Gambino 1960's Chart (in progress)

[B.]

The total is way too high for his estimates but it at least tells us who may have had some of the bigger crews.

[bn]

Santantonio in his 1963 report says that Joseph Zingaro took over when Vincent Squillante disappeared. Interestingly, Santantonio said that Zingaro was probably involved in the hit, and that Squillante was whacked because he was 'running around with the wife' of [redacted; unfortunately].

This makes a lot of sense actually. The other guys who took over some of Squillante's stuff were Anthony 'Tony The Geep' Sedotto (1913 - 1977) and Rocco Mazzie (1916 - 1986). By the late 70s - early 1980s the guys in the Sedotto and Mazzie crews were both back under Zingaro.

[JoelTurner]

Squillante and Zingaro were involved in a fruit company together along with a MARIO PICCININNI.



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Wasn’t Squillante killed by Nino Gaggi as revenge for the Scalice murders?

[bn]

Squillante and Zingaro were involved in a fruit company together along with a MARIO PICCININNI.



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Wasn’t Squillante killed by Nino Gaggi as revenge for the Scalice murders?

In the file itself the Zingaro name is not present, but rather a "Joe B-------" - 20 men.

However Santantonio notes that Joe B had a produce place in the Bronx Terminal Market, and that he hung around with an undertaker. Does anyone have any clue who this undertaker may be? Perhaps Edward 'Eddie Guido' Quirolo?

HK said that the FBI doesn't have files on Zingaro so the Joe B could be explained by that.

I don't know much about Gaggi. Squillante was whacked three years after the Scalisi brothers got killed, seems odd to wait that long.

[bn]

"Jerome Rego"

Looking up the Sedottos, Michael was born to Antonio Sedotto and Filomena Squillante of Salerno. Filomena is the daughter of a Nunzio Squillante and a Mary Rega. This Nunzio was born in 1851 hence too old to be the same Gambino member who shares his name, but both came from Salerno so likely a relation.

Anyways, there was a Gerardo "Jerry" Rega born in 1918 to Ettore Rega and Rosina Niosi (da Napoli) who was murdered in 1954. Could this be a match?

It could definitely be a match. This murdered individual was based in Bath Beach section of Brooklyn.

James Surrosco/Surroco, died in 1967... There was a James Surrosco born in NY 1914/7/4 and died in 1967/10/15 to Giacomo Surrusco of Canicatti and Rosalia Corsitto of Campobello Di Licata. Could this be him?

Could be. Was this guy living on Lower East Side?

You are doing a great job Chris! I tip my hat.

As of January 1963 James Jimmy Lefty Surrusco lived in Woodside, Queens.

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Rest of NY...

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No Michael D'Alessio? brother of John&Alex.

[HairyKnuckles]

Michael D'Alessio is listed.

[bn]

Here is the chart me and user Nasabeak have been working on for about 7 months, trying to crew up all these guys:



Administration



Boss: Carlo ‘Don Carlo’ Gambino (61y)


Underboss: Joseph ‘Joe Bandi’ Biondo (66y)


Consigliere: Joseph ‘Staten Island Joe’ Riccobono (69y)


Acting Consigliere: Offered to Joseph Zingaro (51y)



Capidecina



1. David ‘Papa Dave’ Amodeo (70y) (Crew totaling ~15 - 20 men) (The Bronx)

Soldiers
Pietro Angelo (phonetic)
Rudolph Michael ‘Rudy’ Pipolo (37y)
John ‘Johnny Angelo’ Angelone (48y)
Michael ‘Mike The Geep’ Sedotto (43y)
Albert ‘Albert Pizza’ DeMatteo (72y)
John ‘Johnny Pie’ DeMatteo (47y)
Joseph ‘Joe From The Bronx’ Gambino (33y)
Salvatore ‘Sam / Torrido’ Scalisi (77y)
John Scalise (64y) (Res. Palermo, Sic.)
Giacomo ‘Jack Scalise’ Scalisi (61y)
Philip ‘Skinny Phil’ LoScalzo (48y)


2. Anthony ‘Tough Tony’ Anastasio (57y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Mario Cinisomo (50y)
Anthony Pimpinella (44y)
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Brancato (35y)
Anthony ‘Toto’ Anastasio (35y)
Anthony ‘Little Tony’ Scotto (29y)
Benedetto ‘Benny’ Terranova (51y)
John Joseph Scotto (53y)


3. Domenico ‘Mike’ Arcuri (77y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (Manhattan / CT)
Connecticut Crew reported to Arcuri

Soldiers
Nicola Patti (68y)
Paolo Agresta (57y)
Giuseppe LiCalsi (78y)
Joseph Anthony Serao (48y)
Joseph Thomas Arcuri (50y)
Ignazio ‘Benny’ Marchese (60y)
Thomas ‘Tommy’ DeBrizzi (40y)
Isadore ‘Jerry’ Castiglione (54y)
John ‘Fred Sarno’ Palmieri (48y)
Cosimo/Cosmo Sandalo (48y)
Thomas ‘Tom’ Frouge (49y)
Peter ‘Pete’ Genova (54y)


4. Paul Castellano (48y) (Crew totaling ~30 - 35 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Angelo Meli (33y)
Vittorio Masotto (55y)
Thomas John Masotto (57y)
Constantino Castellano (63y)
Joseph ‘Joey’ Guglielmini (53y)
Paolo ‘Don Paolo’ Gambino (59y)
Frank ‘Butch’ Guglielmini (38y)
John Battista Riccobono (53y)
Peter Castellana (36y) (IP; USP Atlanta)
Anthony Frank ‘Nino’ Gaggi (38y)
FNU (LN = 5 letters) (Tocco?)


5. Joseph ‘Gus’ Colozzo (58y) (Crew totaling ~30 - 35 men) (Brooklyn)


Soldiers
Battista ‘Tito’ Balsamo (61y)
Manuel ‘Manny’ LoPorto (43y)
Dominick Mimi’ Lagana (60y)
Domenico ‘Joe Pitts’ Petito (59y)


6. Pasquale ‘Patsy’ Conte (38y) (Queens)

Soldiers
Frank Versaglio (37y)
Pasquale Barranca (36y)
Giosafat Spitaleri (62y)
Louis ‘Jelly’ Di Bono (36y)
Giuseppe Di Bono (63y)
Alfonso Spitaleri (32y)


7. Aniello ‘Neil’ Dellacroce (49y) (Crew Totaling ~18 men) (Manhattan / Queens)

Soldiers
Vincent James Yacono (37y)
Anthony ‘Tony West’ DeLutro (36y)
Charles ‘Charlie West’ DeLutro (47y)
Daniel ‘Danny Wags’ Fatico (42y)
Michael ‘Mickey’ Cirelli (55y)
Michael ‘Mike Tali’ Caiazzo (51y)
Carmine ‘Charlie Wagner’ Fatico (53y)
Anthony ‘Fat Andy’ Ruggiano (37y)
Anthony ‘Tony Lee’ Guerrieri (34y)
Guido ‘Dolls’ DeCurtis (49y)
Edward ‘Ottawa’ Consalvo (43y)
Ettore ‘Eddie’ DeCurtis (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie Martin’ Barranca (35y)
Joseph Stephen Barranca (34y)
Giacomo ‘Jack’ Morelli (51y)
Guido ‘The Bull’ Penosi (33y)
Joseph Vincent Bisogno (32y)
Michael Vincent Catalano (45y)


8. Charles Dongarra (67y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (Manhattan)
Acting Capodecina: Joseph Gallo (51y)

Soldiers
Albert Seru (56y)
Andrew Alberti (43y)
Louis Patrick Como (43y)
Antonio ‘Tony’ Leggio (60y)
Frank Bucheano (phonetic)
Louis Joseph ‘Louie’ Rumore (48y)
Robert ‘Bobby Red’ Crapanzano (29y)
Alfred Santantonio (40y) (killed 7.1963) (CI)
Francesco ‘Frank Miller’ Luciano (63y)
Samuel ‘Sammy Butch’ Rumore (51y)
James ‘Jimmy Lefty’ Surrusco (49y)
Joseph ‘Joe Brown’ Giordano (52y)
Joseph ‘Joe Satchel’ Cusimano (55y)
Joseph Anthony ‘Jo Jo’ Manfredi (37y) (IP)
Anthony ‘Big Tony’ Vanella (69y)
Patrick Louis Crapanzano (54y)
Peter ‘Petey The Bull’ Baratta (52y)
Steven ‘Stevie Coogan’ Grammauta (47y)
Frank ‘Frankie The Wop’ Gagliardi (58y)
Lawrence Patrick ‘Larry’ Bonomo (36y)
John ‘Johnny Connecticut’ Busso (64y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ Biondo (51y) (poss. deceased)
Thomas ‘Tom Satchel’ Cusimano (63y)
Anthony ‘Tony Russo’ Spallino (56y)
Salvatore ‘Sonny’ Arena (35y)


9. Alfred ‘Freddy’ Eppolito (44y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Peter ‘Petey 17’ Piacenti (42y)
Ralph ‘Fat The Gangster’ Eppolito (47y)
James ‘Jimmy Dano’ Androlini (41y)
Andrew ‘Andy Boston’ Parillo (54y)
Frank Francis ‘Hank’ Bonino (46y)
David 'Dave Cavelli’ Iacovetti (49y)
Arnold ‘Allie Boy’ Romano (49y)
James ‘Jimmy The Clam’ Eppolito (47y)


10. Peter ‘Little Pete’ Ferrara (52y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / NJ)

Soldiers
John Rizzo (44y)
John Torregrossa (44y)
Andrew Torregrossa (38y)
Andrea Torregrossa (71y)
Angelo Torregrossa (49y)
Salvatore ‘Toddo’ Aurello (49y)
Andrew ‘Mingie’ Avellino (51y) (died 10.1963)
Nicholas Joseph Russo (53y)
Vincent ‘Boozie’ DeCicco (50y)
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Pistone (36y)
James ‘Jimmy Brown’ Failla (44y)


11. Joseph Gambino (55y) (Brooklyn)


12. Olympio ‘Lilo’ Garofalo (59y) (Crew totaling ~10 old men) (Manhattan)

Soldiers
Peter Fria (69y)
Salvatore Guarnieri (48y)
Giosue Meli (73y)
Jerome ‘Jerry Mummy’ D’Aquila (46y)
Giuseppe ‘Piddu’ Ingrassia (70y)
Giovanni Salica (80y)
Louis ‘Louie’ Salica (51y)
Salvatore Guglielmini (56y)
Gaetano ‘Tano Longo’ Martino (63y)
Dominick ‘Nickey’ DeMartino (52y)
Joseph ‘Pedro’ Benintende (54y)
Vincenzo ‘Mr. Jimmy’ DiLeonardo (83y)
Paul ‘Paulie Zack’ Zaccaria (39y)
Philip John Meli (34y)
Peter D’Agalo (ph)


13. Arthur Leo (39y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (East Harlem / Queens)

Soldiers
Thomas (LNU)
Frank Mosca (56y)
Giacomo ‘Jack’ Scarpulla (64y)
Francesco Rizzo (66y)
Vincent James Casablanca (50y)
Joseph Casablanca (52y)
Alfonso Louis Mosca (49y)
Nicola ‘Nicky Nelson’ Melillo (45y)
Ralph ‘Ralphie Bones’ Mosca (53y)
John ‘Big John’ Casablanca (52y)
Anthony ‘Tony Baker’ Napolitano (63y)
Frank ‘Frankie Moose’ Moccardi (46y)
Anthony ‘Tony Plates’ Plate (50y) (FL)
Michael ‘Black Mike’ Galgano (50y)
Edward ‘Eddie Guido’ Quirolo (53y)
Frank ‘Frankie Cigars’ Piccolo (42y)
James ‘Little Jimmy’ Calo (41y)
Anthony ‘Skunge’ Granza (48y)
Charles ‘Sleepy’ Barcellona (48y)
John ‘Baldy’ Daniello (42y)
FNU ‘Hex’ LNU


14. Carmine Lombardozzi (50y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / Manhattan)
Acting Capodecina: Michael Scandifia (44y)
Acting Capodecina? Joseph Gennaro (55y)

Soldiers
Hugo Bassi (49y)
Onofrio Modica (78y)
Philip John Modica (34y)
Francesco Palmieri (53y)
Dominick Castore (52y)
Leonardo Grillo (58y)
Peter Tortorella (48y)
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ DiBella (41y)
Paul ‘Robbie’ DiBella (43y)
Edward ‘Chris’ Amplo (54y)
Dominick Marrone (47y)
Peter ‘Pete Barry’ Palmieri (52y)
Louis Charles Guiga (36y)
John Lombardozzi (38y)
Louis ‘Louie D.’ DeFilippo (41y)
Paul Lombardozzi (48y)
William Charles Cottone (48y)
Antonino ‘Zu Nino’ Indelicato (73y)
Hugo ‘Big Hugo’ Rossi (62y)
Accursio ‘Swifty’ Marinelli (52y)
Joseph ‘Joe The Wop’ Gennaro (56y)
Sabato ‘Sammy Mints’ Muro (46y)
William ‘Big Willie’ Amendolace (45y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy The Blond’ Corrao (54y)
Frank ‘Frankie Brown’ Bongiorno (57y)
John ‘Johnny Pesce’ Chiarello (50y)
Dominic ‘Dom’ Mundo (47y)
Santo ‘Lloyd’ Patti (52y)
Pasquale ‘Patty’ Lauro (48y)
Ettore ‘Etto’ Colao (52y)
Philip ‘Bibs’ Perfetti (50y)
Nicholas Resitano (53y)
Zinnine (ph)


15. Angelo Mascia (54y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (The Bronx)

Soldiers
Felice ‘Little / Skinny Phil’ Teti (49y)
Anthony ‘Tony The Geep’ Sedotto (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie Loc’ LoCascio (31y)
Salvatore ‘Fat Sal’ Bonfrisco (52y)


16. Rocco ‘Rogie’ Mazzie (47y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (The Bronx)


Soldiers
Frank ‘Big Frankie’ Pasqua (40y)
Matthew Joseph Cuomo (58y)
James ‘Jimmy Ward’ Massi (55y)
Robert ‘Sonny’ Guippone (33y)


17. Luigi ‘Don Luigi’ Morici (67y) (Baltimore)

Soldiers
Edward Corbi (50y)
Joseph Gigliotti (60y)
Francesco Malvaso (62y)
Benjamin Mangialino (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie’ Corbi (59y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ Barbera (59y)
Giacomo ‘Jimmy’ Romano (54y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Caronna (59y)
Joseph ‘Joe Lino’ Tamburello (58y)
Joseph Nunzio Corbi (52y)
Mario Orazio Anello (58y)
Louis Harry Comi (58y)
Gaetano LaFata (65y)


18. Joseph Paterno (40y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (NJ)

Soldiers
James Palmieri (46y)
Michael Guiliano (46y)
William Malanga (54y)
Joseph Covello (37y)


19. Frank Perrone (54y) (NJ)

Soldiers
Anthony Scoma (58y)
Michael Mandaglio (43y)
Anthony Accardi (57y)
Joseph Insabella (45y)
Frank ‘Cheech’ Corsi (49y)


20. Gaetano Russo (72y) (Crew totaling ~9 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Joseph Cusimano (52y)
Anthony Cusimano (36y)
A Son in law of Russo


21. Joseph ‘Joe Rivers’ Silesi (67y) (FL)

Soldiers
Thomas Altamura (50y)
Agostino ‘Augie’ Amato (62y)
Giovanni Battista Ignizio (62y)
Joseph ‘Joe Scooch’ Indelicato (53y)
Frank ‘Crazy Frank’ Amato (33y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy Dee’ Palmisano (49y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Amato (36y)
All button men who live permanently in Miami


22. Peter Stincone (66y) (Crew totaling ~10 old men) (Manhattan / Queens)

Soldiers
Salvatore Curto (74y)


23. Giuseppe Traina (80y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / Staten Island)

Soldiers
Filippo LiCastri (76y)
Angelo ‘Mileno’ Mannino (68y)
Mario ‘Red’ Traina (48y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ LiCastri (49y)
Giuseppe ‘Joseph’ Giardina (67y)
FNU Giallombardo
Samuel John Mannino (41y)
Vincent Frank ‘Jimmy’ Sarullo (46y)
Paul ‘Whitey’ SanFilippo (46y)
Louis Michael ‘Red’ Giardina (39y)
Joseph ‘Joe Oxie’ Marino (39y)
Vincent James ‘Jimmy’ Amato (49y)
Joseph ‘Teddy’ Giardina Jr. (30y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ LiCastri (40y)
Salvatore ‘Teddy’ Giardina (42y)
Nicola ‘Diamond Dick’ Traina (died 12.1963)
Individual who owns a bar in Staten Island (poss. LiCastris)
Sam Turone (ph) (poss. Salvatore Tirone)


24. Ettore 'Terry’ Zappi (59y) (Crew totaling ~25 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Anthony Michael Zappi (39y)
Frank ‘Frankie Dap’ D’Apolito (42y)
Frank ‘Frankie Blair’ Morano (49y)
Frank ‘Frankie Reno’ Ruggiero (51y)
Edward ‘Edwardo’ Bonica (38y)


25. Joseph Zingaro (51y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (The Bronx / Westchester)

Soldiers
Frank ‘F. F.’ Fiumara (51y)
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Gialella (59y)
Angelo Mascia (54y) (see note 1)
Frank ‘Rummy’ Mastroiacova (49y)
Louis ‘Louie The Gimp’ Avitabile (52y)
John ‘Big John’ DeGregorio (53y)
Joseph ‘Joey Surprise’ Feola (48y)





Notes:


Note 1: Mascia identified by Santantonio as Capodecina in January 1963. Later that year identified as soldier under Joseph Zingaro. Probable that Mascia stepped down and was replaced by Sedotto sometime later in 1963.



Alfred Eppolito died in May 1963 and was succeeded as captain by James Eppolito.


Anthony Anastasio died in March 1963 and was succeeded as captain by Anthony Scotto.




Soldiers (Crew Unknown)

Ernesto Barese (43y)
Giuseppe Busardo (Prob. Russo)
Salvatore ‘Toddo Mack’ Trapani (50y) (Prob. Anastasio)
Constantino ‘Gus’ Scannavino (Colozzo / Anastasio)
Joseph Pimpinella (47y) (Prob. Anastasio)
Salvatore Chiri (75y) (Prob. Russo)
Nunzio Squillante (40y)
Anthony Carminati (45y) (Former Scalise Crew)
Vincenzo Aversa (63y) (Prob. Russo)
Joseph Russo (Prob. Russo)
Joseph Florino (69y)
Gioacchinio ‘Jack’ Parisi (64y)
Peter Modica (54y) (Prob. Lombardozzi)
Frank Lofaro (70y)
Louis D’Agostino (55y) (Prob. Traina)
Pietro Beddia (56y)
Aniello ‘Wahoo’ Mancuso (33y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Salvatore ‘Sal’ D’Acquisto (66y) (Prob. Castellano Crew)
Giuseppe ‘Joe’ LoPiccolo (64y)
Salvatore ‘Toto’ Settimo (63y)
Alexander ‘The Ox’ DiBrizzi (71y)
John ‘Johnny Dee’ D’Alessio (51y)
Alexander ‘Pope’ D’Alessio (49y)
Salvatore Alfonso Tocco (75y) (Possibly the FNU (5 letters LN) Castellano Crew)
Salvatore Riccobono (49y) (Prob. Castellano)
Gennaro ‘Jerry’ Mancuso (37y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Aniello DeGregorio (64y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Giovanni Sciascia (60y) (Prob. Stincone)
Eduardo Aronica (73y) (Prob. Stincone)
Nicola ‘Cola’ Gentile (78y) (Prob. Stincone)
Alfonso ‘Jim’ Attardi (66y) (Prob. Stincone)
Andrew Ferraiola (57y)
Constantine Mastromarino (45y)
Michael ‘Mickey’ Bove (54y) (Prob. Ferrara)
Frank ‘Kelly’ Grillo (52y) (Prob. Ferrara)
Robert ‘Bertie’ Grillo (53y)
Michele Matranga (64y)
Dominick Ida (64y)
John Vincenzo Santoro (55y)
Joseph ‘Pelham Bay Joe’ Emanuele (50y) (died 7.1963)
Michael ‘Skinny Mike’ Pecoraro (65y)
Frank Bonadio (60y)
Santo Sorge (55y)
Patrick ‘Patty’ Russo (46y)
Giovanni Mangravite (74y)
Germaio ‘Jerry’ Naclerio (46y)
Michael Bucaro (54y)
Frank ‘Frankie The Sheik’ Aliventi (60y)
Michael ‘Mikey The Bull’ Baratta (59y) (Prob. Dongarra)
Gerlando 'Jerry’ Mancuso (prob. Zappi)
Joseph Belfiore (69y) (poss. Zappi)
Joseph Bruno (poss. deceased)
Ignatius Crachiola (44y)
Joseph Pannizzo (64y)
Frank Pannizzo (44y)
Ernest ‘Cutface’ Devito (44y)
Pietro Inzerillo (49y) (Gambino Crew?)
Giovanni ‘Johnny’ Joseph Biondo (58y)
Orlando Grieco (57y)
Cosmo ‘Gus Winters’ Franco (57y) (Prob. Dongarra)
Anthony Zangoglia (39y)
Joseph ‘Peanuts’ Messina (43y)
Calogero ‘Lelio’ DiCarlo (62y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Todaro (49y)
Vincent Carrara (50y)
James ‘Jimmy’ Stassi (46y)
Nicholas DiBene (58y) (Prob. Leo)
Mario Gargano (65y)
Ferdinand Testa (46y)
Anthony Zangarra (39y)
Joseph Marchese (57y)
Ralph ‘Captain Moon’ Sprizzo (67y) (died 11.1963)
Gaspare Romano
Anthony Cocacco
Philip Pappa
More TBA




Possible Members

Terenzio Armone (90y) (Dongarra Crew)
Anthony ‘Skinny’ Accetta (Dongarra Crew)
Biagio ‘Benny’ Sarullo (68y) (Traina Crew)
Joseph Cosmo Russo (39y) (Castellano Crew)
William 'Billy Batts’ Bentvena (30y)
Paul ‘Paulie Bull’ Ruggiero (41y) (Zappi Crew)
Frank ‘Cheech’ Dabbene (67y) (Corbi Crew)
FNU ‘Chris’ LNU (c. 50y) Zappi Crew)
Buster TNU (c. 50y) (Zappi Crew)
Michael ‘Mikey Dee’ D’Alessio (50y) (Anastasio Crew?)
Alfonso Mosca Jr (30y) (Arcuri Crew)
Pietro Sorci (59y) (Paterno Crew)
Alfred Armone (42y) (Dongarra Crew)
Giuseppe Inzerillo (41y) (Gambino Crew)
Thomas ‘Reds’ Aversa (66y) *Morici Crew)
Angelo Munafo (36y) (Morici Crew)
Calogero ‘Charlie’ Marino (Traina Crew)
John ‘Johnny Butch’ Guglielmini (41y) (Castellano Crew)
Michael Giacalone (41y) (Paterno Crew)
Mario Piccinini (Zingaro Crew)
Anthony ‘Tony Porky’ Porcelli (34y) (Mazzie Crew)
Carmine ‘Jim’ Dellacroce (58y) (Dellacroce Crew)
Thomas Averella (57y) (Corbi Crew)
Joseph Adamo (51y) (Arcuri Crew)
Louis ‘Diamond Lou’ Eppolito (76y) (Eppolito Crew)
Salvatore ‘Sally’ Mezzasalma (64y) (Poss. Colombo)
Angelo Scarpulla (47y) (Amodeo Crew)
Vincent ‘Jimmy Reds’ Marino (77y)
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Orlando (36y) (Mazzie Crew)
Joseph Caronna
Salvatore ‘Jimmy’ Pisello (40y)
Many Others

[Sullycantwell]

Here is the chart me and user Nasabeak have been working on for about 7 months, trying to crew up all these guys:



Administration



Boss: Carlo ‘Don Carlo’ Gambino (61y)


Underboss: Joseph ‘Joe Bandi’ Biondo (66y)


Consigliere: Joseph ‘Staten Island Joe’ Riccobono (69y)


Acting Consigliere: Offered to Joseph Zingaro (51y)



Capidecina



1. David ‘Papa Dave’ Amodeo (70y) (Crew totaling ~15 - 20 men) (The Bronx)

Soldiers
Pietro Angelo (phonetic)
Rudolph Michael ‘Rudy’ Pipolo (37y)
John ‘Johnny Angelo’ Angelone (48y)
Michael ‘Mike The Geep’ Sedotto (43y)
Albert ‘Albert Pizza’ DeMatteo (72y)
John ‘Johnny Pie’ DeMatteo (47y)
Joseph ‘Joe From The Bronx’ Gambino (33y)
Salvatore ‘Sam / Torrido’ Scalisi (77y)
John Scalise (64y) (Res. Palermo, Sic.)
Giacomo ‘Jack Scalise’ Scalisi (61y)
Philip ‘Skinny Phil’ LoScalzo (48y)


2. Anthony ‘Tough Tony’ Anastasio (57y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Mario Cinisomo (50y)
Anthony Pimpinella (44y)
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Brancato (35y)
Anthony ‘Toto’ Anastasio (35y)
Anthony ‘Little Tony’ Scotto (29y)
Benedetto ‘Benny’ Terranova (51y)
John Joseph Scotto (53y)


3. Domenico ‘Mike’ Arcuri (77y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (Manhattan / CT)
Connecticut Crew reported to Arcuri

Soldiers
Nicola Patti (68y)
Paolo Agresta (57y)
Giuseppe LiCalsi (78y)
Joseph Anthony Serao (48y)
Joseph Thomas Arcuri (50y)
Ignazio ‘Benny’ Marchese (60y)
Thomas ‘Tommy’ DeBrizzi (40y)
Isadore ‘Jerry’ Castiglione (54y)
John ‘Fred Sarno’ Palmieri (48y)
Cosimo/Cosmo Sandalo (48y)
Thomas ‘Tom’ Frouge (49y)
Peter ‘Pete’ Genova (54y)


4. Paul Castellano (48y) (Crew totaling ~30 - 35 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Angelo Meli (33y)
Vittorio Masotto (55y)
Thomas John Masotto (57y)
Constantino Castellano (63y)
Joseph ‘Joey’ Guglielmini (53y)
Paolo ‘Don Paolo’ Gambino (59y)
Frank ‘Butch’ Guglielmini (38y)
John Battista Riccobono (53y)
Peter Castellana (36y) (IP; USP Atlanta)
Anthony Frank ‘Nino’ Gaggi (38y)
FNU (LN = 5 letters) (Tocco?)


5. Joseph ‘Gus’ Colozzo (58y) (Crew totaling ~30 - 35 men) (Brooklyn)


Soldiers
Battista ‘Tito’ Balsamo (61y)
Manuel ‘Manny’ LoPorto (43y)
Dominick Mimi’ Lagana (60y)
Domenico ‘Joe Pitts’ Petito (59y)


6. Pasquale ‘Patsy’ Conte (38y) (Queens)

Soldiers
Frank Versaglio (37y)
Pasquale Barranca (36y)
Giosafat Spitaleri (62y)
Louis ‘Jelly’ Di Bono (36y)
Giuseppe Di Bono (63y)
Alfonso Spitaleri (32y)


7. Aniello ‘Neil’ Dellacroce (49y) (Crew Totaling ~18 men) (Manhattan / Queens)

Soldiers
Vincent James Yacono (37y)
Anthony ‘Tony West’ DeLutro (36y)
Charles ‘Charlie West’ DeLutro (47y)
Daniel ‘Danny Wags’ Fatico (42y)
Michael ‘Mickey’ Cirelli (55y)
Michael ‘Mike Tali’ Caiazzo (51y)
Carmine ‘Charlie Wagner’ Fatico (53y)
Anthony ‘Fat Andy’ Ruggiano (37y)
Anthony ‘Tony Lee’ Guerrieri (34y)
Guido ‘Dolls’ DeCurtis (49y)
Edward ‘Ottawa’ Consalvo (43y)
Ettore ‘Eddie’ DeCurtis (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie Martin’ Barranca (35y)
Joseph Stephen Barranca (34y)
Giacomo ‘Jack’ Morelli (51y)
Guido ‘The Bull’ Penosi (33y)
Joseph Vincent Bisogno (32y)
Michael Vincent Catalano (45y)


8. Charles Dongarra (67y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (Manhattan)
Acting Capodecina: Joseph Gallo (51y)

Soldiers
Albert Seru (56y)
Andrew Alberti (43y)
Louis Patrick Como (43y)
Antonio ‘Tony’ Leggio (60y)
Frank Bucheano (phonetic)
Louis Joseph ‘Louie’ Rumore (48y)
Robert ‘Bobby Red’ Crapanzano (29y)
Alfred Santantonio (40y) (killed 7.1963) (CI)
Francesco ‘Frank Miller’ Luciano (63y)
Samuel ‘Sammy Butch’ Rumore (51y)
James ‘Jimmy Lefty’ Surrusco (49y)
Joseph ‘Joe Brown’ Giordano (52y)
Joseph ‘Joe Satchel’ Cusimano (55y)
Joseph Anthony ‘Jo Jo’ Manfredi (37y) (IP)
Anthony ‘Big Tony’ Vanella (69y)
Patrick Louis Crapanzano (54y)
Peter ‘Petey The Bull’ Baratta (52y)
Steven ‘Stevie Coogan’ Grammauta (47y)
Frank ‘Frankie The Wop’ Gagliardi (58y)
Lawrence Patrick ‘Larry’ Bonomo (36y)
John ‘Johnny Connecticut’ Busso (64y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ Biondo (51y) (poss. deceased)
Thomas ‘Tom Satchel’ Cusimano (63y)
Anthony ‘Tony Russo’ Spallino (56y)
Salvatore ‘Sonny’ Arena (35y)


9. Alfred ‘Freddy’ Eppolito (44y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Peter ‘Petey 17’ Piacenti (42y)
Ralph ‘Fat The Gangster’ Eppolito (47y)
James ‘Jimmy Dano’ Androlini (41y)
Andrew ‘Andy Boston’ Parillo (54y)
Frank Francis ‘Hank’ Bonino (46y)
David 'Dave Cavelli’ Iacovetti (49y)
Arnold ‘Allie Boy’ Romano (49y)
James ‘Jimmy The Clam’ Eppolito (47y)


10. Peter ‘Little Pete’ Ferrara (52y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / NJ)

Soldiers
John Rizzo (44y)
John Torregrossa (44y)
Andrew Torregrossa (38y)
Andrea Torregrossa (71y)
Angelo Torregrossa (49y)
Salvatore ‘Toddo’ Aurello (49y)
Andrew ‘Mingie’ Avellino (51y) (died 10.1963)
Nicholas Joseph Russo (53y)
Vincent ‘Boozie’ DeCicco (50y)
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Pistone (36y)
James ‘Jimmy Brown’ Failla (44y)


11. Joseph Gambino (55y) (Brooklyn)


12. Olympio ‘Lilo’ Garofalo (59y) (Crew totaling ~10 old men) (Manhattan)

Soldiers
Peter Fria (69y)
Salvatore Guarnieri (48y)
Giosue Meli (73y)
Jerome ‘Jerry Mummy’ D’Aquila (46y)
Giuseppe ‘Piddu’ Ingrassia (70y)
Giovanni Salica (80y)
Louis ‘Louie’ Salica (51y)
Salvatore Guglielmini (56y)
Gaetano ‘Tano Longo’ Martino (63y)
Dominick ‘Nickey’ DeMartino (52y)
Joseph ‘Pedro’ Benintende (54y)
Vincenzo ‘Mr. Jimmy’ DiLeonardo (83y)
Paul ‘Paulie Zack’ Zaccaria (39y)
Philip John Meli (34y)
Peter D’Agalo (ph)


13. Arthur Leo (39y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (East Harlem / Queens)

Soldiers
Thomas (LNU)
Frank Mosca (56y)
Giacomo ‘Jack’ Scarpulla (64y)
Francesco Rizzo (66y)
Vincent James Casablanca (50y)
Joseph Casablanca (52y)
Alfonso Louis Mosca (49y)
Nicola ‘Nicky Nelson’ Melillo (45y)
Ralph ‘Ralphie Bones’ Mosca (53y)
John ‘Big John’ Casablanca (52y)
Anthony ‘Tony Baker’ Napolitano (63y)
Frank ‘Frankie Moose’ Moccardi (46y)
Anthony ‘Tony Plates’ Plate (50y) (FL)
Michael ‘Black Mike’ Galgano (50y)
Edward ‘Eddie Guido’ Quirolo (53y)
Frank ‘Frankie Cigars’ Piccolo (42y)
James ‘Little Jimmy’ Calo (41y)
Anthony ‘Skunge’ Granza (48y)
Charles ‘Sleepy’ Barcellona (48y)
John ‘Baldy’ Daniello (42y)
FNU ‘Hex’ LNU


14. Carmine Lombardozzi (50y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / Manhattan)
Acting Capodecina: Michael Scandifia (44y)
Acting Capodecina? Joseph Gennaro (55y)

Soldiers
Hugo Bassi (49y)
Onofrio Modica (78y)
Philip John Modica (34y)
Francesco Palmieri (53y)
Dominick Castore (52y)
Leonardo Grillo (58y)
Peter Tortorella (48y)
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ DiBella (41y)
Paul ‘Robbie’ DiBella (43y)
Edward ‘Chris’ Amplo (54y)
Dominick Marrone (47y)
Peter ‘Pete Barry’ Palmieri (52y)
Louis Charles Guiga (36y)
John Lombardozzi (38y)
Louis ‘Louie D.’ DeFilippo (41y)
Paul Lombardozzi (48y)
William Charles Cottone (48y)
Antonino ‘Zu Nino’ Indelicato (73y)
Hugo ‘Big Hugo’ Rossi (62y)
Accursio ‘Swifty’ Marinelli (52y)
Joseph ‘Joe The Wop’ Gennaro (56y)
Sabato ‘Sammy Mints’ Muro (46y)
William ‘Big Willie’ Amendolace (45y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy The Blond’ Corrao (54y)
Frank ‘Frankie Brown’ Bongiorno (57y)
John ‘Johnny Pesce’ Chiarello (50y)
Dominic ‘Dom’ Mundo (47y)
Santo ‘Lloyd’ Patti (52y)
Pasquale ‘Patty’ Lauro (48y)
Ettore ‘Etto’ Colao (52y)
Philip ‘Bibs’ Perfetti (50y)
Nicholas Resitano (53y)
Zinnine (ph)


15. Angelo Mascia (54y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (The Bronx)

Soldiers
Felice ‘Little / Skinny Phil’ Teti (49y)
Anthony ‘Tony The Geep’ Sedotto (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie Loc’ LoCascio (31y)
Salvatore ‘Fat Sal’ Bonfrisco (52y)


16. Rocco ‘Rogie’ Mazzie (47y) (Crew totaling ~30 men) (The Bronx)


Soldiers
Frank ‘Big Frankie’ Pasqua (40y)
Matthew Joseph Cuomo (58y)
James ‘Jimmy Ward’ Massi (55y)
Robert ‘Sonny’ Guippone (33y)


17. Luigi ‘Don Luigi’ Morici (67y) (Baltimore)

Soldiers
Edward Corbi (50y)
Joseph Gigliotti (60y)
Francesco Malvaso (62y)
Benjamin Mangialino (50y)
Frank ‘Frankie’ Corbi (59y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ Barbera (59y)
Giacomo ‘Jimmy’ Romano (54y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Caronna (59y)
Joseph ‘Joe Lino’ Tamburello (58y)
Joseph Nunzio Corbi (52y)
Mario Orazio Anello (58y)
Louis Harry Comi (58y)
Gaetano LaFata (65y)


18. Joseph Paterno (40y) (Crew totaling ~35 men) (NJ)

Soldiers
James Palmieri (46y)
Michael Guiliano (46y)
William Malanga (54y)
Joseph Covello (37y)


19. Frank Perrone (54y) (NJ)

Soldiers
Anthony Scoma (58y)
Michael Mandaglio (43y)
Anthony Accardi (57y)
Joseph Insabella (45y)
Frank ‘Cheech’ Corsi (49y)


20. Gaetano Russo (72y) (Crew totaling ~9 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Joseph Cusimano (52y)
Anthony Cusimano (36y)
A Son in law of Russo


21. Joseph ‘Joe Rivers’ Silesi (67y) (FL)

Soldiers
Thomas Altamura (50y)
Agostino ‘Augie’ Amato (62y)
Giovanni Battista Ignizio (62y)
Joseph ‘Joe Scooch’ Indelicato (53y)
Frank ‘Crazy Frank’ Amato (33y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy Dee’ Palmisano (49y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Amato (36y)
All button men who live permanently in Miami


22. Peter Stincone (66y) (Crew totaling ~10 old men) (Manhattan / Queens)

Soldiers
Salvatore Curto (74y)


23. Giuseppe Traina (80y) (Crew totaling ~40 men) (Brooklyn / Staten Island)

Soldiers
Filippo LiCastri (76y)
Angelo ‘Mileno’ Mannino (68y)
Mario ‘Red’ Traina (48y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ LiCastri (49y)
Giuseppe ‘Joseph’ Giardina (67y)
FNU Giallombardo
Samuel John Mannino (41y)
Vincent Frank ‘Jimmy’ Sarullo (46y)
Paul ‘Whitey’ SanFilippo (46y)
Louis Michael ‘Red’ Giardina (39y)
Joseph ‘Joe Oxie’ Marino (39y)
Vincent James ‘Jimmy’ Amato (49y)
Joseph ‘Teddy’ Giardina Jr. (30y)
Charles ‘Charlie’ LiCastri (40y)
Salvatore ‘Teddy’ Giardina (42y)
Nicola ‘Diamond Dick’ Traina (died 12.1963)
Individual who owns a bar in Staten Island (poss. LiCastris)
Sam Turone (ph) (poss. Salvatore Tirone)


24. Ettore 'Terry’ Zappi (59y) (Crew totaling ~25 men) (Brooklyn)

Soldiers
Anthony Michael Zappi (39y)
Frank ‘Frankie Dap’ D’Apolito (42y)
Frank ‘Frankie Blair’ Morano (49y)
Frank ‘Frankie Reno’ Ruggiero (51y)
Edward ‘Edwardo’ Bonica (38y)


25. Joseph Zingaro (51y) (Crew totaling ~20 men) (The Bronx / Westchester)

Soldiers
Frank ‘F. F.’ Fiumara (51y)
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Gialella (59y)
Angelo Mascia (54y) (see note 1)
Frank ‘Rummy’ Mastroiacova (49y)
Louis ‘Louie The Gimp’ Avitabile (52y)
John ‘Big John’ DeGregorio (53y)
Joseph ‘Joey Surprise’ Feola (48y)





Notes:


Note 1: Mascia identified by Santantonio as Capodecina in January 1963. Later that year identified as soldier under Joseph Zingaro. Probable that Mascia stepped down and was replaced by Sedotto sometime later in 1963.



Alfred Eppolito died in May 1963 and was succeeded as captain by James Eppolito.


Anthony Anastasio died in March 1963 and was succeeded as captain by Anthony Scotto.




Soldiers (Crew Unknown)

Ernesto Barese (43y)
Giuseppe Busardo (Prob. Russo)
Salvatore ‘Toddo Mack’ Trapani (50y) (Prob. Anastasio)
Constantino ‘Gus’ Scannavino (Colozzo / Anastasio)
Joseph Pimpinella (47y) (Prob. Anastasio)
Salvatore Chiri (75y) (Prob. Russo)
Nunzio Squillante (40y)
Anthony Carminati (45y) (Former Scalise Crew)
Vincenzo Aversa (63y) (Prob. Russo)
Joseph Russo (Prob. Russo)
Joseph Florino (69y)
Gioacchinio ‘Jack’ Parisi (64y)
Peter Modica (54y) (Prob. Lombardozzi)
Frank Lofaro (70y)
Louis D’Agostino (55y) (Prob. Traina)
Pietro Beddia (56y)
Aniello ‘Wahoo’ Mancuso (33y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Salvatore ‘Sal’ D’Acquisto (66y) (Prob. Castellano Crew)
Giuseppe ‘Joe’ LoPiccolo (64y)
Salvatore ‘Toto’ Settimo (63y)
Alexander ‘The Ox’ DiBrizzi (71y)
John ‘Johnny Dee’ D’Alessio (51y)
Alexander ‘Pope’ D’Alessio (49y)
Salvatore Alfonso Tocco (75y) (Possibly the FNU (5 letters LN) Castellano Crew)
Salvatore Riccobono (49y) (Prob. Castellano)
Gennaro ‘Jerry’ Mancuso (37y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Aniello DeGregorio (64y) (Prob. Zingaro)
Giovanni Sciascia (60y) (Prob. Stincone)
Eduardo Aronica (73y) (Prob. Stincone)
Nicola ‘Cola’ Gentile (78y) (Prob. Stincone)
Alfonso ‘Jim’ Attardi (66y) (Prob. Stincone)
Andrew Ferraiola (57y)
Constantine Mastromarino (45y)
Michael ‘Mickey’ Bove (54y) (Prob. Ferrara)
Frank ‘Kelly’ Grillo (52y) (Prob. Ferrara)
Robert ‘Bertie’ Grillo (53y)
Michele Matranga (64y)
Dominick Ida (64y)
John Vincenzo Santoro (55y)
Joseph ‘Pelham Bay Joe’ Emanuele (50y) (died 7.1963)
Michael ‘Skinny Mike’ Pecoraro (65y)
Frank Bonadio (60y)
Santo Sorge (55y)
Patrick ‘Patty’ Russo (46y)
Giovanni Mangravite (74y)
Germaio ‘Jerry’ Naclerio (46y)
Michael Bucaro (54y)
Frank ‘Frankie The Sheik’ Aliventi (60y)
Michael ‘Mikey The Bull’ Baratta (59y) (Prob. Dongarra)
Gerlando 'Jerry’ Mancuso (prob. Zappi)
Joseph Belfiore (69y) (poss. Zappi)
Joseph Bruno (poss. deceased)
Ignatius Crachiola (44y)
Joseph Pannizzo (64y)
Frank Pannizzo (44y)
Ernest ‘Cutface’ Devito (44y)
Pietro Inzerillo (49y) (Gambino Crew?)
Giovanni ‘Johnny’ Joseph Biondo (58y)
Orlando Grieco (57y)
Cosmo ‘Gus Winters’ Franco (57y) (Prob. Dongarra)
Anthony Zangoglia (39y)
Joseph ‘Peanuts’ Messina (43y)
Calogero ‘Lelio’ DiCarlo (62y)
Vincent ‘Jimmy’ Todaro (49y)
Vincent Carrara (50y)
James ‘Jimmy’ Stassi (46y)
Nicholas DiBene (58y) (Prob. Leo)
Mario Gargano (65y)
Ferdinand Testa (46y)
Anthony Zangarra (39y)
Joseph Marchese (57y)
Ralph ‘Captain Moon’ Sprizzo (67y) (died 11.1963)
Gaspare Romano
Anthony Cocacco
Philip Pappa
More TBA




Possible Members

Terenzio Armone (90y) (Dongarra Crew)
Anthony ‘Skinny’ Accetta (Dongarra Crew)
Biagio ‘Benny’ Sarullo (68y) (Traina Crew)
Joseph Cosmo Russo (39y) (Castellano Crew)
William 'Billy Batts’ Bentvena (30y)
Paul ‘Paulie Bull’ Ruggiero (41y) (Zappi Crew)
Frank ‘Cheech’ Dabbene (67y) (Corbi Crew)
FNU ‘Chris’ LNU (c. 50y) Zappi Crew)
Buster TNU (c. 50y) (Zappi Crew)
Michael ‘Mikey Dee’ D’Alessio (50y) (Anastasio Crew?)
Alfonso Mosca Jr (30y) (Arcuri Crew)
Pietro Sorci (59y) (Paterno Crew)
Alfred Armone (42y) (Dongarra Crew)
Giuseppe Inzerillo (41y) (Gambino Crew)
Thomas ‘Reds’ Aversa (66y) *Morici Crew)
Angelo Munafo (36y) (Morici Crew)
Calogero ‘Charlie’ Marino (Traina Crew)
John ‘Johnny Butch’ Guglielmini (41y) (Castellano Crew)
Michael Giacalone (41y) (Paterno Crew)
Mario Piccinini (Zingaro Crew)
Anthony ‘Tony Porky’ Porcelli (34y) (Mazzie Crew)
Carmine ‘Jim’ Dellacroce (58y) (Dellacroce Crew)
Thomas Averella (57y) (Corbi Crew)
Joseph Adamo (51y) (Arcuri Crew)
Louis ‘Diamond Lou’ Eppolito (76y) (Eppolito Crew)
Salvatore ‘Sally’ Mezzasalma (64y) (Poss. Colombo)
Angelo Scarpulla (47y) (Amodeo Crew)
Vincent ‘Jimmy Reds’ Marino (77y)
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Orlando (36y) (Mazzie Crew)
Joseph Caronna
Salvatore ‘Jimmy’ Pisello (40y)
Many Others

Great job, this is amazing!

[Makelaiusiwk]

I don’t think billy batts was made imo

[Makelaiusiwk]

Billy batts wasn’t made

[PolackTony]

Was William "Billy Batts" Bentvena a member?

If he was a member in 1970 when he came out of prison, he should have been a member in the 1960s.

I haven’t seen him on a membership list. However, Henry Hill explicitly says Batts was a made man in the Gambino family on pages 115 & 117 of Wiseguy.

Not sure, but there seems to be a lot of misinfo about him out there. Given that he is such a well-known figure because of Goodfellas, I’m surprised that there are so many erroneous bios of him out there.

While a number of internet sources have him as born in 1921, he was born William Joseph Bentvena on February 22nd, 1933 in Manhattan to Joseph Bentivegna and Alice Fulham. Joseph Bentivegna was born in 1910 in NYC to Lorenzo Bentivegna and Accursia “Gussie” Scaduto, both of Sciacca, Agrigento. Alice Fulham was born in 1909 in Dublin; Joseph and Alice married in NYC in 1930, and their first born son, Laurence Bentvena, was born in 1932 (he died in 2020).

Alice took her kids on a trip with her back to Ireland. Here’s the manifest for their return to the US in 1935, with little Billy in tow:



In 1940, the family lived at 72-22 Burchell Ave in Arverne, QU (on the Rockaway peninsula); Joseph worked as a driver for a newspaper company and died in 1983, while Alice died in 2005.

Joseph and Alice:



I believe that Lorenzo Bentivegna was a cousin of Antonino “William A” Bentivegna/Bentvena, a Brooklyn undertaker and politician born in 1889 to parents from Sciacca:



In 1958, Billy Bentvena married Patricia McGovern. The photo below has circulated online with the claim that it is Billy. The parents on the left are definitely Joseph and Alice Bentivegna, but I’m not sure if the groom is Billy or his brother Laurence (who married a woman named Corrine Manzutto in 1953; the bride to me looks more like a Manzutto than a McGovern), or if, instead, the bride was one of their younger sisters, Maureen and Veronica.

[B.]

JD has him listed as a soldier on his list of deceased Gambino members and he is extremely careful about those things, listing people as "suspected" or "possible" unless it comes from a reliable source. He must have found something that gave him confidence in Bentvena being a member.

[axx]

Nice job PolackTony!
I believe Bentvena's brother in-law (Mcgovern) was arrested alongside him for transporting/distributing junk and was later killed in Mexico.

[PolackTony]

JD has him listed as a soldier on his list of deceased Gambino members and he is extremely careful about those things, listing people as "suspected" or "possible" unless it comes from a reliable source. He must have found something that gave him confidence in Bentvena being a member.

Yeah, I noted that JD had him listed as a member as well. I myself have no idea what evidence exists to support his membership apart from Henry Hill’s assertion, but that fact that JD had him as such makes me think there is another, presumably member, source for it. We know that others managed to get made in NYC, prior to the 1970s, despite having a non-Italian mother, so if Bentvena was made, he wouldn’t have been the first. His Sciaccatanu ancestry could also be significant, though I have no evidence that his father’s family were themselves involved in the mafia.