Early Years
Gaetano Reina was born in September 1889 in Corleone, Sicily to Giacomo Reina and Carmela Rumore. In the early 1900s (decade), the Reina family moved to New York City and settled on 107th Street in East Harlem. Reina along with his brother Antonio began working with members of the Morello family. In July 1913, Reina's sister Bernarda married Vincenzo Terranova. Gaetano Reina married Angelina Olivera, the couple had three sons (one Giacomo became a member of the Lucchese family ) and three daughters (one Carmela "Mildred" married Joe Valachi in 1932). In November 1914, Reina and Jack Dragna were arrested for the murder of Barnet Baff.
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