Pawel Czernek (Earth-5875)

Major Pawel Czernek (Ret.) is a retired infantry commander of the UNSC Marine Corps who served during the First Contact War. He served for thirty years in the Corps, from 2523 to 2562.

Biography
After Czernek retired from the UNSC Marine Corps, he was interviewed in 2585 at the Museum of Humanity about his experiences during the First Contact War and specifically the Battle of Mombasa. As he recalled the events of the war and the battle, Pawel approached the John-117 Monument, revealing he participated on the visualized battle. Retelling the battle itself, he revealed he lost his leg during it, having to change it for an artificial leg.

During the battle, he and his unit became low on ammunition while fighting the Covenant, and so they needed to scavenge for any weapon they could find until support arrived. Armed with a M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, Pawel kept fighting on the board of a M12 Warthog, until John-117 arrived with a plasma grenade, killing dozens of jiralhanae along his way.