Samuel John Archer
Lieutenant
USS Enterprise-D -- (Galaxy-class)
Public Affairs Office
SPECIES: -- Human
GENDER: -- Male
BIRTHDATE: -- March 20, 2338
HOME PLANET: -- Earth
PLACE OF BIRTH: -- Brillion, Wisconsin, United States of America
MARITAL STATUS: -- Single
NATIVE LANGUAGE: -- Federation Standard
LEARNED LANGUAGES: -- Latin, Vulcan
RELIGIOUS FAITH: -- Christian / Lutheran
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
- Artistic Talent
- Confident
- Conservative
- Curious
- Faithful
- Innovative
- Starfleet Code of Honor
- Theoretical
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
2345-2349 --- Trinity Lutheran College -- (Milwaukee, WI, USA, Earth)
2351-2355 --- Starfleet Academy -- (San Francisco, CA, USA, Earth)
2355-2356 --- Starfleet Department Head School -- (San Francisco, CA, USA, Earth)
TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2349
DEGREE: -- Art
MAJOR: -- Artistic Expression -- (Drawing)
MINOR: -- Artistic Expression -- (Acting)
ELECTIVES:
-- Artistic Expression -- (Drawing)
-- Artistic Expression -- (Acting)
-- Artistic Expression -- (Creative Writing)
-- Sports -- (Baseball)
STARFLEET ACADEMY:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2355
STATUS: -- Passed with High Honors
PROMOTED TO: -- Lieutenant (junior grade)
DEGREE: -- Science
MAJOR: -- Social Science -- (Federation History / Culture)
MINOR: -- Social Science -- (Earth American History / Culture)
RECOGNITION:
-- Starfleet Academy Honor Roll
-- History Department Citation
ELECTIVES:
-- Artistic Expression -- (Acting)
-- Artistic Expression -- (Creative Writing)
-- Shuttlecraft Pilot Training
-- Sports -- (Parrises Squares)
-- Sports -- (Baseball)
CADET CRUISE: -- USS Nebula -- (Nebula-class) -- NCC-60112
-- Assigned to science department, History division
CADET CRUISE MISSION: -- Patrolling the Federation/Cardassian border
UNIFORM COLOR: -- Blue
STARFLEET DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL:
GRADUATED: -- May, 2356
PROMOTED TO: -- Lieutenant
STARFLEET SERVICE RECORD:
2356-2358 --- USS Eagle -- (Miranda-class) -- NCC-19922
----------------- Lieutenant -- Science Officer -- Chief Historian
----------------- Uniform = Blue
2358-2361 --- Earth Spacedock
----------------- Lieutenant -- Science Officer -- Starbase Historian / Information Officer
----------------- Uniform = Blue
2361-2363 --- USS Galaxy -- (Galaxy-class) -- NCC-70637
----------------- Lieutenant -- Science Officer -- Assistant Historian
----------------- Uniform = Blue
2363-Pres ---- USS Enterprise -- (Galaxy-class) -- NCC-1701-D
----------------- Lieutenant -- Administration Officer -- Public Affairs Officer
----------------- Uniform = Red
DECORATIONS:
- Starfleet Academy Honor Roll (2355) – (Starfleet Academy)
- History Department Citation (2355) – (Starfleet Academy)
- Starfleet Commendation (2357) – (USS Eagle)
- Starfleet Commendation (2358) – (USS Eagle)
- Starfleet Commendation (2360) – (Earth Spacedock)
- Starfleet Commendation (2361) – (Earth Spacedock)
- Starfleet Commendation (2364) – (USS Enterprise)
PERSONAL TIMELINE:
2328 -- Born in Brillion, Wisconsin, USA on Earth.
2345 -- Entered college at Trinity Lutheran College (age 17).
2347 -- One of his grandfathers passes away.
2349 -- Graduated from Trinity Lutheran College.
2349 -- One of his uncles passes away.
2350 -- Starfleet introduces modern uniforms.
2351 -- Entered Starfleet Academy (age 23).
2355 -- Graduated from Starfleet Academy. -- Promoted to Lieutenant (JG).
2355 -- Awarded Starfleet Academy Honor Roll.
2355 -- Awarded History Department Citation.
2355 -- Entered Department Head School (via recommendation) (age 27).
2356 -- Graduated from Department Head School. -- Promoted to Lieutenant.
2356 -- Assigned to USS Eagle (Miranda-class) as chief historian.
2357 -- Begins dating Federation colonist, Hannah Kearney. (long-distance)
2357 -- Awarded Starfleet Commendation (USS Eagle).
2358 -- His first novel, “The Girl In The Shadows” is published. (best seller)
2358 -- Awarded Starfleet Commendation (USS Eagle).
2358 -- Assigned to Earth Spacedock as a station historian.
2359 -- His second novel, “Terra Nova” (book 1) is published. (best-seller)
2359 -- His third novel, “Terra Nova” (book 2) is published. (best-seller)
2359 -- His fourth novel, “Terra Nova” (book 3) is published. (best-seller)
2360 -- Awarded Starfleet Commendation (Earth Spacedock).
2361 -- His fifth novel, “Terra Nova” (book 4) is published. (best-seller)
2361 -- Awarded Starfleet Commendation (Earth Spacedock).
2361 -- Assigned to USS Galaxy (Galaxy-class) as assistant chief historian.
2361 -- Hannah Kearny dies in an accident, ending Sam’s romantic relationship.
2361 -- Takes a leave of absence to visit the New Chicago colony.
2362 -- Nearly dies when USS Galaxy crew is infected by a deadly pathogen.
2363 -- His sixth novel, “Terra Nova” (book 5) is published. (best-seller)
2363 -- Assigned to USS Enterprise-D as a member of the Public Affairs staff.
2363 -- Aboard USS Enterprise when it makes first contact with Q.
2363 -- Holo-friend, Nevaeh, becomes real, courtesy of Commander Riker’s Q powers.
2363 -- Aboard USS Enterprise when it disappears near Persephone V.
2363 -- MISSING IN ACTION
2364 -- Aboard USS Enterprise when it appears near Persephone IV. -- Time travel.
2364 -- Awarded Starfleet Commendation (USS Enterprise).
2365 -- Aboard USS Enterprise when it makes first contact with the Borg.
FAMILY RECORD:
SPOUSE: -- none
CHILDREN: -- none
PETS: -- none
FATHER: -- Thomas Archer -- (writer, Earth)
MOTHER: -- Olivia Archer -- (homemaker, Earth)
BROTHER:
-- Joel Archer -- (Starfleet Marine, on assignment) -- (younger)
SISTERS:
-- Lilian Archer -- (writer / historian, Earth) -- (younger)
-- Elizabeth Martin -- (married / homemaker, Earth) -- (younger)
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
EXPERT LEVEL:
- Artistic Expression -- (Drawing)
- Artistic Expression -- (Writing)
- Computer Operation -- (Federation)
- Religion -- (Christian / Lutheran)
- Social Science -- (Federation Culture / History)
- Social Science -- (Earth Culture / History)
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL:
- Administration
- Artistic Expression -- (Acting)
- Leadership
- Sports -- (Baseball)
- Sports -- (Parrises Squares)
- Starship Sensors
QUALIFIED (skills of note):
- Environmental Suit Operations
- Food Preparation -- (Cooking)
- Holodeck Systems Technology
- Investigation -- (Research)
- Language -- (Federation Standard)
- Language -- (Vulcan)
- Marksmanship -- (Phaser)
- Personal Combad -- (Unarmed)
- Physical Science -- (Temporal Mechanics)
- Planetary Survival -- (Warm Temperate)
- Social Science -- (Archaeology)
- Space Science -- (Astronomy)
- Space Science -- (Astrophysics)
- Trivia -- (Earth American Trains)
BOOKS PUBLISHED:
“The Girl in the Shadows” – (2358) – (best seller)
-----------------The story of a young woman on a Federation colony world.
“Terra Nova” (book 1) – (2359) – (best seller)
-----------------">The epic story of a colony, and its struggles to survive far from Earth.
“Terra Nova” (book 2) – (2359) – (best seller)
-----------------The epic story of a colony, and its struggles to survive far from Earth.
“Terra Nova” (book 3) – (2360) – (best seller)
-----------------The epic story of a colony, and its struggles to survive far from Earth.
“Terra Nova” (book 4) – (2361) – (best seller)
-----------------The epic story of a colony, and its struggles to survive far from Earth.
“Terra Nova” (book 5) – (2363) – (best seller)
-----------------The epic story of a colony, and its struggles to survive far from Earth.
NOTABLE FRIENDS:
ON USS ENTERPRISE:
- Tessa Kensington – One of Sam’s closest friends on the USS Enterprise. Fellow Public Affairs Officer.
- Cassie Queen – One of Sam’s closet friends on the USS Enterprise. Fellow Public Affairs Officer. Cassie is also good friends with Tessa.
OTHER FRIENDS:
- Azariah Abrams -- One of Sam’s closet friends from his service years on Earth Spacedock. Starfleet Engineering officer
- Britanna Breckenridge (“Britta”) -– A young girl who traveling with the Terra 2 colony group to her new home on Patterval III.
- Elon Cokes -– One of Sam’s closest friends from his services years on Earth Spacedock. Starfleet Shuttle pilot.
- Corrine Corra -– One of Sam’s closest friends from his service years on the USS Galaxy. Starfleet Science officer. Their relationship was very strong; they were best of friends, but never officially dated. Corrine was a few years younger than Sam. She looked up to him like an older brother.
- Connor Davis -- Starfleet Academy roomate. Starfleet Operations officer. Academy baseball player.
- Matthew Gibbs -– Sam’s closest friend from his service years aboard the USS Eagle. Starfleet Engineering officer.
- Andrew Maas -- Best friend from high school.
- Christy Pope -– One of Sam’s closest friends from his service years on Earth Spacedock. Starfleet Science officer.
- Scott Prolitz -- Trinity Lutheran College roomate. History major.
- Gavin Stark –- One of Sam’s closest friends from his service years on the USS Galaxy. Starfleet Engineering officer.
DECEASED FRIENDS:
- Hannah Kearny -– A female colonist (same age as Sam) who took a liking to Sam during the New Chicago colony mission while Sam was serving aboard the USS Eagle. The two of them spent a good deal of time together (non-sexual) during the journey to the new colony planet, and remained in a long-distance dating relationship after the Eagle left the New Chicago colony.
NOTABLE POSSESSIONS:
-- Game-used Starfleet Academy baseball team jersey and baseball cap.
-- A small collection of historical team logo baseball caps.
-- The original manuscripts of all of his published books (on padds).
-- A Christian Bible (book).
-- A well-worn baseball glove and baseball.
-- A well-used wooden baseball bat.
-- A music box once owned by Hannah Kearney.
-- Small box of theatre production props and trinkets.
-- A model of the USS Eagle (Miranda-class).
-- A model of Earth Spacedock.
-- A model of the USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class).
-- A holographic friend. Holoprogam: Nevaeh.
-- A LEGO model of Earth Spacedock.
-- Type-5 Federation shuttlecraft (inherited from grandfather). (stored on Earth)