IHARLAN HECKERSERVING ABOARDfUSS KITTY HAWKHarlan N. Hecker, aviation structural mechanic thirdrctVclass USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal B. Hecker ofdWhite Oak Ave,, Northridge,'sis serving aboard theKitty Hawk, an attack aircraft j a carrier, which just completed an eight month deployment to Vietnam.atitlt;The Kitty Hawk, which was . the first ship to receive a Presidential Unit Citation forjo performance during the Vietnam conflict, conducted widecsspread operations in the arealranging from the Tonkin Gulf 1 to the Sea of Japan. 1The ship spent 114 days in five line periods. During this time it provided fire support for Allied troops engaged injj ground action. The Kitty UHawk also visited numerousports during its tour in the Orient.