John Elijah

John Elijah was a 23rd century Human man, a Starfleet officer who served as first officer of the Federation freighter USS Huron in 2270.

History
In 2270, Elijah confirmed that a mysterious vessel detected by sensors was on an intercept course with the Huron and would reach them before their scheduled rendezvous with the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). He opened hailing frequencies but got no response. When the unidentified vessel got closer, he and helm officer Fushi did their best but could not evade the Orion pirate ship. Pirates then assaulted Elijah, Fushi and Captain Svenquist O'Shea, leaving them for dead and robbing the freighters cargo of dilithium and a vial of strobolin. The Enterprise discovered the Huron adrift, and Nurse Christine Chapel found Elijah unconscious and suffering from a concussion. 


 * John Elijah was given a name in the novelization. While his rank insignia was not shown onscreen, it was likely that he was at least of the same rank as Lieutenant Fushi.