Silva Tagliagamba

Silva Tagliagamba

Silva Tagliagamba (d. June 1922) was an early New York mobster and a member of the Morello crime family.

Tagliagamba served as a bodyguard for Umberto Valenti during in the 1920s. He and Valanti were later involved in an ambush (although accounts differ from who set up the ambush) with rival Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria outside the Liquor Exchange in downtown Manhattan on May 8, 1922. During a shootout with Masseria, Tagliagamba was severely wounded as he escaped with Valanti.

In June 1922, Tagliagamba died from his wounds.

External links

* [http://www.onewal.com/w-taglia.html The American "Mafia": Who Was Who ? - Silva Tagliagamba]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rocco Valenti — (d. August 11, 1922) was a New York gangster and prominent member of the Morello crime family during the early 1900 s. Mafia Camorra WarBorn Umberto Valenti, Valente joined the Neopolitan Navy St. Gang in the early 1910s. On July 20, 1916,… …   Wikipedia

  • Rocco Valenti — Umberto Valenti († 11. August 1922 in New York City) alias Rocco Valenti war ein Italo US amerikanischer Mafioso und Unterboss der Morello Familie. Als mutmaßlicher Täter bei der Ermordung von Vincent Terranova hat er zwar einerseits seinem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Umberto Valenti — († 11. August 1922 in New York City) alias Rocco Valenti war ein Italo US amerikanischer Mafioso und Unterboss der Morello Familie. Als mutmaßlicher Täter bei der Ermordung von Vincent Terranova hat er zwar einerseits seinem Gegenspieler Joe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of Italian American mobsters — This is an alphabetical list of Italian American mobsters in the United States, regardless of the Italian place of origin of them or their families. Names without WP articles or references identifying the person as Italian American and as a… …   Wikipedia

  • Morello crime family — Former Boss Giuseppe Morello In East Harlem, Manhattan Founded by Giuseppe Morello Years active 1890s 1922 …   Wikipedia

  • Mafia–Camorra War — The Mafia Camorra War was a gang war in New York City during the World War I era. One side was the Sicilian Morello crime family of Manhattan, the other side was Camorra, an ancient Neapolitan gang with a subgroup in the vicinity of Navy Street… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”