x - Death was a homicide p - Committee of members who briefly ran the Family in 1986 when Gotti was incarcerated. Angelo Ruggiero (1940-1989) was included in this group ¤ - Captains who constituted the "Manhattan faction", or "Dellacroce faction" within the Family
Former bosses Salvatore "Tata" D´Aquila (1877-1928x) Alfredo "Al Mineo" Manfredi (1880-1930x) Francesco "don Cheech" Scalise (1893-1957x) Vincent Mangano (1888-1951x) Albert Anastasia (1903-1957x) Carlo Gambino (1902-1976)
Boss "Big" Paul Castellano (1912-1985x) (under indictment at the time)
Underboss Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce (1914-1985) (under indictment at the time)
Consigliere Joesph N. Gallo (1912-1995) Indicted 1987, imprisoned 1988, retired
Captains Thomas Bilotti (1940-1985x) Briefly served as underboss
John Gotti Sr (¤)(1940-2002) Became boss after the Castellano killing
Joseph "Piney" Armone (p)(1917-1992) Became underboss in 1986 (after the DeCicco killing), Indicted 1987, imprisoned 1988, retired
Ettore "Terry" Zappi (1904-1986) (In semi-retirement at the time)
Joseph Paterno (1923-1988)
Jimmy "Brown" Failla (1919-1999)
Joey "A" Arcuri (1913-2007)
Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello (1914-1988) (In semi-retirement at the time)
Anthony "The Baker" Napolitano Sr (1900-1992)
Joe "Z" Zingaro (1912-1995) (In prison at the time)
Patsy Conte (1925- ) Indicted 1987, freed
Nino Gaggi (1925-1988) (In prison at the time)
Anthony Scotto (1934- ) Demoted by Gotti 1986
Olympio "Lilo" Garofalo (1904-1986)
Anthony "Fat Andy" Ruggiano Sr (1927-1999) Indicted 1986, became a fugitive but apprehended and imprisoned 1987
Frankie "Dap" D´Apolito (1923-1998)
Joe "Butch" Corrao (1936-2001) Indicted 1987, Imprisoned 1989
Mario Traina (1915-1994)
Angelo Mascia (1909-1986)
Tommy Gambino (1929- )
Mike "Tally" Caiazza (¤)(1912?-1994?) Demoted by Dellacroce 1985
Nicholas Corozzo (¤)(1940- ) Demoted by Gotti in 1986 (?)
Acting captains Robert "DB" DiBernardo (1937-1986x) (For Zappi) Promoted to capo by Gotti after the Castellano killing
Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano (p)(1945- ) (For Aurello) Became capo in 1985, acting consigliere in 1987, acting underboss in 1989, official underboss in 1990
Greg DePalma (1932-2009) (For Zingaro)
Joe "Buddy" LaForte Jr (¤)(1941?- ) (For Caiazza) Demoted by Dellacroce in 1985
Notes I believe Frank DeCicco (1935-1986x) inherited Tommy Bilotti´s crew in Dec 1985. That´s why I didn´t put him on the list above. I know it´s a little controversial putting Nick Corozzo on the list since it´s all over internet that Corozzo was promoted to capo in the early 1990´s. However, in Dellacroce´s indictment file of 1985, the prosecutors claim Corozzo was one of three crew leaders who answered to Dellacroce. Later on, Corozzo is listed as a member of Peter Gotti´s crew (I read this somewhere) before being promoted in the early 1990´s. I believe it is possible that Corozzo was demoted by Gotti in 1986 but later promoted to a capo rank again. And also, information suggests that Tommy "Breeze" DeBrizzi (?-1988x) functioned as an acting capo sometime around 1986-1987. I´m not sure he served in this capacity already in 1985. In any case, he was demoted by Gotti and put in Tommy Gambino´s crew before being killed in 1988.
All feedback is welcome.
One of the things I was never conscious of was just how old some of the caporegime are! Neil only controlled three crews? That doesn't seem like a ton of strength if a civil war were to have broken out in the Gambino Family.