I visited Cambridge some years ago and toured Duxford Imperial War Museum, where units of the the U.S. Army Air Force were based during WWII. I was impressed at how sincerely the British people we met there expressed their thanks and appreciation for the "American Boys" who were stationed there.
The closest thing was when I was in Heidelberg, and my Bosnian cab driver spent the entire ride telling me how Bill Clinton was greatest man who ever lived.

I did see mention of the memorial in the U.S. press but did not read past the headline. Thanks for sharing.