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'''Jerome Winson''' (June 9, [[2755]]<ref name=H:OKp106>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 106, "Jerome Winson Profile"</ref> - [[2851]]) was the Founder and first [[Khan]] of [[Clan Wolf]], going on to become the second [[ilKhan]] of the [[Clans]]. He commissioned a series of new [[combat vehicle]] designs, primarily for use in second-line units, in [[2842]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 32</ref> He took his own life with poison after suffering a debilitating stroke.<ref name="EDGC10"/> He died  in his office.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 54, "Clan ilKhans"</ref>
 
'''Jerome Winson''' (June 9, [[2755]]<ref name=H:OKp106>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 106, "Jerome Winson Profile"</ref> - [[2851]]) was the Founder and first [[Khan]] of [[Clan Wolf]], going on to become the second [[ilKhan]] of the [[Clans]]. He commissioned a series of new [[combat vehicle]] designs, primarily for use in second-line units, in [[2842]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 32</ref> He took his own life with poison after suffering a debilitating stroke.<ref name="EDGC10"/> He died  in his office.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 54, "Clan ilKhans"</ref>
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The Wolves would Be selected for action on [[Eden]], and later go on to fight on [[Dagda]], an honor granted only to the Wolves and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], specifically for their excellent performance during the Eden campaign of [[Operation Klondike]].  On Eden, they would land   
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==Notes==
* The ''Jerome Winson'', a ''[[Liberator (WarShip)|Liberator]]''-class [[WarShip]] in Clan Wolf's fleet, was named in his honor. <ref>''Field Report: Clans'' p. 21, Clan Wolf Fleet Assets</ref>
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* The ''Jerome Winson'', a ''[[Liberator (WarShip)|Liberator]]''-class [[WarShip]] in Clan Wolf's fleet, was named in his honor. <ref>''Field Report: Clans'' p. 21, "Clan Wolf Fleet Assets"</ref>
  
 
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==References==

Revision as of 14:30, 14 March 2012


Jerome Winson (June 9, 2755[1] - 2851) was the Founder and first Khan of Clan Wolf, going on to become the second ilKhan of the Clans. He commissioned a series of new combat vehicle designs, primarily for use in second-line units, in 2842.[2] He took his own life with poison after suffering a debilitating stroke.[3] He died in his office.[4]


Biography

Early Life

Born on the Lyran Commonwealth world of Gallery, Jerome Winson was a strong and intelligent youth. For these reasons he would be fast-tracked into SLDF officer training. His timing was fortuitous. The Star League had been fighting engagements throughout the Periphery for many years, putting them in great need of bright young officers.[1]

Star League Service and the Exodus

Fighting in the war against the Rim Worlds Republic, Jerome Winson would rise to the rank of Major, earning a post on General Aleksandr Kerensky's command staff. During the Liberation of Terra, he would be assigned to a unit with a mission of singular importance to the great General himself: the rescue of his wife, Katyusha Kerensky, and his two sons, Nicholas and Andery. Previously unknown to all but a few people in Kerensky's inner circle, the rescue of the Kerensky family from an Amaris occupied Moscow in 2777[5] would have long reaching consequences for all of the Inner Sphere. Because of his close association with General Kerensky, Winson would stay close to Nicholas and Andery Kerensky, becoming something of an older brother figure to the boys as they adjusted to life after the Amaris Crisis.[1]

He would follow the General into exile from the Inner Sphere and the coming Succession Wars. The choice was not easy; in choosing the Exodus, he had to leave behind his wife Jessica, a native of Alarion who had opted to stay home. Knowing that the choice he was making was the right one,[1] Winson would depart with the rest of the Regular Army into the unknown.

The Clans: A New Pack

The Second Exodus saw Jerome Winson follow Nicholas Kerensky to Strana Mechty in 2801. Still in the role of the wise older brother to the Kerenskys, the bond that they shared would likely only have been strengthened by Nicholas' marriage of Jerome's sister, Jennifer Winson.[6]

Jerome Winson would become the founder and first Khan of Clan Wolf, named for the Strana Mechty wolf, a descendent of the Terran wolf brought with the exiles from the mother world.[7] Under his thoughtful yet decisive leadership, the Wolves would be the first Clan to be combat certified by the ilKhan. He would also be laying the foundations for one of the dominant forces throughout Clan history; Clan Wolf would be respected and feared on the battlefield and in the halls of the Grand Council.[1]

Operation Klondike

The Wolves would be selected for action on Eden, and later go on to fight on Dagda, an honor granted only to the Wolves and Clan Jade Falcon, specifically for their excellent performance during the Eden campaign of Operation Klondike. On Eden, they would land

Treachery at the Dawn of the Golden Century

Legacy

Title and Position

Preceded by
None
Khan of Clan Wolf
2807-2834?
Succeeded by
????
Preceded by ilKhan of the Clans
2834[8]-2851
Succeeded by
Zenos Danforth[3]

Notes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 106, "Jerome Winson Profile"
  2. Technical Readout: 3060, p. 32
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 10
  4. The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 54, "Clan ilKhans"
  5. Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 8 - "Exodus"
  6. Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 107, "Jennifer Winson Profile"
  7. Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 17 - "Original Clans: Wolf"
  8. Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 9
  9. Field Report: Clans p. 21, "Clan Wolf Fleet Assets"

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