His full name was Alphonse Capone. His close friends and family called him "Snorkey'. To others his nickname was "Al" or "Scarface" because he had a scar from his left ear to his mouth.
"Scarface Al" got his nickname from the "ear to mouth" scar on his left cheek. That scar was given to him by Frank Gallucio. Capone often romanticized the scar by pretending he'd received it as a member of the "Lost Battalion" in World War I. The "Lost Battalion" fought in France under the command of Lt. Colonel. Charles W. Whittlesey. Capone did not fight in WWI (he was fifteen years old when the war broke out and nineteen when it ended).
Al Capone's men also had a special name for him. His men referred to him as "The Big Fellow." He stood almost six feet and weighed 250 lbs. so that name was well earned.
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