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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|variant=Human
|variant=Human
|name=Gail Purdy
|name       = Gail Purdy
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|death       = [[2552#September|September 22nd, 2552]]
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|death=[[2552#September|September 22, 2552]]
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|species=[[Human]]
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|gender=Female
|rank       = [[Lieutenant Commander]]{{Ref/Note|The naval rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] is at the same pay grade as the Marine rank of Major. Therefore, [[Major (UNSC)|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 (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]].}}
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|affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
|rank=[[Lieutenant Commander]]{{Ref/Note|The naval rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] is at the same pay grade as the Marine rank of Major. Therefore, [[Major (UNSC)|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 (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]].}}
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'''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}}
'''Lieutenant Commander Gail Purdy''' ([[service number]] 63673-45327-GP)<ref>'''[[Data Drop|Data Drop Six]]'''</ref> 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 name="conduit">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''pages 329-330''</ref>


==Background==
==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}}
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|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>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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[[Category:Human characters|Purdy, Gail]]
[[Category:Humans|Purdy, Gail]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Purdy, Gail]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Purdy, Gail]]

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