Even the Mafia Contributed to the War Effort.

 
It reads like a fiction plot from a book on World War II.  The main characters are the United States Government and the Mafia. The mention came in the movie Suicide Squad in which the boss lady stated the United States hired the Mafia to protect seaports.

Of course, it sounded like something out of a book so I had to look it up.  Back in 1942, after Pearl Harbor and after the suspect destruction of the cruise ship Normandie in Manhattan , the government became concerned about German or Italian infiltration of the docks.

 They'd lost over 20 vessels about 60 miles off Long Island.  They thought the people supplying the patrolling German U-boats were either disgruntled rum runners who'd been put out of business or agents living in New York.

Thus they began sending agents down to talk to dock workers but none of them were willing to talk to the government so they went  to Lucky Luciano, one of the early Mafia bosses, about shortening his prison sentence in exchange for his organization providing intelligence to the Navy.  Due to this agreement, he was released early in 1946 and deported back to Italy.

Their contact for Luciano came via a Jewish mobster who went after Nazi sympathizers in the states. He made the proposal and used Luciano's name to get everyone on board on the waterfront.   It is not known, how much information this agreement provided to the government but Luciano used his drug smuggling contacts to find associates who draw maps and find photos of the Sicilian coastline to assist the United States Navy prepare for the Allied invasion of Sicily also known as Operation Husky.  By the time of the invasion, the United States had a map filled with airstrips, navel bases, and power plants, so the Navy had accurate information for the invasion.

At about the same time, the government spoke with Lanza who ran the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan.  He controlled the fishing up and down the east coast and anything he said was done. The government asked him for help so he and an associate worked with local fishermen to find the enemy.  In addition, they provided work cards so agents could infiltrate and even provided coded information.  Furthermore, all fishermen kept an eye out for any unusual activity.

It was all of the connections and help provided by these mobster which helped protect the docks in this country and helped make Operation Husky a success.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.


 It reads like a fiction plot from a book on World War II.  The main characters are the United States Government and the Mafia. The mention came in the movie Suicide Squad in which the boss lady stated the United States hired the Mafia to protect seaports.

Of course, it sounded like something out of a book so I had to look it up.  Back in 1942, after Pearl Harbor and after the suspect destruction of the cruise ship Normandie in Manhattan , the government became concerned about German or Italian infiltration of the docks.

 They'd lost over 20 vessels about 60 miles off Long Island.  They thought the people supplying the patrolling German U-boats were either disgruntled rum runners who'd been put out of business or agents living in New York.

Thus they began sending agents down to talk to dock workers but none of them were willing to talk to the government so they went  to Lucky Luciano, one of the early Mafia bosses, about shortening his prison sentence in exchange for his organization providing intelligence to the Navy.  Due to this agreement, he was released early in 1946 and deported back to Italy.

Their contact for Luciano came via a Jewish mobster who went after Nazi sympathizers in the states. He made the proposal and used Luciano's name to get everyone on board on the waterfront.   It is not known, how much information this agreement provided to the government but Luciano used his drug smuggling contacts to find associates who draw maps and find photos of the Sicilian coastline to assist the United States Navy prepare for the Allied invasion of Sicily also known as Operation Husky.  By the time of the invasion, the United States had a map filled with airstrips, navel bases, and power plants, so the Navy had accurate information for the invasion.

At about the same time, the government spoke with Lanza who ran the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan.  He controlled the fishing up and down the east coast and anything he said was done. The government asked him for help so he and an associate worked with local fishermen to find the enemy.  In addition, they provided work cards so agents could infiltrate and even provided coded information.  Furthermore, all fishermen kept an eye out for any unusual activity.

It was all of the connections and help provided by these mobster which helped protect the docks in this country and helped make Operation Husky a success.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.
  It reads like a fiction plot from a book on World War II.  The main characters are the United States Government and the Mafia. The mention came in the movie Suicide Squad in which the boss lady stated the United States hired the Mafia to protect seaports.

Of course, it sounded like something out of a book so I had to look it up.  Back in 1942, after Pearl Harbor and after the suspect destruction of the cruise ship Normandie in Manhattan , the government became concerned about German or Italian infiltration of the docks.

 They'd lost over 20 vessels about 60 miles off Long Island.  They thought the people supplying the patrolling German U-boats were either disgruntled rum runners who'd been put out of business or agents living in New York.

Thus they began sending agents down to talk to dock workers but none of them were willing to talk to the government so they went  to Lucky Luciano, one of the early Mafia bosses, about shortening his prison sentence in exchange for his organization providing intelligence to the Navy.  Due to this agreement, he was released early in 1946 and deported back to Italy.

Their contact for Luciano came via a Jewish mobster who went after Nazi sympathizers in the states. He made the proposal and used Luciano's name to get everyone on board on the waterfront.   It is not known, how much information this agreement provided to the government but Luciano used his drug smuggling contacts to find associates who draw maps and find photos of the Sicilian coastline to assist the United States Navy prepare for the Allied invasion of Sicily also known as Operation Husky.  By the time of the invasion, the United States had a map filled with airstrips, navel bases, and power plants, so the Navy had accurate information for the invasion.

At about the same time, the government spoke with Lanza who ran the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan.  He controlled the fishing up and down the east coast and anything he said was done. The government asked him for help so he and an associate worked with local fishermen to find the enemy.  In addition, they provided work cards so agents could infiltrate and even provided coded information.  Furthermore, all fishermen kept an eye out for any unusual activity.

It was all of the connections and help provided by these mobster which helped protect the docks in this country and helped make Operation Husky a success.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.