In keeping with the spirit of NYMAFIA's plea to the members of the forum, I have taken it upon myself to create a general "Family Hierarchy" during the period of when the were probably most powerful (1956) going into their first tumultuous period of the late 1960s. This is based on the best possible research I have available and is by no means the Bible on this subject matter. It will probably be as close as anyone has done this particularly at least. All the names on the list have at least two sources. I hope this encourages people to examine this and the other Families more thoroughly. I'd like to see this done for the other "outfits". Anways, Here goes......

The Joseph Bonanno Crime Family circa 1956-1968

Upper Echelon Members of Various Leadership Roles
1.) JOE BONANNO (Head Leader/Boss, Rackateer/Legitimate Businessman and Overseer of the Organization, with Criminal and Political Connections across the Country and Strong Familial Ties to Sicily known Joe Bananas/Peppino)
2.) FRANCESCO GAROFALO ( Underboss/organizer of International Family Affairs known as Frank Carroll)
3.) CARMINE GALANTE (Leader of Canadian Faction/control of the Herion racket known as Lilo)
4.)JOHN TARTAMELLA ( Consigliere of the Family/control of the Babers union)
5.) GASPAR DI GREGORIO (Longtime Capo/NY Faction Leader, strong connections to the Commission)
6.) JOHN MORALES (Leader of Bonanno Loyalist Faction/Street crew known as Johnny Burns)

CAPOREGIME
NATALE "JOE DIAMOND" EVOLA.
PAUL SCIACCA
PHILLIP " RUSTY" RASTELLI.
SALVATORE "BILL" BONANNO
FRANK LABRUZZO.
THOMAS "SMITTY" DI ANGELO
ANGELO CARUSO.
JOSEPH "LITTLE JOE" NOTARO
GIOVANNI BONVENTRE.
JOSEPH " BAYONNE JOE" ZICARELLI
FRANK MARI.
NICOLO ALFANO
JOHN AQUARO.
MICHELE "MIKE" SABELLA
GIUSEPPE DE FILLPO.
VINCENT TARANTOLA

SOLDATO/SOLDIERS (Membership spread across over a dozen crew in territory across the U.S. Brooklyn, NY. Tucson, Arizona. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Montreal, Canada. San Jose, California. Miami, Florida. Cuba. Castellamare Del Golfo, Sicily)

The Criminal expertise: International Drug Trafficking, Legitimate Business (Dairy Factory, Funeral Parlor, Trucking, Bakery, Babershop) infiltration, LoanSharking, Gambling (sports betting and Numbers, Games) Hijacking/Fencing, Bank/credit Fraud, Pornography, Robbery.

The New York Faction (The Core of the group based in mainly in Brooklyn, headed by faction leaders DI GREGORIO (rebel group), LABRUZZO (Bonanno Loyalist) and CARUSO (Old Timers/Neutral) )

MICHAEL "MIKE BRUNO" CONSOLO.
SALVATORE GRIPPI
ANTHONY RIELA.
ANGELO "LITTLE MOE" PRESENZANO
MICHAEL ADAMO.
VINCENT CASESSE
ROSARIO "SALLY BURNS" MORALE.
NICK CASTELLO
EPIFANIO "FRANK" DI ANGELO
ALFONSE DEMARINES.
MICHAEL BONFONDEO
JOSEPH "JOE CHICK" DI GIOVANNA
GUISEPPE BUCCELATO.
VINCENZO ASARO
VINCENT "JIMMY" DEPASQUALE.
PIETRO "SKINNY PETE" CROCIATA
ANGELO SALVO.
JACK LANGOBARDI
VITO DE FILLPO
DOMENICO "MIMI" SABELLA.
SALVATORE GIGLIO
GAETANO "TONY" LISI.
MICHAEL "MICKEY" ZAFFARANO
JAMES GALANTE.
VITO GRIMALDI.
STEFANO "STEVIE BEEFS" CANNONE
JOSPEH SPADARO.
TONY CANZONERI
ARMONDO POLLASTRINO.
NICHOLAS "THE BATTLER" DI STEFANO
MATTEO VALVO.
EUGENE TRAMANGLINO
"BIG" WILLIAM RIVIELLO.
FRANK BONOMO
ANDREW "ANDY CURLEY" BUCARO
ANTHONY RABITO.
ANGELO LAPI
IGNAZIO CANNONE.
VINCENT "FORT LEE JIMMY" CAPASSO
SERENO "BOBBY T" TARTAMELLA.
FRANK "FRANKIE 500" TELLERI
PAOLO CAMPANELLA.
GIRALOMO ASARO
NICHOLAS BUTTAFUCCO.
BIAGO RESTIVO
PIETRO "PETER" LICATA.
MICHELE "MICHAEL ANGELO" ANGELINA
MICHAEL "THE SAILOR" CASALE.
NICHOLAS "NICKY GLASSES" MARANGELLO
ANTHONY CRISCI.
CAMILLO SARDEGNA
JOSPEH "JIMMY" GENNA
JOHN GRANELLO
JAMES "BLACK JIM" COLLETTI
CONSTENZO VALENTE.
STEFANO "STEVE" MENNA
RALPH DUCE
BENJAMIN VALVO.
VINCENT GAROFALO
PHILLIP "PHIL LUCKY" GIACCONE
PETER CINQUEMANI
ANTHONY DI GREGORIO
WILLIAM DARA.
GEORGE "GEORGIE LEFTY" RIZZO
VICTOR TRAMANGLINO
JOSEPH "JOE" DI MARIA
GIOVANNI "JOHN" FIORDILLINO
FRANK TARTAMELLA
ANTHONY "TONY GREEN" URSO
FRANK "PARDINI" PRESENZANO
GASPAR CAMMARATA
MARTIN BONVENTRE
PASQUALE "PATSY" GIGANTI
VITTORIO "VICTOR" ANELLO
CARMINE RUSSO
SALVATORE AMICO
JOHN CAMPANELLA
MATTEO DI GREGORIO
CHARLES "CHARLIE FISH" DI BERNARDO
MARIENELLO "MARTY" RASTELLI
JAMES DI ANGELO
SALVATORE IPPOLITTO
JOSEPH STABILE
GIUSEPPE ASARO
FRANCESCO CROCIATA
JOSEPH "JOE PARKER" MORSELLINO
ANTHONY ARENA
FRANK MISTRETTA
PHILLIP TARTAGLIA
MICHAEL "BIG MIKE" ALLEGATO
VINCENT "TAPPY" SOVIERO
ANTHONY LUCIDO
JOSEPH MESSINA


THE West Coast Faction (generally Bonanno Regime Loyalist led by Salvatore Bonanno) (Territories in Tuscon,Ar. San Diego, CA. San Jose, Ca.)

CARLO "BUDDY" SIMARI.
SAMUEL "HANK" PERRONE
VITO MULE
NICK GUASTELLA
PETER NOTARO.
JOSEPH GENOVESE.
SANTO MANFRE.
PETER MAGADDINO
PIETRO SCIORTINO
ANTHONY TARANTOLA
ANGELO MONTE
PROSPECT MULE
GIUSEPPE VENZA
SALVATORE MIRABILE.
ANTONIO BELLO.
PATRICK DE FILLPO
GASPAR MAGADDINO
GIOVANNI "JOHN" DIBELLA
NICHOLAS "NICK ZAPARANA" ZAFFARANO
ANTONIO "SHORT PANTS" CACIOPO
SALVATORE "MARTIN" BRUNO
ANTHONY SCIUTO



International Guys (members with influence/business interests in Montreal, Canada. Tijuana, Mexico. Cuba. Sicily)

FRANK GAROFALO* (the "Sotto-Capo" and overseer of drug trade based in Castellamare Del Golfo Sicily)
VINCENZO MORSELLINO (sleeper Drug trafficker with ties Sicily)
GIOVANNI "JOHN BENNETT" PETRONE (traveler and Representative of the Family)
FRANK DASTI (montreal Faction)
LUIGI GRECO (montreal Faction)
LOUIS "RUBY" GRECO (montreal Faction)
VIC COTRONI (montreal powerhouse connection/Boss)
FRANK COTRONI (montreal faction)
ANTONIO RIZZUTO (montreal faction)
MICHAEL CASALE* (traveler/international messenger)
VINCENT TARANTOLA* ( in control of cuban and Miami interest)
CHARLES BATTAGLIA* ( Operations in Mexico)
TONY CRISCI* (International drug tracking/ ties in Sicily)
PIOLO VIOLI ( montreal faction/Cotroni Capo)
ANTHONY MARULLI (deported Canadian contact/Galante Loyalist)
FRANK "CHOW" MANCINO (Brooklyn trafficker/strong Canadian connection)


The Associates ( of varying power, influence or importance.... some may have been made but I didn't see enough information on it.)

Benjamin "lefty guns" Ruggiero.
Joseph Massino
Anthony Mirra.
Alfred Embarratto
Alphonse "sonny red" Indelicato.
Dominick " sonny black" Napolitano
Thomas Pitera.
Emanuel " Manny" Guaragna
James "jimmy" Esiscopia.
Anthony Graziano
Anthony Spero.
George Di Benedetto
Peter Monteleone.
Salvatore Catalano
Gerlando Sciascia.
Gerald " Jerry" Chilli
John Zancocchio.
Salvatore Vitale
Antonio "boots" Tomasulo


Remember this is Not the Gospel but I can assure you it was thoroughly researched. Of Course, the true membership is lost to history but I believe this is a true representation of the Family's membership at the time. And If you know stories of these lesser known figures, you'll see the Bonannos were a underrated and little understood organization (compared to the other Families).
ALSO REMEMBER! This is a "Circa" time frame so if certain people aren't where they really were, it is more of a generalization of their known rank and perceived importance during this time period.

Tell stories and add forgotten names in the thread!
Hopefully the Other Families can be done this way.