tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170083784881145736.post8232901929000791238..comments2024-03-16T06:38:11.650+00:00Comments on The Music Gatherer: Robin Hall: The Ballad of Johnny Ramensky (1959)themusicgathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674835550314003811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170083784881145736.post-88866399633421264102013-07-01T15:58:04.180+01:002013-07-01T15:58:04.180+01:00"In 1942, while serving another sentence in P..."In 1942, while serving another sentence in Peterhead, he was given an opportunity to put his undoubted skills to better use. The army offered him commando training and membership of an elite unit that would be dropped behind enemy lines to blow up infrastructure and steal important documents. It was an opportunity that Gentleman Johnny accepted.<br /><br />He served with great distinction and was among the first wave of Allied troops into Rome, blowing up the safes in fourteen embassies – in one day."<br /><br />iHe was a very good escape artist and also very good at being recaptured. http://www.firstfoot.com/Great%20Scot/ramensky.htmFelonious Munkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114120100970442305noreply@blogger.com