Bari or Nevano in Napoli. Update, found it, he came from Grumo Appula.

Observation: the amount of Pugiesi and Basilicatesi (I think Potentini is more widely used) in this family is interested. I'm not seeing a Sicilian-centric crew in any of them. They are sprinkled in here and there.