German IH Letters from WWI

Lloyd Viehland
Chapter 1 Member
November 18, 2014
Lloyd Viehland’s great uncle was John Dierking, a Missouri IH employee. In the early 1900s, IH sent John to Germany, South America, and many other places. He came home before WWI, but made many friends overseas. After the war, John continued to work for IH until the 1930s.
These letters, dated from 1903 to 1953, are from European nationals who worked with John prior to WWI. Many are from German IH employees who became friends with John, telling him their stories from WWI.
5 May 1903
20 May 1908
14 Feb 1908
24 Jul 1916
24 Jul 1916
7 Nov 1919
24 Oct 1912
11 Feb 1920
17 Apr 1913
28 Jun 1920
24 Sep 1913
23 Oct 1913
2 Jan 1921
11 Oct 1921
13 Sep 1914
15 Mar 1915
28 Apr 1922
2 Jul 1922
22 Nov 1922
3 Dec 1923
n.d.
5 Jan 1945
22 Oct 1953