In December 1941 the Americans entered the war; and not only did they play a considerable part in winning it, they did a lot to cheer the British women up. With their smart uniforms, smart patter and supply of 'luxury' goods like cigarettes and nylons, it could definitely be said they had a way with the girls.
In Suffolk, where there were more than 30 US airbases, hundreds of girls became wartime GI Brides. The first one to leave Saxmundham found, like so many, that America wasn't quite like they showed it in the Hollywood films.