![]() He assured Kay on numerous occasions that he wanted a more normal life, and wanted nothing at all to do with the Mafia. Returning to Dartmouth, he met a young teaching student, Kay Adams the two fell in love. Michael was discharged as a Captain to recover from wounds- along with friend Hank Vogelsong - in 1945 (unbeknownst to him, the doctor treating him had been bribed by his father to exaggerate his injury in order to send him home). For his bravery in battle, Michael was awarded the Navy Cross, he 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's "family business", and enrolled at Dartmouth College in order to escape any potential involvement in crime. 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. Don Michael Corleone was the head of the Corleone family following the demise of his father.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. The film has now been rated 9.6 on IMDb with 73K votes, which means it has beaten The Shawshank Redemption’s rating of 9.3 with 2.5 million votes and The Godfather which has 9.2 rating on IMDb. ![]()
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