{"gt_parse": {"text_sequence": "e Americans arrived as D-day training h ad begun at beaches across North Devon Dur ing the war Bideford Ordnance Experimental St ation De pot O- 617 wa s se t up t o experim ent on water proofi ng equipm ent for th e D-day landing s. The Ameri cans' GI ca mp was at Bowden Green in Bid eford, and had plenty of f acilities, includin g a cinema. There was also a vehicle rep air sh op off t he Kingsley Road, and the Pill was take n over by US forces as well."}}