Writing down a piece of World War II history

16-million US men and woman served in World War II. Many of their stories were lost because they were never recorded. <br/><br/>The News on 6's Rick Wells introduces us to a 26 year Tulsan who's

Wednesday, May 12th 2004, 10:33 am

By: News On 6

16-million US men and woman served in World War II. Many of their stories were lost because they were never recorded.

The News on 6's Rick Wells introduces us to a 26 year Tulsan who's making sure her grandfather's stories are not forgotten. "In the winter of their lives, they are reconing alot more with what went on with the stories."

Natalie Brown and her grandfather Frank Shidler have been talking a lot over the last year. He's been telling her war stories and she's been writing them down. "You can take any soldier from war and make an incredible story about it, it just happens to be more profound to me because it's my grandfather."

Frank Shidler was an artillery officer in General George Patton's 3rd Army as it rolled across Germany. He was on a recon mission in a town full of German infantry, just him and his driver. The Germans never fired a shot, they were afraid of the angels they believed they saw riding with Frank Shidler. "Holding these torches, they looked like swords that were on fire."

No one can explain it, but it made the Germans afraid to fight. Her book will be full of the miraculous things the unexplainable stories her grandfather was a part of. He says World War II turned an entire generation of boys into men and he credits that and the things he learned for all his successes. He was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry.

He plans to take his granddaughter and the rest of the family to Washington DC for the WW II memorial dedication. "And we can now say to our families, which we are taking there, to the memorial, that there's a country we fought for that truly loves us and we love them."