i have heard this rumour before too mate but never found out more, i know from a local guy that paratroopers were camped on totley fireing range in the run up to arnhem, but no idea about the yanks.the regular army and the home guard both used to train around burbage and fox house, have found an unexploded stokes 2" morter round and a few empty 303 cases, the rocks there are peppered with bullit holes.
I know there were US troops stationed around Cullompton in Devon where my nan lives, she was young during the war and said you look like thoes yank lads who used to be stationed here when she saw me in my kit, which was interesting.
Got the same reaction when I used to wear my Jump jacket to University in Nottingham.
Some US Soldiers were stationed at a Garrison in Nottingham after the war (prolly at an airbase nearby)... some old dears on the bus on the way to uni used to mention about seeing yanks "back when they were as young as me" with similar apparel on.
after wearing my infantry gear into the local pub before a fancy dress party i got quite a reaction. one of the armoured divisions was stationed in this village from what im told
I've read that members of the 101st came up to Birmingham from Aldbourne on weekends.
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An old chap who I knew, who lived near Dudley, remembered the troops arriving there for billet.
They had a black artillery unit who arrived. The story he told was that he rounded an alley to go and take a look at the Yanks arriving, was confronted by all these enormous black guys walking down the street, was absolutely terrified (he'd never seen a black person before) and started to run away until they started throwing them sweets, then it was all ok! 
Funny, and really pleasing, to think how far we've come since then with race relations. I hope that, within a generation or so, racism will be a thing of the past.....one can hope.
Absolutely fella, I notice the difference between my Brother and I, and he is only 4 years older than me.
Where I grew up there wasn't much ethnic diversity, there was only 1 black family at my school, the only Indian and chinese families in my town were those who owned the take-a-ways down street.
Once I went to University, the 1st guy I met was a Black guy from the US, he is still a really good friend of mine. I dated a muslim girl from Morocco for a while (which was very different...) and my best friend (who you may know.. Joe) he's a Chinese Lad!
My brother on the other hand didn't go to uni, so he hasn't had any direct relations or interaction with any sort of diversity, so there a small amount of uncertanty about him.
Where I grew up there wasn't much ethnic diversity
Whereas I grew up in Birmingham..... 
so you were the diversity then 
