Sidney D. Light's WWI Diary, Postcards & Letters, 329th Battery Book Accounts

Got up at 5:00 a.m., made up our haversack rolls, stood reveille and had breakfast at 6:30. Loaded our barrack bags on trucks and emptied our bed sacks. Bought a lot of cigarettes and smoking tobacco from an auto outside. Sent dad notice that we were about to leave. Policed up around barracks and cleaned up barracks all the rest of the morning while our packs were stacked outside.

Fell in, slung packs and marched away at 10:45 a.m. to the train. Pulled out of Custer at about 12 noon.

Reached Detroit at about 4:00 p.m. Red Cross served us cookies, oranges, lemonade, chocolate bars and cigarettes.

Went via tunnel to Windsor and St. Thomas. Received a royal welcome from Canadians. Passed through Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse. Beautiful scenery along the road passing through New York state. We were treated royally by the American Red Cross at nearly every stop. Mess on the train was fine.