Geordi La Forge

Geordi La Forge was a noted Starfleet officer and engineer who served in the 24th century. He was most famous for serving as chief engineer aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E).

Early Life
Geordi La Forge, the son of Edward M. and Silva La Forge, was born in the United States of Africa, Earth in 2335. He was born completely blind. (TNG episodes: "Encounter at Farpoint" and "Conundrum").

In 2340, at the age of 5, La Forge was briefly caught in a fire, and unable to escape, due to his blindness. He was rescued by his father, and shortly after was given his first VISOR from Dr. Lenske. (TNG episode: "In Theory" and novels: The Romulan Stratagem and Gulliver's Fugitives).

In 2343, Geordi was given his first pet, a Circassian cat named Alexi. (TNG episode: "Imaginary Friend" and novel: Q-Zone).

In his early years, Geordi travelled around alot with his parents, as they were both Starfleet officers. In his formative years he saw many fascinating sights, including the remnants of the Achorii civilization. By the age of 12, in 2347, Geordi was living with his mother aboard a Starfleet science ship. (TNG novels: Requiem and Sins of Commission).

Starfleet Academy
In 2353, Geordi decided to follow in his parent's footsteps and entered Starfleet Academy. (TNG episode: "Conundrum").

In his final year at the Academy, Geordi spent five-months rewriting a dissertation for Dr. Zorka, after Zorka initially rejected it. Geordi struggled throught the class and eventually passed. (TNG novel: Balance of Power).


 * Note: I do not have access to the Young Adult novels about La Forge's adventures at the Academy. If anyone can help with the details, it would be greatly appreciated.

Aboard the Victory
Ensign La Forge graduated from the Academy in 2357 and was assigned as conn aboard the USS Victory (NCC-9754), under the command of Captain Zimbata. (game: Star Trek: Starship Creator and TNG episode: "Elementary, Dear Data").

In 2363 (Stardate 40164.7), the Victory was conducting a survey of Tarchannen III, to determine the whereabouts of 49 missing Starfleet personnel assigned to the planet. An away team, commanded by Lieutenant Susanna Leighton, failed to locate the personnel, and the Victory left the planet. (TNG episode: "Identity Crisis").