Editing William Lovell

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'''Ensign William Lovell''' ([[service number]] 78349-90983-WL)<ref name="Drop">'''[[Data Drop|Data Drop Six]]'''</ref> was a [[Ensign|junior officer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]], briefly serving as a member of the command crew of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. During his eventful career, he developed a [[Career Service Vitae|CSV]] that was at least twice as long as [[Jacob Keyes]]'.<ref name="Keyes">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 159''</ref> He had been awarded the [[Bronze Star]] three times.

==Biography==
===Early military career===
Lovell enlisted voluntarily, and was immediately enrolled at the [[Luna OCS Academy|Luna Officer Candidate School]] due to his high grades. During a training flight he demonstrated heroism by saving the entire crew from an accident, and this helped him to graduate from the academy after only two years.

Upon being commissioned he took the first outbound [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] headed into battle <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 133-134''</ref>. Within three years he had been promoted to [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|Lieutenant]] <ref name="Keyes"/> and had been decorated with a [[Silver Star]], three [[Bronze Star]]s, and two [[Purple Heart]]s. He served aboard the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} for a period of four years.

===Scandalous behavior===
A promising career was rocked by a series of mishaps: four reports of insubordination and two transfers. Ultimately, his demotion back to [[Ensign]] may have been caused by an "incident" involving [[Anna Gerov]], a civilian and possible daughter of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Gerov]] <ref name="Keyes"/>.

Lovell was reassigned to [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'' on the fringes of the [[Sigma Octanus system]]. He was there for well over a year, an unheard of duration for such a remote facility <ref name="Keyes"/>. This was partially by his own choice: due to his judgment that he had broken under pressure and having seen so much death, he was content with the isolation and relative safety of the outpost.

===Later military career===
In [[2552]], while still serving aboard the ''Archimedes'', he detected the silhouette of [[Covenant]] ships headed for the Sigma Octanus. While he did not positively identify the silhouette as such <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 137-138''</ref>, his report allowed UNSC forces to converge in defense of the system in time to win the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. Lovell was reassigned to the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} under Captain Jacob Keyes, replacing [[Lieutenant]] [[Jaggers]] as navigation officer. There he participated more actively in the latter stage of the battle. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref>

Shortly afterward, Lovell was transferred with the rest of the command crew to Keyes' new ship, the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was to be sent on [[Operation: RED FLAG]], which was postponed due to the [[Fall of Reach]]. As the ''Autumn'' sat in stationary orbit on the far side of the planet, Lovell detected unusual EM readings bouncing off [[Turul]] and contacted [[Casimir Station]] looking for an explanation. Unbeknownst to the crew of the ship, which was being kept ignorant of the Covenant invasion, the readings were actually a result of battles occurring on the other side of the planet.<ref name="Drop"/>

Despite his low rank, and the surprise it caused among the bridge crew, Lovell performed skillfully, even under pressure. He and [[Cortana]] successfully extracted the ship from the disaster. When the ship was abandoned during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], Lovell piloted and landed his [[Bumblebee]] lifepod ([[Kilo Tango Victor 17]]) containing Keyes, the command crew, and the [[Covenant]] spy [[Isna 'Nosolee]].

===Death===
After landing, he and the rest of the lifepod group attempted to escape the Covenant, successfully for some time. Because they were wanted alive (at least until the leading officer could be identified), the small group managed to inflict heavy damage on the Covenant, who were under orders not to harm them. Ultimately, they were captured by the [[Covenant]] after being betrayed by [[Ensign]] [[Ellen Dowski]]. In an attempt to avoid execution, he made a desperate dive for an [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|M6D handgun]], but was shot and killed by a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]]'s [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 99'' ; '''2010''', ''page 103''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''

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