Admiral William Trench

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Admiral William Trench (26 May 2054 - 12 August 2217) is a famous war strategist and fleet admiral of the Republic of Phoenix, well known for his successful progress in the campaign of Operation Firecracker, and brilliant tactics against the Blue Star Federation during the First Solar War. William Trench was a well respected admiral, and always gave several days of ceasefire to allow time to withdraw civilians from combat zones. Admiral William Trench commanded the infamous Task Force 9, a mega fleet of 215 ships, as well as commanding the capital ship RoP *The Dread Hunter*. In honor of the respectable officer, the Blue Star Federation built a Javelin class corvette in 2125 after him, BSS *William Trench*. The republic of Phoenix also built a battle cruiser in 2123 after him, the RoP *Trench of Will*.

William Trench is a male Caucasian of the human race. At the peak of his service, close to this assassination, William Trench was 190 cm in height, 89 kg in weight, with short graying out brown hair.

## Early Life and Education

Born on the 26 May 2054, in Firestone, the planet of Farah, in the Soola System, as the son of Mira Trench and Robert Trench. The Trench family were relatively wealthy, placing William Trench in the famous Barkovski Boarding School at age 11 (2065). From there William Trench learned high grade mathematics, including geometry, reading, writing, and literature, history, and culture. On the 29 January 2071, his father Robert Trench died of a rare cancer that was incurable. Leaving William Trench with his grandfather, Jacobs Bennet Trench, who taught him about his life and stories of the Phoenix Revolution, and the horrors the Phoenix Empire had on him and friends. This education on the horrible crimes the Phoenix Empire committed, and the certainty that his grandfather enforced that despite being gone, the Phoenix Empire will return, made William Trench ditch metaphysical engineering, and enlist into the Republic of Phoenix Military. Confident in his grandfather’s words, as he was almost never wrong in many things.

## Military Career

A military career lasting from 2075 to his death in 2117, William Trench’s 42 year career led him to the held commands of:

* Lieutenant of the corvette RoP *Reduction*
* Captain of the cruiser RoP *Calamity*
* *Fleet admiral of Task Force 9*
* Captain of the battleship RoP *The Dread Hunter*

Along with the medals and awards of:

* Silver Star Service Medal
* Distinguished Service Award (x3)
* Medal of Bravery and Valor (x2)
* Honored Sacrifice Medal
* Certificate of Excellence in Naval Strategies and Tactics
* Certificate of High Valued Service

### Early Career

On 5 September 2073, William Trench began initial training in the Republic of Phoenix Military planet of Demish in the Serval System. And while not excelling in active combat situations, William Trench was the highest scoring in 22 years in tactical decision exams. This was noted by trainers, and was a helpful reason why William Trench placed as an officer rank quickly. Supposedly, though unconfirmed, William’s grandfather also sent bribery money to the final acceptance officials, to give William Trench a higher chance of being accepted into the military. On 5 December 2075, William Trench was accepted as a Lieutenant aboard the Corvette RoP *Reduction*.

On 17 July 2085, multiple heavily armed pirate vessels attacked the ship. The initial attack killed the captain, and in response William Trench decided to take the seat. Despite being outnumbered 5 to 1, William Trench commanded the *Reduction* and managed to destroy all 5 pirate ships with his brilliance and strategy. William Trench was awarded the Silver Star Service Medal for his actions of saving the entire ship and crew from the pirates

### Rising the Ranks

After the attack from the pirates, William Trench was promoted to captain, and placed on his own ship, the cruiser RoP *Calamity* on 3 September 2085. From there he served as the captain of the ship during the Forgelian Uprising (2087 - 2088), and was one of the major leading factors in the destruction of the uprising. William Trench’s actions during the Forgelian Uprising were noticed by President Winter, who after William trench had came back to his home world was promoted by Winter herself to admiral. President Winter Believe that because of the rise of a new nation known as the Blue Star Federation, there would be the possibility of another dangerous foe, and strong leaders were going to be needed to defend the Republic of Phoenix.

## Personal Life

William Trench was an serious yet relaxed person, with a stern and orderly personality. It was a common occurrence for William Trench to hold high expectations to his officers. During his free time he would often be seen relaxing with enlisted crew, socializing with others at the bar, or watching the news from local sources. William Trench never married, as his service carried him too far from home to sustain a long term relationship. However, William Trench did keep in touch with his relatives.

## Death

Admiral William Trench was assassinated on 12 August 2117, during the battle of Kalopis, in the Teegarden System, in his own bridge aboard his capital ship, the battleship RoP *The Dread Hunter* by Teegardian National Defense Special Forces. The TNDSF Team Alpha 13 was a 20 troop crew that infiltrated the ship, setting explosives in the engine core, and came to the bridge of the ship to kill William Trench. After killing the admiral, the team was cut off by response teams. With no way to escape, Alpha 13 delta Ted the explosives in the engine core, causing a reactor leak that caused a massive implosion, then even greater explosion that severely damaged nearby ships.

## Memorials and Legacy

The Blue Star Federation has honored the name of William Trench and his service, as well as his sparing and merciful attitude, by the commissioning of the Javelin class corvette BSS *William Trench*. The keel was laid on 14 February 2125, and was pressed into service in 7 April 2125.

The Republic of Phoenix has renamed the Phoenix Academy of Naval Excellence to the William Trench School of Naval Tactics in October 2129, after massive recommendations by students of the academy.

The Republic of Phoenix has enacted a statue of William Trench on the Square of Heroics in Ashes, the planet of Farah, of the Soola System. The statue was dedicated to William Trench and the goodwill he served to all, the plaque reading: “*William Trench (2054 - 2117) | First Fleet Admiral of Task Force 9 | A dedicated hero, who made certain even the lives of his enemies to never die without honor, who understood the boundary of war, of innocence and death. | ‘To behave and act the crimes of an old enemy against a new enemy, makes us nothing but hypocritical animals.’*”

The Republic of Phoenix Military has commissioned the building of the battle cruiser RoP *Trench of Will*. The keep was laid on 26 May, 2127, and was pressed into service on 28 May 2128.