Dierken

Dierken was a Manticoran citizen and a non-commissioned officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy.
== Physical appearance ==
By 1529 PD, he was middle aged, with short-cropped graying blond hair, and a lined face. ()
== Biography ==
He was married to Eleanor Dierken; they were friends with Horace Kiselev, with whom Dierken served, and his wife.
Holding the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer in 1529 PD, he served as an instructor at the Casey-Rosewood Instructional Center on Manticore. When Lieutenant William Cyrus tried to kick an irritating student, Spacer Travis Long, out of the service, Dierken and Gunner's Mate Johnny Funk saved Long's career by having him transfered to gravitics school.
In 1532 PD, Dierken had been assigned to the Manticoran Patrol and Rescue Service sloop HMS Phobos. He was killed along with the rest of the crew when the ship was destroyed by harmonic stress on the hull during a rescue operation in the Unicorn asteroid belt. ()
== Service Record ==
=== Promotions ===
* Senior Chief Petty Officer (before 1529 PD)
=== Posts ===
* Instructor, Casey-Rosewood Instructional Center
* HMS Phobos
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Manticoran Characters
Category:Manticore Naval Personnel
Category:Petty Officers
Category:Manticoran Petty Officers
Category:Deaths
Category:Manticoran Deaths