Which member of the Weather Underground who was born in May 1943 was able to escape the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion?
Kathy Boudin Kathy Boudin (born May 19, 1943) was a member of the far-left radical group the Weather Underground who was convicted of felony murder for her role in the Brink's robbery of 1981 that resulted in the killing of two Nyack police officers, killing one security guard and seriously wounding one security guard. She was released from prison in 2003 and is now an adjunct professor at Columbia University.
SS Santa Elisa SS "Santa Elisa" was a refrigerated cargo ship built for the United States Maritime Commission by Federal Shipbuilding of Kearny, New Jersey in 1941. Operated by the Grace Line, "Santa Elisa" was a member of Convoy WS 21S from Newport, England, for Malta as a part of Operation Pedestal. After she straggled from the convoy, she was attacked and torpedoed by the Italian motor boats MAS 557 and 564 25 nmi southeast of Cape Bon, Tunisia on the night of 12/13 August 1942. MAS 557 strafed the vessel with her .51 Breda machine gun, killing four British army gunners, while the second motorboat launched a 450 mm torpedo that struck "Santa Elisa" on the starboard side near the No. 1 cargo hatch at about 05:17. The ship's cargo of aviation gasoline burst into flames. "Santa Elisa" eventually sank at approximately 07:17 on 13 August near position , and 28 survivors, including Francis A. Dales who was awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for his involvement in the convoy, were rescued by HMS Penn and landed at Malta.