William "Smokes" Aloisio (October 9, 1906 – October 3, 1979) was an American mobster and "

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" for the Chicago Outfit. A former member of the Forty-Two Gang in Chicago, Aloisio's arrest record dated back to 1928. In 1945, Aloisio was sentenced to five years at

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, in

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, for helping his brother avoid

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, during

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. Aloiso had bribed U.S. Navy personnel in Chicago to make sure that his relative failed his physical examination.

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1906 births 1979 deaths American gangsters of Italian descent Chicago Outfit mobsters Mafia hitmen {{Crime-org-stub

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