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This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Dianne Burtrand of Chelmsford Library on behalf of Peggy Perry and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site’s terms and conditions.

Firstly I would like to explode the myth about handouts…I never saw any chocolate, chewing gum or anything from them! Nothing! They were billeted in Wethersfield near Braintree and every Friday evening we would be picked up by a lorry and taken to a hall (commandeered by the Americans) for dancing. Never knew of any shenanigans though!
During those days nobody took advantage of a young girl. The Americans were lonely and wanted ‘family life’, at least the ones I came up against. They were also hungry. We were used to no food but they weren’t. I tell you what, I don’t know how they found their way around though, since all the place names and station signs had been removed!

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