NW Chapter Officers and Contact Center

A. Billy Ratt is the Senior Officer at Gamewardens of Vietnam Inc.

His duties include crowd control and he is the official greeter at all parties.

President    

Heinz Hickethier

Heinz served 22 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as QMCS. He served in Vietnam with Coastal Division14 66 -67 as a QM1 and returned to serve with River Division 551  69–70 as QMC and Patrol Officer.  Contact

Vice President

Alan Stephens

Alan served with Binh Thuy NSA.  Repaired outboard engines, 6-V-53's, Skimmers, PBR's and some STAB's, then went up the Mekong to Chau Doc.  Assigned to the V.N. group 212 (Operation Foul Deck) first on the YRBM 16 then to the YRBM 20.

 Secretary/Treasurer

Tom Restemayer

Tom served with River Section/Division 512 as Gunners Mate GMG3 during 1966. Contact

Tom is the man to contact for all general business and anything to do with Membership.

Supply Officer

Larry Bissonnette

Larry retired From the U.S. navy as CDR. He served in Vietnam as Commanding Officer of River Division 593 during all of 1969. Contact

Larry also operates the National organization’s Ships Store and can be contacted on the TF116 web site or HERE.