Richard Boswell

For the mirror universe counterpart, see Richard Boswell (mirror).

Captain Richard Anthony Boswell was the commanding officer of the Federation starship USS Remington. (Star Trek: Remington: "Inceptum")

History

Early years

Boswell was born in Chicago, Illinois on Earth in 2335 to Helen and Commander John Boswell. Due to his father's career in Starfleet, Richard and his family often found themselves moving from planet to planet and ship to ship.

After his father, who served as the chief engineer of the USS T'Plana-Hath, was crippled during a minor skirmish with a hostile species in 2344, John was forced to retire from active duty and the family was able to settle back on Earth. Eight years later, Richard joined Starfleet Academy.

The Academy

When he began courses at the Academy, Boswell was by no means a stellar student. His time as a cadet was average at best. However, despite finishing in the bottom half of his class, Boswell eventually graduated with a major in linguistics and a minor in starship command. He was assigned to the USS Benjamin Franklin as a sciences ensign in the linguistics department.

USS Benjamin Franklin

Boswell's career on the Benjamin Franklin was nothing like his time at the Academy. Despite his earlier failings, he was a high-performing officer on the ship and was quickly promoted to lieutenant junior grade within a year and a half of his posting.

He continued to serve in that capacity on the Benjamin Franklin for three years, including a promotion to lieutenant, at which time he headed the linguistics department aboard the Benjamin Franklin. As department chair, Boswell was awarded the Zefram Cochrane Medal of Excellence for his work in linguistics. Soon after gaining the department chair, though, he was promoted off the ship to Starbase 505.

Starbase 505

After Boswell's reassignment, he took up the position of science officer aboard Starbase 505. However, after only a year in the position, Boswell was promoted yet again. Citing Boswell's exceptional work on the Benjamin Franklin, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cheung, the then-commanding officer of Starbase 505, chose Boswell as his deputy adjutant, for which Boswell transferred to the command division.

Despite the pressing duties as deputy adjutant, Boswell still found time to continue his linguistics work and received two more Cochrane Medals for his work. He served in that capacity for two years, until, in 2364, he was promoted to lieutenant commander and given the position of full adjutant to now-Vice Admiral Cheung.

Even though he was given several opportunities to change assignments, Boswell continued to serve as Cheung's adjutant on Starbase 505 for another six years. During that time, he gained his Command Officer Certification, which enabled him to be promoted to commander. Several months after his promotion, Boswell left the starbase and accepted a teaching position at Starfleet Academy.

Teaching at Starfleet Academy

Boswell was assigned as a Professor of Xenolinguistics, for which he transferred back to the sciences division.

However, four years later, he was assigned as the first officer of the USS Lexington, after the Lexington's former first officer, Heather Anderson, was promoted to commanding officer.

USS Lexington

As the Lexington's first officer, Boswell fought in many of the most important battles of the Dominion War, including Operation Return, the First Battle of Chin'toka and the Battle of Cardassia. Because of the Lexington's crew's near-suicidal charge at Dominion lines during the First Battle of Chin'toka, the crew was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for bravery.

Boswell was even forced to take command of the vessel for several months when Captain Anderson was injured during the Battle of Cardassia. When Anderson returned to duty, however, Boswell stepped down from the captain's chair and resumed his duties as first officer.

His heroism when first taking command during the Battle of Cardassia made an impression upon Captain Anderson, who recommended him for a full promotion to Captain. However, Boswell turned down the promotion, feeling that he was of better service to Starfleet where he was. It was not until 2383 that Boswell was finally promoted.

USS Remington

When Boswell was finally given command of his own ship, out of several different vessels, he chose command of the USS Remington, the prototype of the Remington-class.

Personal life

Family

Boswell was descended from Captain William McCarthy, an Earth Starfleet officer who commanded the Endeavour(NX-06) during the Earth-Romulan War.

Food and drink

Boswell, like Captain Picard, enjoyed tea, although Boswell preferred "hot and extremely strong" lemon tea. (Star Trek: Remington: "Inceptum") He was also known to enjoy tlhanpeQ gagh, which was pickled.

Interests

Boswell was always interested in languages, as indicated by his major at the Academy. Due to his extensive studies in the subject, he was capable of speaking (without a universal translator) at least twelve languages (not including English), seven of which were non-Earth languages, including tlhIngan Hol, Andorian, Ferengi and Vulcan.

Service jacket

Previous assignments

	First-year cadet	2353-2357	Starfleet Academy
	Second-year cadet
	Third-year cadet
	Fourth-year cadet
	Ensign	2357-2359	Linguist	USS Benjamin Franklin
	Lieutenant junior grade	2359-2360	Deputy department chair of linguistics
	Lieutenant	2360-2361	Department chair of linguistics
		2361-2362	Science officer	Starbase 505
		2362-2364	Deputy adjutant to Rear Admiral Lawrence Cheung
	Lieutenant commander	2364-2370	Adjutant to Vice Admiral Lawrence Cheung
	Commander	2370
		2370-2374	Professor of Xenolinguistics	Starfleet Academy
		2374-2375	First officer	USS Lexington
	Provisional captain	2375-2376	Commanding officer
	Commander	2376-2383	First officer
	Captain	2383-	Commanding officer	USS Remington

Awards and commendations

	Zefram Cochrane Medal of Excellence	2361	Excellence in the field of linguistics
	Extended Service Citation		Four years of service in Starfleet
	Zefram Cochrane Medal of Excellence	2362	Excellence in the field of linguistics
		2363
	Career Service Citation	2365	Eight years of service in Starfleet
	Citation of Exceptional Service	2369	Twelve years of service in Starfleet (3 stars awarded for 12 years of additional service)
	Bridge Officer Certification		Passed Bridge Officer's Test
	Command Officer Certification	2370	Passed Command Officer's Test
	Operation Return Medal	2374	Service in Operation Return
	First Battle of Chin'toka Medal		Service at the First Battle of Chin'toka
	Presidential Unit Citation		Awarded to USS Lexington
	Battle of Cardassia Medal	2375	Service at the Battle of Cardassia
	Dominion War Victory Medal		Service in the Dominion War

Preceded by: '	First officer, USS Lexington	Succeeded by: Charas Kinora
Preceded by: Heather Anderson	Commanding officer, USS Lexington	Succeeded by: Heather Anderson
Preceded by: Charas Kinora	First officer, USS Lexington	Succeeded by: Charas Kinora
Preceded by: N/A	Commanding officer, USS Remington	Succeeded by: Incumbent

Officers of the starship Gustav P. Remington
	CO	XO	CMO	SCI	OPS	ENS	TAC	SEC	CONN
NX-86753:	Boswell	Howe | Trevak	Donahugh	Caine	Pagad	Dalar	Howe | Bani	Howe	Daltrey | Tavli

Background

Through the use of photomanipulation, Captain Boswell is "played" by Timothy Hutton.

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