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| − | Unlike many of his fellow Uhlans, McCarthy chose not to join the [[Second Star League]] Defense Force's [[First Royal BattleMech Regiment]] when [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]] chose to disband their unit, instead accepting an official discharge. Still desiring to serve on his homeworld, he requested to have his commission reinstated to take a posting with the [[Kathil Capellan March Militia]]. As the only opening was for a [[company]] commander, a [[hauptmann]] grade billet, McCarthy chose to accept a demotion and take up command of Second Company, Second Battalion. He arrived on Kathil in early October [[3062]] and immediately set about reforming the undisciplined company into a more professional combat unit.<ref name=FPc2>''Flashpoint'', Chapter 2</ref> | + | Unlike many of his fellow Uhlans, McCarthy chose not to join the [[Second Star League]] Defense Force's [[First Royal BattleMech Regiment]] when [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]] chose to disband their unit, instead accepting an official discharge. Still desiring to serve on his homeworld, he requested to have his commission reinstated in order to take a posting with the [[Kathil Capellan March Militia]]. As the only available opening was for a [[company]] commander, a [[hauptmann]]-grade billet, McCarthy chose to accept a demotion and take up command of Second Company, Second Battalion. He arrived on Kathil in early October [[3062]] and immediately set about reforming the undisciplined company into a more professional combat unit.<ref name=FPc2>''Flashpoint'', Chapter 2</ref> |
When the executive officer of the Kathil CMM, [[Leftenant Colonel]] [[Damien Zibler]], was killed in one of the opening engagements of the [[Battle of Kathil (3062)|Battle of Kathil]], McCarthy received a field promotion to [[Major]] from [[Major General]] [[Donald Sampreis]] and assumed command of his battalion.<ref name=FPc13>''Flashpoint'', ch. 13</ref> Though he often butted heads with Sampreis about matters of strategy, McCarthy was instrumental in planning several successful operations that weakened the Eighth FedCom RCT's position on the planet, including the destruction of the Kay Bume munitions plant that the Loyalist unit used to resupply its stocks of long-range missiles. | When the executive officer of the Kathil CMM, [[Leftenant Colonel]] [[Damien Zibler]], was killed in one of the opening engagements of the [[Battle of Kathil (3062)|Battle of Kathil]], McCarthy received a field promotion to [[Major]] from [[Major General]] [[Donald Sampreis]] and assumed command of his battalion.<ref name=FPc13>''Flashpoint'', ch. 13</ref> Though he often butted heads with Sampreis about matters of strategy, McCarthy was instrumental in planning several successful operations that weakened the Eighth FedCom RCT's position on the planet, including the destruction of the Kay Bume munitions plant that the Loyalist unit used to resupply its stocks of long-range missiles. | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 2 April 2023
David McCarthy | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Federated Commonwealth Federated Suns |
| Career | |
| Rank | Major |
| Family | |
| Parents | Jason McCarthy (father)[1] |
| Siblings | Pauline McCarthy[1] Grace McCarthy[1] Adam McCarthy[1] |
David McCarthy was an officer of the Federated Commonwealth.
Contents
History
Early Life
David McCarthy was born and raised on Kathil to landed farmers who lived and worked on a large agricultural estate just outside the town of Vorhaven. He had four sisters and at least two brothers.[1][2][3]
Task Force Serpent
McCarthy joined the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth and progressed in rank and experience until being made a kommandant in command of the Second Battalion, First Kathil Uhlans. He and the rest of the Uhlans were at the forefront of the Inner Sphere's response to the Clan Invasion and were tapped to continue their exemplary performance in the Task Force Serpent counterattack. On Huntress, McCarthy led his battalion in a bloody last stand to screen the withdrawal of other Task Force units. For his actions in battle on 28 March, 3060, he was later awarded the Star League Medal of Valor, though the extraordinary losses his command had suffered plagued him with survivor's guilt and continued to haunt him well after his return to the Inner Sphere.[4][5]
Kathil CMM and FedCom Civil War
Unlike many of his fellow Uhlans, McCarthy chose not to join the Second Star League Defense Force's First Royal BattleMech Regiment when Marshal of the Armies Nondi Steiner chose to disband their unit, instead accepting an official discharge. Still desiring to serve on his homeworld, he requested to have his commission reinstated in order to take a posting with the Kathil Capellan March Militia. As the only available opening was for a company commander, a hauptmann-grade billet, McCarthy chose to accept a demotion and take up command of Second Company, Second Battalion. He arrived on Kathil in early October 3062 and immediately set about reforming the undisciplined company into a more professional combat unit.[6]
When the executive officer of the Kathil CMM, Leftenant Colonel Damien Zibler, was killed in one of the opening engagements of the Battle of Kathil, McCarthy received a field promotion to Major from Major General Donald Sampreis and assumed command of his battalion.[7] Though he often butted heads with Sampreis about matters of strategy, McCarthy was instrumental in planning several successful operations that weakened the Eighth FedCom RCT's position on the planet, including the destruction of the Kay Bume munitions plant that the Loyalist unit used to resupply its stocks of long-range missiles.
On 2 December, his family farm was targeted for destruction by Leftenant Xander Barajas and his lance. Thanks to the quick thinking of Jessie, Pauline McCarthy's five year-old daughter, both she and her seven year-old brother Billy were able to escape to the storm cellar the rest of the McCarthy family was in, though Barajas did attempt to cut the children down with machine gun and PPC fire.[3]
BattleMech
David McCarthy piloted a DVS-2 Devastator during Task Force Serpent and beyond.[8][5]