What about Sonny, Tom and Fredo? They were all able bodied young men fit for military service too
Did Vito also manage to secure Army draft deferment for all of them
Of course. He could have bribed doctors to certify that they were "unfit" for service. Or he could have gotten one of his judges or politicians inform their Draft Board that they were "key employees" of the Genco Pura Olive Oil Company, and that without them, the company would go out of business, harming the war economy and putting other employees out of work. Another approach: Vito gave them "key positions" in the labor unions he controlled. Since the cooperation of unions was vital to the war effort, Vito's politicians would have no trouble convincing Draft Boards to grant them deferments or exemptions. Jimmy Hoffa, the Teamsters' powerhouse, used that ploy to escape the draft during WWII.
