Captain James Tiberius Kirk's Biography

Background

• Birthdate - March 22, 2233
• Birthplace - Riverside, Iowa, Earth
• Hair - Light Brown
• Eyes - Hazel
• Father - Unknown (dead)
• Mother - Unknown (alive on Earth)
• Brother - George Samuel Kirk (Research Biologist - killed by flying parasites while living on Deneva, Stardate 3287)
• Nephew - Peter Kirk (raised by his grandmother after losing his parents on Deneva)
• Son (by Carol Marcus) - David Marcus (born 2261) (Research Biologist - killed by Klingons on Genesis)
• Unmarried
• Rank - Captain/Admiral/Captain
• Service Number - SC 937-0176 CEC
• Assignment - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701/NCC-1701A
• Weight - 159 lbs
• Height - 6 ft 0 in
• While he visited relatives on Tarsus IV in 2247 Kodos the executioner invoked martial law and slaughtered 2000 colonists; was one of the two surviving witnesses

• Palm Leaf of Axanar Peace Mission
• Grankite Order of Tactic, Class of Excellence
• Prentares Ribbon of Commendation, Classes First and Second
• Medal of Honor
• Silver Palm, w/cluster
• Star Fleet Citation for Gallantry
• Karagite Order of Heroism
• Three Times Wounded, Honor Roll

• Entered Starfleet Academy in 2250 at age 17
• Assigned to Training Vessel U.S.S. Republic as Midshipman, part of Starfleet training from 2250 to 2254
• Majored in Interplanetary Relations under Professor John Gill
• Participated in the Axanar Peace Mission
• Promoted to Ensign in 2252
• Graduated Starfleet Academy in the top 5 percent of his class in 2254
• Prevented a near-fatal explosion on the U.S.S. Republic in 2254 and was promoted to Lieutenant
• Assigned to Starship U.S.S. Farragut as Lieutenant from 2254 to 2259 under Captain Garrovick
• Participated in the initial planetary survey of Neural in 2256
• Received a Commendation for bravery on Tycho IV in 2258, where half the crew was killed by a cloud creature
• Assigned to Destroyer U.S.S. Alexander as Executive Officer in 2259
• As Lieutenant Commander, received his first command position in 2260 when the Captain was killed in a battle with the Klingons
• Subsequently awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted to Captain in 2260
• Cultivated a romance with Carol Marcus from 2260 to 2263 that resulted in the birth of David Marcus in 2261
• Assigned to Starship U.S.S. Enterprise as Captain (the youngest academy graduate ever to be assigned the command of a Starship) of a five year mission from 2263 to 2268, replacing Fleet Captain Christopher Robin Pike
• Promoted to Admiral in 2269 and assigned to Starfleet Headquarters as Chief of Fleet Operations
• Reassigned to U.S.S. Enterprise in 2271 to solve the V'ger crisis, replacing Captain Willard Decker
• Returned to Starfleet Headquarters as Chief of Operations from 2271 to 2281
• Retired in 2281
• Cultivated a romance with Antonia from 2282 to 2283
• Returned to Starfleet in 2284 as Chief of Inspection and Training Operations
• Assumed command of U.S.S. Enterprise in 2285 during what was to be a training cruise
• Fought off a ruthless surprise attack from the U.S.S Reliant commanded by the eugenics genius Khan Noonian Singh, but at the cost of his dearest and closest friend, Spock
• Disobeyed Starfleet Command orders and stole the Enterprise to return to Genesis and retreve Spock's body; lost his son, David, due to an unprovoked Kligon attack
• Brought Spock's body to Vulcan where the refusion between Spock and McCoy took place
• After three months of Vulcan exile returned to Earth in 2286 and enroute went back in time to 1986 to retreve two humpback whales which saved Earth from a damaging probe; brought back with him Ceatation Expert, Gillian Taylor to care for the whales
• Charged with nine violations of Starfleet Regulations, but all were dropped except for disobeying direct orders of a superior officer; reduced in rank to Captain (permanent)
• Assigned to U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701A) in 2286
• Ordered off shore leave in Yosemite to rescue hostages on Nimbus IV in 2288
• Assigned on a diplomatic mission to the Klingons in 2290
• Wrongly charged, conviced, and jailed by the Klingon high command for murdering the Klingon Chancellor Gorkon
• Rescued and exonerated upon the discovery of a Bird of Prey that could attack while cloked; saved the peace mission
• Retired in 2293
• Believed killed in an accident aboard the NCC-1701B during a ceremony being held in his honor
• Emerged from the Nexus in 2371 and helped save the lives of billions of people on Veridian III, but was killed as a result, however, the rumors of his death are greatly exaggerated

• Ruth Bonne - assistant professor at the Academy
• Lieutenant Areel Shaw - attorney in the Judge Advocate's office at Star Base 11
• Dr. Janet Wallace - endocrinologist on Earth
• Janice Lester - Research Planetologist, now undergoing psycotherapy
• Miramanee - descendant of ancient American Indians he met on the planet Amerind
• Dr. Carol Marcus - Research Biologist, with whom he also had a son, Dr. David Marcus
• Antonia - No information available

• Contracted Vegan Choriomeningitis, and the microorganisms are still in his blood
• Contracted the Dramian Plague (Stardate 5276)
• Contracted Rigellian Fever (Stardate 5843)
• Much of his leisure time spent in the ship's gymnasium, excercising in null-gravity
• Tendency to become overweight, and periodically placed on a special diet