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Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 June 11
Mother
Madeline Bitner
Date Details
Occurred On 1917 June 11
Baptized by Henry Stringham
1925 September 5 (Age 8)
Served in German and Austrian Mission
1937 March 17 – 1938 November 1 (Age 19) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Transferred to the new Swiss-Austrian Mission when Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions were dissolved in the later part of 1937.
1 Nov 1938: Austrian part of Swiss-Austria Mission became part of West German Mission (remainder became the Swiss Mission).
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
AustriaSwiss-Austria
Date Details
Started On 1937 March 17
Set Apart
On 1937 March 18
Departed from Home
Ended On 1938 November 1
Released
Images
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Missionaries on Bikes
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German-Austrian Mission Conference
Served in Swiss Mission
1938 November 1 – 1939 September 23 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Served in Swiss Mission Office Apr-Sep 1939
Location Served
Swiss
Date Details
Started On 1938 November 1
Called
Ended On 1939 September 23
Arrived at Home
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/West German/clark-marcel-hillam-1916-fs-3.jpg)
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2008 December 1 (Age 91)
Media
![Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (1917 - 2008) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/W/joseph-bitner-wirthlin-1917-fs.jpg)
Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (1917 - 2008) Profile
![Missionaries on Bikes](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/albert-leo-black-1917-fs-8.jpg)
Missionaries on Bikes
![German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/german/erich-willy-heimann-1908-fs-01.jpg)
German-Austrian Mission Conference, 1937
![Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/West German/clark-marcel-hillam-1916-fs-3.jpg)
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.