Also, in both real life and the film a different policeman was wounded in the subsequent shootout as the failed murderers made their getaway. Also as in the film, Larry Gallo was saved by a policeman who wandered into the bar, thus stopping the execution. Larry was then garroted by members of the Profaci Crime Family, with whom the Gallos and Persico were a part of, in retaliation for Crazy Joe trying to instigate a mutiny within the family. Pentangeii took the gesture as an insult, but Gallo was happy when he received his gift. Both Larry Gallo in real life and Frankie Pentagili in the film received a lucky C-note from their adversary. As in the film, Larry was lured to the bar for a "sit down" meeting with Persico, who was his friend. In this film, when Frank Pantangelli is ambushed in the bar and nearly garroted by the Rosato brothers, that incident was based on an attack by Carmine "the Snake" Persico against Crazy Joe's brother, Larry Gallo. Just as in the first film (and in the novel), there are elements of the story based on the lives of New York gangster "Crazy" Joe Gallo and his brothers. Actor Gary Kurtz was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and Ron Gilbert was drafted into the Army in the summer of 1960. Other cast and crew members served in the Korean War including cinematographer Gordon Willis who was in the Air Force, while actors Robert Duvall, Alex Rocco, Danny Aiello, Tony Lip and Randy Jurgensen served in the Army. Harrison Ressler arranged and performed in USO shows during the War. Actors Abe Vigoda, John Marley, Richard Conte, Vito Scotti, Rudy Bond, Hank Robinson, Richard Matheson and Eli Wallach were all in the Army, while Al Martino, Harry Dean Stanton and Roger Corman served in the Navy. Actor Sterling Hayden was in both the Army and the Marine Corps, serving as an officer in the latter Hayden was also a secret agent during the War, serving in the OSS, the predecessor to the CIA. Spradlin, William Bowers and Paul Lambert served in the U.S. Author and screenwriter Mario Puzo and actors Michael V. Like the character Michael Corleone, many members of the cast and crew of "The Godfather Trilogy" were military veterans, most of whom served during World War II. According to the chart shown during the hearings, the Corleone family's buttonmen and soldiers are: Luca Brasi (deceased), Chris Pennari alias "The Manager", Donato Tolentinicci, Gaetano De Luna alias "Gary Dee", Roberto Nelenza alias "Thunder Bob", William Cicci, Pauli Gato (deceased), Nino Arneldi alias "The Patch", Victor Vinatonni alias "Vicky Veal", Calogero Radeni, Rafilo Gernzo, Carmine Caronda alias "The Plunge", Francis Forducci alias "The Kid", Ricardo Simmini alias "Powder", Frank Corteale, Ettore Radeni alias "Oily Hand", Salvatore Plumari alias "Sally Pee", Samuel Corocco, Angelo Granelli alias "The Trojan" (in jail), Gino Corsetta (in jail), Bartolo Neni alias "O'Neal" (in jail), Joeseph Bronski alias "Joey Jail" (deceased), Natale Parri alias "Fat Nat", Alphonse Barino alias "Al Barret", Gino Fredonna alias "Pretty Boy" (deceased), Sabastino Sabela (in jail), Lawrence Tippirri, Gaetano Sirillo, Tony Dinegio alias "Tony Ding", Carmen Della, Frank Darra alias "Frankie Dare" (in jail), Alphonse Evolloni alias "Al Ove" (deceased), Peter Leone alias "The Lion" (in jail), Cassandros Fracca alias "David Gelly", Charles Locirno (deceased), and Cristoforo D'Binna.
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