Rocco Malvito

Rocco Malvito was born on 27 January 1919 in Malvito, Calabria, Italy to Clemenza Guarino. 
In 1934, when Giovanni Malvito walking home with siblings, Rocco Malvito and Luca Malvito, from work, they were confronted and beaten by soldiers: Alfredo Repaci, Giuseppe Conflenti, Enzo Pilato, Francesco Talarico and Vincenzo Mirigliani. Fortunately, Salvatore Caruso, Nicodemo Insarda and a few other Mafiosos came to the rescue and massacred the soldiers. At the time, they worked for Pietro Cosenza, a highly respected member of the Mafia and a younger brother of Don Victor Cosenza who was the leader of the Cosenza Mafia.  
In 1937, he became good friends with Patrick O'Shea after moving to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 
In 1941, he became a Lieutenant in the Queens Regime of the Malvito Crime Family under Mario Malvito.