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'''Lieutenant Commander Gail Purdy''' was a member of the [[UNSC Navy]] and an engineer in [[2552]]. She was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} as Chief Engineer. She was not in the same Chain of Command as the [[ODST]] officers, but she clearly outranked [[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]]. She was middle aged and stout, with ginger-colored hair and stern and serious eyes.<ref name="conduit">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', pages 329/330</ref>


She was aboard the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]] when it arrived at [[Installation 04]]. Presumably, she took a [[Bumblebee]] life pod to the surface when the vessel crashed. At [[Alpha Base]], she managed to survive until the very end of the event. She was one of the few specialists that was assigned guards during the ODST attack on the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. She pointed out a conduit to McKay that she knew was vital to the function of the ship.<ref name="conduit"/> McKay ended up destroying that very piece of technology to stop the [[Flood]] from getting to [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 332</ref>
'''Lieutenant Commander Gail Purdy''' ([[service number]] 63673-45327-GP){{Ref/Generic|Data Drops|[[Data Drop#Data Drop 6|Data Drop 6]]}} was a [[Lieutenant Commander|Senior Officer]] in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. She was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} as Chief Engineer. LCDR Purdy was middle aged and stout, with ginger-colored hair and stern and serious eyes.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TF12|TF|Chapter=12}}


The naval rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] is at the same pay grade as the Marine rank of Major. Therefore, [[Major Antonio Silva]], the leader of the ODST forces, is actually the same rank as Purdy. However, since she does not specialize in a combat field, he would assume tactical command. Also, it is never directly stated that she is the Chief Engineer of the vessel, but at her high pay grade, it is easy to assume that she is the highest ranking engineer aboard the ship, therefore making her the "Chief".
==Background==
Purdy was aboard the ''Autumn'' when it arrived at [[Installation 04]]. Presumably, she took a [[Bumblebee escape pod|Bumblebee]] life pod to the surface when the vessel crashed. At [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], she managed to survive until the very end of the event. She was one of the few specialists that was assigned guards during the ODST attack on the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. She pointed out a conduit to McKay that she knew was vital to the function of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|TF12}} McKay ended up destroying that very piece of technology to stop [[the Flood]] from getting to [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|TF12}}


==References==
==List of appearances==
<references/>
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}


[[Category:UNSC Naval Personnel|Purdy, Gail]]
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Human characters|Purdy, Gail]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Purdy, Gail]]

Latest revision as of 02:04, March 29, 2024

Gail Purdy
Biographical information

Died:

September 22, 2552

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Female

Hair color:

Red

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

Rank:

Lieutenant Commander[Note 1]

 

Lieutenant Commander Gail Purdy (service number 63673-45327-GP)[1] was a Senior Officer in the UNSC Navy. She was assigned to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn as Chief Engineer. LCDR Purdy was middle aged and stout, with ginger-colored hair and stern and serious eyes.[2]

Background[edit]

Purdy was aboard the Autumn when it arrived at Installation 04. Presumably, she took a Bumblebee life pod to the surface when the vessel crashed. At Alpha Base, she managed to survive until the very end of the event. She was one of the few specialists that was assigned guards during the ODST attack on the Truth and Reconciliation. She pointed out a conduit to McKay that she knew was vital to the function of the ship.[2] McKay ended up destroying that very piece of technology to stop the Flood from getting to Earth.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The naval rank of Lieutenant Commander is at the same pay grade as the Marine rank of Major. Therefore, Major Antonio Silva, the leader of the ODST forces, is actually the same rank as Purdy. However, since she does not specialize in a combat field, he would assume tactical command. Also, it is never directly stated that she is the Chief Engineer of the vessel, but at her pay grade, it is easy to assume that she is the highest ranking engineer aboard the ship, therefore making her the "Chief". It was likely Purdy was directly subordinate to Captain Keyes.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Data Drops, Data Drop 6
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, chapter 12