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Jonathan Doherty

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Jonathan Doherty
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Biographical information

Homeworld:

Crisium City, Naniwa, Luna[1]

Born:

February 9, 2525[2][3]

Died:

January 3, 2554[4][5] (aged 28)

Cause of death:

Fatally shot by Captain Ingridson

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male[1][6]

Height:

186 centimetres (6 ft 1 in)[1][6][3]

Weight:

88 kilograms (194 lb)[1][6][3]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Marine Corps

Rank:

Lance corporal[1][3]

Service number:

11282-31220-JD[1][3]

Notable info:

 

"Not exactly green; no ODST is. But if I didn't think he could do the job I wouldn't have him on my six. He doesn't say much, but I don't care. I just need him to listen."
— Edward Buck, 2552[7]

Jonathan Doherty,[3] nicknamed the Rookie, was a Lance Corporal (SN: 11282-31220-JD), who served with the UNSC Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War and the post-war years.[8] He was trained as a member of the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers early in his career, serving with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force at New Jerusalem and later Mount Haven. Later, he was picked by GySgt Edward Buck for his team, Alpha-Nine, to aid the Office of Naval Intelligence in New Mombasa, Kenya during the Battle for Earth.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Jonathan Doherty was born in Crisium City, Naniwa, Luna on February 9, 2525.[2] He enlisted in the Marine Corps on July 7, 2547,[8] and eventually advanced to the rank of Lance Corporal. Some time after, he volunteered and was accepted into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, despite his initial lack of combat experience.[2]

Human-Covenant war[edit]

Battle of New Jerusalem[edit]

Main article: Battle of New Jerusalem

Shortly after completing ODST training, by July or August of 2552, Jonathan—now a Private First Class in the ODSTs—was deployed to the colony world of New Jerusalem in the Cygnus system with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, part of a Rapid Offensive Picket. He saw nearly all of his fellow troopers perish in the battle.[2]

Raid on Mount Haven[edit]

Main article: Raid on Mount Haven

"Sir, I can't just leave you..."
— Jonathan Doherty to an injured Gage Yevgenny

Weeks after the tragedy of New Jerusalem, Jonathan participated in an engagement in the city of Mount Haven on an unspecified colony.