Pierce, Walter Robert

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Name: Walter Robert Pierce
Date of Birth: September 18, 2114
Age: 42
Race: Human (Terran)
Place of Birth: Cedar Hill, Tennessee, North America, Earth
Gender: Male

Rank: Admiral
Current Assignment: Chief of Starfleet Strategic Operations
Date of Starfleet Commission: April 5th, 2137
Previous Assignments: Junior Helm Officer, Ganges
                                         Second Assistant Chief Engineer, Ganges
                                         Commanding Officer of the Hubble 3 Mission
                                         Senior Starfleet Liaison to Vulcan
                                         Adjutant to Admiral Forrest, Starfleet Command
                                         Commanding Officer, Daedalus

Biographical Information: Walter Pierce was born on a small town farm in Tennessee on September 18, 2115. Growing up, Pierce had the makings of an explorer. From a young age Walter would ride out into the outskirts of town and find woods, lakes, and ultimately new towns to chart on his maps. It was only a matter of time before the Earth became to small and there was nothing left to explore.

At 18, Walter looked at signing onto a cargo ship, the Blue Moon which ran between Earth and Alpha Centauri, but near the last minute Pierce opted out. He instead decided to take classes at Cochrane University in Bozeman, Montana. With a degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Warp Theory, Pierce decided that it was time to look at a career among the stars. Fortunately just a couple of years prior to his graduation, United Earth chartered Starfleet and they were looking for recruits,

In 2137, Walter Pierce joined the crew of the Ganges as a junior helm officer. For three years, Pierce worked the graveyard shift on the Warp 2 vessel which patrolled the regions of space between Earth and Alpha Centauri. in 2140 the Chief Engineer of the Ganges was reassigned to assist in the NX Design program at the Warp Five Complex. The Assistant Chief Engineer was promoted and a gap remained in Engineering for a power systems specialist. Pierce applied, and by 2141 was made the Second Assistant Chief Engineer with a Promotion to Lieutenant, Junior Grade.

In 2143, the Ganges' patrol route changed. The ship was assigned to a route closer to the planet Vulcan in preparation for a cooperative project between Earth and her Vulcan allies. Walter Pierce was reccommended by Captain Ramirez of the Ganges for command of this project. in in December of that year, a newly Promoted Lieutenant Walter Pierce assumed command of the Hubble 3 Mission.

The Hubble 3 Telescope was deigned to allow Starfleet to look farther and clearer into the rest of the galaxy than any of her older brothers. The Site of the manned probe was determined to be in orbit around a small planetoid on the edge of Vulcan space. This would become the location of farthest manned Satellite in Earth History and the first one outside the Solar System. Upon completion of the 4 year construction project, Pierce was reassigned at the request of Ambassador Soval to the Earth Embassy on Vulcan and was named the Senior Starfleet Liaison to Vulcan.

Finding Pierce to be one of the more exceptional of Humans, the Vulcans took a liking to Pierce, or as much as can be determined from a race of emotionless beings. Pierce was noted by a Vulcan Captain to posses a "refreshing" level of patience and serenity even in the most troubling of times. After 4 years on Vulcan and achieving the rank of Commander, Walter Pierce was reassigned back to Earth and was slated to be the first captain of a Warp 7 Starship; although, he wasn't aware of this, yet.

Admiral Forrest gave Pierce a job as his adjutant while the Warp 7 engine tests were taking place. Serving as such, Commander Pierce often, at the request of the Admiral, Assume command of "Tricky situations". Pierce's missions include a peaceful settlement with Orion slavers, A confrontation with Nausican Pirates, the Investigation and arrest of an Earth based terrorist organization and First Contact with the Betazed.

Finally, approaching the finish line, the Warp 7 barrier is in sight. In early 2153 Admiral Forrest signed an order to recall the Daedalus for Refit. And in the fine print of that order, named Walter Pierce as Captain of the ship.

Pierce has scrambled for the last nine months to assemble the best crew he can. Even though he is man of great Patience, Pierce is on the edge of his seat waiting for his travel orders, especially now since the Xindi attack.