![]() ![]() However, unbeknownst to Michael, the doctor treating him had been bribed by his father to exaggerate his injury in order to send him home. Michael was discharged as a Captain to recover from wounds- along with friend Hank Vogelsong in 1945. For his bravery in battle, Michael was awarded the Navy Cross, and was also featured in Life magazine in 1944. After the United States' entry into World War II in 1941, he enlisted in the Marines (training under Sergeant Bradshaw) and fought in the Pacific, even though his father had expended great effort to wrangle a deferment for him. In truth, his father never wanted Michael to be involved in the family's criminal enterprise, and actually hoped he'd go into politics. Michael initially wanted nothing to do with the Corleone "family business", and enrolled at Dartmouth College in order to escape any potential involvement in crime. ![]() The Prodigal Son " That's my family Kay, not me." ―Michael Corleone ![]() He became a bright and handsome young man and of all of Vito Corleone's children, Michael was said to be most like him in terms of intelligence, personality, and cunning.ĭuring childhood, Michael harbored interests in politics and wondered if there would be an Italian president someday these musings were soon shot down by his brother, Fredo. Vito Corleone and the young Michael and his brothers.īorn in 1920, to Vito and Carmela Corleone, Michael was deeply loved by his father, even prompting Vito to murder blackmailer Don Fanucci so he could support Michael and the rest of his family. Biography " Michael, your father loves you very much." ― Vito Corleone ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |