Editing Joseph Bonanno (section)

==The Castellammarese War and aftermath==
During the [[Castellammarese War]], between 1930 and 1931, Maranzano and Bonanno fought against a rival group based in Brooklyn, led by [[Joe Masseria]] and [[Giuseppe Morello]].<ref name="MafEnc"/> However, a third, secret, faction soon emerged, composed of younger mafiosi on both sides. These younger mafiosi were disgusted with the old-world predilections of Masseria, Maranzano and other old-line mafiosi, whom they called "[[Mustache Pete]]s." This group of "Young Turk" mafiosi was led by Masseria's second-in-command, [[Lucky Luciano]], and included [[Frank Costello]], [[Vito Genovese]], [[Joe Adonis]], [[Carlo Gambino]] and [[Albert Anastasia]] on the Masseria side and [[Joe Profaci]], [[Tommy Gagliano]], [[Tommy Lucchese]], [[Joseph Magliocco]] and [[Stefano Magaddino]] on the Maranzano side. Although Bonanno was more steeped in the old-school traditions of "honor", "tradition", "respect" and "dignity" than other mafiosi of his generation, he saw the need to modernize and joined forces with the Young Turks.<ref name=MafEnc/>

In a secret deal with Maranzano, Luciano agreed to engineer the death of his boss, Masseria, in return for receiving Masseria's [[racket (crime)|racket]]s and becoming Maranzano's second-in-command; he was killed April 15, 1931.<ref name="five families book"/> However, although Maranzano was slightly more forward-thinking than Masseria, Luciano had come to believe that Maranzano was even more greedy and hidebound than Masseria had been, declaring himself ''[[capo di tutti capi]]'' (boss of all bosses); as a consequence, Luciano arranged Maranzano's murder on September 10, 1931.<ref name="five families book"/><ref name="MafEnc"/>

After Maranzano's death, Bonanno became boss–or as he called himself, "Father"–of the bulk of Maranzano's family. At the age of 26, Bonanno became one of the youngest-ever bosses of a crime family. Bonanno's role in the events leading up to Maranzano's death has been disputed. Years later, Bonanno wrote in his [[autobiography]] that he did not know about Luciano's plans; he claimed to have only learned about them from Magaddino.<ref>{{harvnb|Bonanno|1983|pages=137–139}}</ref> According to Bonanno, he subsequently learned that Maranzano and Luciano had had a falling out over influence in the [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]]. Reportedly, relations between the two had soured to the point that Maranzano was planning to kill Luciano as early as one day after Maranzano was ultimately assassinated. Maranzano had given the contract to Irish gangster [[Vincent Coll|Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll]], who was actually on his way to Maranzano's office on the day of Maranzano's death. According to Bonanno, he concluded that going to war with Luciano would serve no purpose, since Luciano only wanted to be left alone to run his own rackets and "demanded nothing from us." He also believed that his soldiers would not be enthused about going to the mattresses again so soon after the end of the Castellamarese War. For this reason, Bonanno said, he decided to choose "the path of peace."<ref>{{harvnb|Bonanno|1983|pages=137–141}}</ref> However, according to mob expert Anthony Bruno, it "defies mob logic" to believe that Luciano would have allowed Bonanno to stay alive had Bonanno still supported Maranzano.<ref name="man honor">{{cite web|last=Bruno|first=Anthony|title=The Bonanno Family: The Man of Honor|url=http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/bonanno/2.html|work=TruTV Crime Library|access-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604225240/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/bonanno/2.html|archive-date=June 4, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In place of the ''capo di tutti capi'' in Maranzano's plan, Luciano established a national commission in which each of the families would be represented by their boss and to which each family would owe allegiance. Each family would be largely autonomous in their designated area, but [[The Commission (mafia)|the Commission]] would arbitrate disputes between gangs.<ref name="five families book"/>

In 1931, two months after Maranzano was murdered, Bonanno was married to Fay Labruzzo (December 31, 1905 – September 9, 1980).<ref name=irishtimes>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-12-me-bonanno12-story.html|title=Joseph Bonanno, 97; Infamous Mobster|date=May 12, 2002|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217211631/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-12-me-bonanno12-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They had three children: [[Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno]], Catherine, and Joseph Charles Jr.

Bonanno had property in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]], and later [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]].<ref name=life/> His son, Bill developed a severe [[mastoid]] [[ear infection]] at the age of 10; his parents enrolled him in a Catholic boarding school in the dry climate of [[Tucson, Arizona]].<ref>[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/01/06/salvatore_bonanno_eldest_son_of_mafia_boss_wrote_of_mob_life/ "Salvatore Bonanno, eldest son of Mafia boss wrote of mob life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194359/http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/01/06/salvatore_bonanno_eldest_son_of_mafia_boss_wrote_of_mob_life/ |date=2016-03-04 }} Boston.com The Boston Globe January 6, 2008</ref> After this, Bonanno also maintained a home in Tucson from the early 1940s.<ref name=life/>