Tichvon, Frank, “Tichvon, Frank (Interview outline and video), 200,” Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41253.
Frank Tichvon was born in Barry County, Michigan, and served in World War II. Drafted in 1941, Tichvon served in the U.S. Army. He worked in Canada building the Alcan Highway and trails. He was later sent to England and then to the European continent, where he worked for a construction battalion whose job was to clear mines and construct bridges. He served in the Battle of the Bulge. He was discharged in October, 1945.