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Commander Matthew Alford was a 23rd century Human man, an officer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2268.
Biography[]
Alford was part of a mission to Rudimon, a planet ravaged by decades of war and now beginning a fledgling peace. The Enterprise began a program to rebuild the Rudimonian’s infrastructure to encourage and inspire the peace to continue. After completing an initial survey, large numbers of the crew including Alford were located in the most populated city on Rudimon for training medical specialists, improving educational techniques, and upgrading the city’s power planet. Suddenly a crude, outdated nuclear engine beneath the city blew up, killing or injuring 120 members of the crew. Alford was one of 63 who were killed.
Commander Spock saw Snead's name on the official casualty list. The Enterprise brought his body to Starbase 47. (TOS - Star Trek: The Manga - Uchu comic: "The Humanitarian")