David McCarthy
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David McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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History
Early Life
David McCarthy was born on Kathil. He had four sisters and at least two brothers.[1][2] His family had a large farm covering hundreds of acres in Vorhaven.[1][3]
Task Force Serpent
He was a kommandant in command of the Second Battalion, First Kathil Uhlans that survived the fighting on Huntress during that unit's actions in Task Force Serpent. For his actions in the rearguard on 28 March 3060, he was awarded the Star League Medal of Valor, though the losses his command took in that engagement continued to haunt him.[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 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.[6]
When the executive officer of the Kathil CMM, Leftenant Colonel Damien Zibler, was killed in the opening engagement of the Battle of Kathil, McCarthy received a field promotion to Major from Major General Donald Sampreis and assumed command of his battalion.[7]
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]