Changes: John Bearclaw

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John Bearclaw was a 23rd century human Starfleet officer. He was captain of the USS Gallant for several years until the ship's destruction in 2285. His son was William Bearclaw, a Starfleet officer aboard the USS Enterprise.

Early life

John Bearclaw was the son of Cochese Bearclaw and lived traditionally among his fellow Apache on land regained during the latter half of the 21st century.

Although John cherished his people's traditions, he felt there should be more Amerind personnel in Starfleet and applied to Starfleet Academy with his tribe's blessing. John performed well at the Academy and had an exemplary career. In 2262, he married his childhood girlfriend Lila and their son William was born the following year.

The Gallant

Bearclaw assumed command of the Gallant in 2278, when his son was 15-years old. (TOS comic: "Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 1")

On Stardate 8141.5, the Gallant was patrolling the Klingon Neutral Zone near Gamma Hydra when the ship was suddenly attacked by four Klingon battlecruisers. Despite his attempt to put up a valiant fight, Bearclaw died along with his crew when the Gallant was destroyed.

Captain Bearclaw's death deeply affected his son, who blamed Gallant science officer Andre Bryce for the loss. This grudge carried over to Bryce's daughter, Nancy, when both were posted to the Enterprise. (TOS comic: "The Wormhole Connection")

Captain Bearclaw's first name was never mentioned during the course of either DC comic book series. His first name comes from the Bearclaw entry in the aforementioned Who's Who citation.

USS Gallant personnel
John Bearclaw • Andre Bryce • unnamed USS Gallant personnel

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+| Affiliation = [[Federation]], [[Starfleet]]
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-Parents = [[Cochese Bearclaw]] (father)|
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-Spouse(s) = [[Lila Bearclaw]]|
-Children = [[William Bearclaw]]|
+| Father = [[Cochese Bearclaw]]
+| Marital Status = married
-Affiliation = [[Federation]], [[Starfleet]]|
+| Spouse(s) = [[Lila Bearclaw]]
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+| Children = [[William Bearclaw]]
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 ''' John Bearclaw''' was a [[23rd century]] [[human]] [[Starfleet]] officer. He was [[captain]] of the {{USS|Gallant|23rd century}} for several years until the ship's destruction in [[2285]]. His son was [[William Bearclaw]], a Starfleet officer aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}.
-==Early Life==
+==Early life==
 John Bearclaw was the son of [[Cochese Bearclaw]] and lived traditionally among his fellow [[Apache]] on land regained during the latter half of the [[21st century]].
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 ==The ''Gallant''==
-Bearclaw assumed command of the ''Gallant'' in [[2278]], when his son was 15-years old. ({{c|TOS|Who's Who in Star Trek}})
+Bearclaw assumed command of the ''Gallant'' in [[2278]], when his son was 15-years old. ({{c|TOS|Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 1}})
 On [[2285|Stardate 8141.5]], the ''Gallant'' was patrolling the [[Klingon]] [[Neutral Zone]] near [[Gamma Hydra]] when the ship was suddenly attacked by four Klingon battlecruisers.  Despite his attempt to put up a valiant fight, Bearclaw died along with his crew when the ''Gallant'' was destroyed.
-Captain Bearclaw's death deeply affected his son, who blamed ''Gallant'' [[science officer]] [[Bryce]] for the loss. This grudge carried over to Bryce's daughter, [[Nancy Bryce|Nancy]], when both were posted to the ''Enterprise''.  ({{c|TOS|The Wormhole Connection}})
+Captain Bearclaw's death deeply affected his son, who blamed ''Gallant'' [[science officer]] [[Andre Bryce]] for the loss. This grudge carried over to Bryce's daughter, [[Nancy Bryce|Nancy]], when both were posted to the ''Enterprise''.  ({{c|TOS|The Wormhole Connection}})
 :''Captain Bearclaw's first name was never mentioned during the course of either DC comic book series. His first name comes from the Bearclaw entry in the aforementioned ''Who's Who'' citation.''
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 [[category:starfleet captains]]
 [[category:uSS Gallant personnel]]
 [[category:starfleet casualties]]
-[[category:starfleet personnel (23rd century)]]
 [[category:2285 deaths]]
+[[Category:Humans (23rd century)]]